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They are a little hard to get used to. They are certainly not for everyone. I have gotten good enough on mine now in the last three years that I can almost track stand, (come to a stop and not have to put my feet down).
I wish I could ride to and from work myself. I have a 16 mile ride that I have ridden before, but unfortunately to get there I have to travel on some roads that are less than safe for bike riders. We have a lot of terrible drivers out here, and yeah, we have some real winners who like to honk their hands as they pass you. That can be a little unsettling.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Mike Miller
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On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Vern Green wrote:
> From where I sit "pun intended" it is better on my back, and my behind.
> Also, on the flat ground, they are typically faster than a standard
> down-force, I know there is some argument about that, but the one I have
> lowers my aerodynamics quite a bit and I can push so much harder in a
> sprint using the seat as a "backstop". There is a local velodrome out
> here and there is a guy on a recumbant like mine only better who wins it
> every time he enters it.
>
> They can be harder on a climb though. While I can push harder on my
> recumbant while climbing a hill as I have the seat back to push against,
> they are a little more unstable at slow speeds. I know that I have more
> ability to push with the seat as a back drop. The other argument is that
> with standing up on a regular down force bike, you use a different
> muscle set. On a recumbant, you use a different set completely, but you
> always use the same set.Lastly, I have a lot of heal strikes that mess
> with me at slow speeds, on a recumbant like mine, if you turn the wheel
> too hard while pedaling, you heal will strike the front tire and with
> clip-in pedals, that can be very sobering.
That's pretty cool. I thought about some of those issues, but not about
hitting the wheel on sharp turns -- good to know.
The idea that it works different muscles also is intriguing. It makes me
think that it might be good for a person to alternate between two types of
bikes when riding to work.
I probably won't be getting one though because I like my ordinary bike and
I don't have space to store another one comfortably. I ride to work every
day. It is about 3 miles each way without many hills. I can do it in
13.5 minutes on the way in and 11.75 minutes on the way home without
pushing too hard. The cool thing about this is that my parking spot is
such a long walk from my office that riding the bike is faster than
driving!
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Thanks
F Vernon Green
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Theodore Roosevelt
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