rebelpeter
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Look hard to ride. Are they?
Recumbents
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rebelpeter
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[QUOTE 2996084, member: 30090"]Would not say hard, different - yes. Like learning to ride a bike again. But once you get the hang of it, they are brilliant. Way more faster, way more comfortable and way more stylish then anything the DF world has to offer.
You do need to test ride though to see what you like.[/QUOTE]
Sounds interesting and being more comfortable sounds good,
I will test drive one as u suggest first before thinking of getting one,
Are they pricey for one to start off with. . .
You do need to test ride though to see what you like.[/QUOTE]
Sounds interesting and being more comfortable sounds good,
I will test drive one as u suggest first before thinking of getting one,
Are they pricey for one to start off with. . .
rebelpeter
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A trike sounds good as a recumbent, they sound good ive not seen many here but im in a very rural area
Quite a few two wheel racers come this way for the lack of traffic here, saw one recumbent few weeks
Back but never had a chance to stop him as he was really going fast, he looked very comfortable riding it...
young Ed
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I'd echo the above. Balancing is the same as for an upright in principle although the 'feel' is different and takes a little getting used to but doesn't (in my experience) take long. 'Bents do tend to be expensive as they're built in small numbers by craftsmen using decent materials rather than mass produced in Taiwanese sweatshops (not since ActionBent of Redmond, Washington went bust, anyway). Great fun, though.
Not really. Balance at low (as in walking) speed and starting/stopping are the bits that take practice. A year of riding recumbents exclusively and it now feels completely natural to me. My mountain bike is my only remaining upright bike and when I get on that balance is not an issue (you never forget how to ride a bike, apparently) but I feel like I'm going over the handlebars
They are comfortable for me, but everyone is different, and they are relatively expensive.
Dave 123
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People are really negative about these bikes, and will often call you nasty names for riding one. Whatever you do,
Don't take it lying down.......
Don't take it lying down.......
People are really negative about these bikes, and will often call you nasty names for riding one. Whatever you do,
Don't take it lying down.......
very good!Seriously though, in my experience people are either speechless (i.e. they simply stare at you in amazement) or they are genuinely curious and ask questions like "Is it comfortable?".
Yes, I've heard that one from various people. My trike is very low, but it's also very wide, so you really need to have your eyes closed to miss it. My 2 wheel recumbent is a high racer so I sit above the wheels though my head is a little lower than on a road bike.I'd love one.
Still working on my wife, to convince her they aren't dangerous. Apparently they are too low.
I've never felt safer on the road than when riding either of my recumbents, they are very noticeable and there's a big WTF? factor so motorists tend to pass wide and slow.
I loved my recumbent, a Catrike Musashi Low Rider. However I had to give it up due to knee issues.
They doe take getting used to, as others have said it is like learning to ride a bike again. But some people take to it quicker then others. It took me a good few hundred miles of practice to feel comfortable with stopping and starting. When I first got it I took it to a local park with a slope and practised there.
You also have to decide if you want under seat or above seat steering. Once again there is a lot of difference and feel with the two types.
I will get another recumbent... once you have had that feeling of zooming along at a rate of knots on an empty country lane or down a long hill... it's something you never forget. Brilliant.
They doe take getting used to, as others have said it is like learning to ride a bike again. But some people take to it quicker then others. It took me a good few hundred miles of practice to feel comfortable with stopping and starting. When I first got it I took it to a local park with a slope and practised there.
You also have to decide if you want under seat or above seat steering. Once again there is a lot of difference and feel with the two types.
I will get another recumbent... once you have had that feeling of zooming along at a rate of knots on an empty country lane or down a long hill... it's something you never forget. Brilliant.
rebelpeter
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not all that cheap no
at a long shot you ever done any welding before?
Cheers Ed
I thought they maybe pricey ive only seen one whizz past the house they do seem fast but problem would be for me where to keep it i have quite a few racers and recon a bent would need a lotta space.
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