What do we call ourselves............?
- Thread starter betty swollocks
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gets my vote 
marc-triker
Veteran
- Location
- South Derbyshire
Easy Rider or Triker.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
mcd said:
I've just been riding with a couple on a trice recumbent tandem trike. Not so much a Velo Couche, as a Velo Grand Lit!
I like recumbenteer, but don't really have a word I use...
TreeHuggery
Senior Member
- Location
- brinsley
not thought about it before - but now you mention it - hmmmm long hard pause - scratches chin - "Recumberist?" that enjoys "recumberling" *wanders off to give it some serious thought*
arallsopp
Post of The Year 2009 winner
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
Well, after being known as 'Bent Andy for a number of years, I can also weigh in with today's thread necromancy.
Don't do it. ...its not the connotations of 'bent that are problematic. Its the fact that about 30% of the people I know think I'm called Ben Tandy. Didn't actually know this until celebrating a milestone when quite a close friend asked 'why do the balloons in that photo say 'Happy Birthday Andy' on them. 4 bloody years...
Don't do it. ...its not the connotations of 'bent that are problematic. Its the fact that about 30% of the people I know think I'm called Ben Tandy. Didn't actually know this until celebrating a milestone when quite a close friend asked 'why do the balloons in that photo say 'Happy Birthday Andy' on them. 4 bloody years...
starhawk
Senior Member
- Location
- Bandhagen Sweden
We call ourselfs "liggist" which is swedish for recumbent basically, it is a kind of joke also for "ligist" is swedish for Hooligans
neil earley
Guru
- Location
- Neath
Bentnaughts for trikes and laid back riders 2 wheels
hurri
Regular
- Location
- Maidenhead
I like this, we should adopt it in english... Liggist is nice and short and 'recumbent' somehow sounds like a misspelling of 'cumbersome' and 'bent' doesn't really sound like a bike IMHO. Frankly most people call it a 'lying down bike', so you can tell them anything
classic33
Leg End Member
And for four wheels!
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
conservatives. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Comfortable.
On a recent ride of recumbent trikes, DF riders and recumbent bike riders, we stopped while the leader consulted his map. All the 'proper cyclists' immediately got of their razor saddled bikes. The recumbent trikers merely pulled up and relaxed on their seats. while the recumbent bike riders had to unclip a foot and then relax.
The comfort of a recumbent is a big selling point for me.
On a recent ride of recumbent trikes, DF riders and recumbent bike riders, we stopped while the leader consulted his map. All the 'proper cyclists' immediately got of their razor saddled bikes. The recumbent trikers merely pulled up and relaxed on their seats. while the recumbent bike riders had to unclip a foot and then relax.
The comfort of a recumbent is a big selling point for me.
paul fellows
Active Member
- Location
- Middlesbrough UK
NOTHING!!!
As Andy can confirm names are for talking about people, not to them.
So we may want names for..........
As to what they call you on the climb? just remind them as you pass them on the level.
As Andy can confirm names are for talking about people, not to them.
So we may want names for..........
As to what they call you on the climb? just remind them as you pass them on the level.
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