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The UCI banned recumbents because the upright bike manufacturers didn't want a faster bike to compete. People these days don't buy recumbents because they are
by decker 10y ago
The UCI banned recumbents because the upright bike manufacturers didn't want a faster bike to compete. People these days don't buy recumbents because they are very expensive due to being a low-volume niche item.
- WillPostForFood 10y agoThere is a good history of the recumbent ban by UCI in 1934 here: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tlinden/winforb.html http://www.helsinki.fi/~tlinden/winforb.html There is no mention of bike manufacturers involved at all. Do you have a citation for your claim?