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I rode a recumbent for years. It actually ended up giving me back problems and I switched back to a diamond frame. Also recumbents are bigger, heavier, and way

by jpm_sd 5y ago

I rode a recumbent for years. It actually ended up giving me back problems and I switched back to a diamond frame. Also recumbents are bigger, heavier, and way more expensive. Critical to my enjoyment of longer rides on a "normal" bike: - upper and lower body strengthening (lifting moderate weights) - suspending my body weight with my arms and legs, don't rest on the saddle - yoga regularly I'm intrigued by some of the modern cruiser-style ebikes, e.g. RAD. Seems to me that these are pretty darn comfortable. Perhaps this problem is finally solved!? https://www.radpowerbikes.com/ https://www.radpowerbikes.com/

metadat 5y ago
And with recumbents being so low to the ground, it's dangerous to mix with cars as cars can struggle to even see you, even with that little reflective flag.
subpixel 5y ago
> I'm intrigued by some of the modern cruiser-style ebikes I can see e-bikes for utility, but for travel etc. once you're on a big fast e-bile why not be on a motorcycle? You can even get an electric one.
- Rebelgecko 5y ago
  You can't legally take motorcycles to some of the places you can take an ebike, at least in my jurisdiction. I imagine motorcycles also have more overhead (in terms of both time and money) when it comes to registration, licensing, insurance, maintenance, etc.
  - subpixel 5y ago
    Isn’t that probably as it should be? Hikers shouldn’t be asked to share trails with powered vehicles that can be tweaked to go very, very fast.
    - Zak 5y ago
      E-bikes can also be tweaked to go very fast. In many jurisdictions, they're restricted to performance well below that which a competitive cyclist can achieve on a purely human-powered bike, but enforcement is difficult.
      - subpixel 5y ago
        > powered vehicles that can be tweaked to go very, very fast I was referring to e-bikes
    - Rebelgecko 5y ago
      Sure, but IMO that's a reason why motorcycles aren't strictly better than ebikes
- xeromal 5y ago
  Motorcycles definitely are very convenient. Power to weight ratio is great, easier to maneuver in a city, has better parking options, gets great gas mileage (my speedy v-strom gets about 53mpg), and other nice conveniences. It has one major flaw though. You're pretty much guaranteed to get injured in an accident and the chance of dying is much higher than in a car. Cyclics see some of these issues as well when they ride on the street but generally they're going slower and able to react to a situation a little faster than a motorcycle rider.

by jpm_sd 5y ago

metadat 5y ago

And with recumbents being so low to the ground, it's dangerous to mix with cars as cars can struggle to even see you, even with that little reflective flag.

subpixel 5y ago

> I'm intrigued by some of the modern cruiser-style ebikes I can see e-bikes for utility, but for travel etc. once you're on a big fast e-bile why not be on a motorcycle? You can even get an electric one.

Rebelgecko 5y ago
You can't legally take motorcycles to some of the places you can take an ebike, at least in my jurisdiction. I imagine motorcycles also have more overhead (in terms of both time and money) when it comes to registration, licensing, insurance, maintenance, etc.
- subpixel 5y ago
  Isn’t that probably as it should be? Hikers shouldn’t be asked to share trails with powered vehicles that can be tweaked to go very, very fast.
  - Zak 5y ago
    E-bikes can also be tweaked to go very fast. In many jurisdictions, they're restricted to performance well below that which a competitive cyclist can achieve on a purely human-powered bike, but enforcement is difficult.
    - subpixel 5y ago
      > powered vehicles that can be tweaked to go very, very fast I was referring to e-bikes
  - Rebelgecko 5y ago
    Sure, but IMO that's a reason why motorcycles aren't strictly better than ebikes
xeromal 5y ago
Motorcycles definitely are very convenient. Power to weight ratio is great, easier to maneuver in a city, has better parking options, gets great gas mileage (my speedy v-strom gets about 53mpg), and other nice conveniences. It has one major flaw though. You're pretty much guaranteed to get injured in an accident and the chance of dying is much higher than in a car. Cyclics see some of these issues as well when they ride on the street but generally they're going slower and able to react to a situation a little faster than a motorcycle rider.