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You seem to be mixing up recumbents with low-racer recumbents or trikes. There are are also high-racer recumbents where the rider is as high as on a standard b
by SeanLuke 5y ago
You seem to be mixing up recumbents with low-racer recumbents or trikes. There are are also high-racer recumbents where the rider is as high as on a standard bike. And by potholes, I think you seem to think that recumbents must have small wheels? Finally, recumbents have tons of places to put shopping and laptops.
The #1 benefit of recumbents [especially trikes!] isn't speed. It's that they are far more comfortable than uprights.
- egypturnash 5y agoWith regards to potholes and lack of carrying capacity and whatnot, I am specifically throwing shade at this thing featured in this article: https://www.cyclefit.co.uk/uploads/obree1.jpg https://www.cyclefit.co.uk/uploads/obree1.jpg This article ends with a list of bullet points; the final one is "[the guy who made that bike] is a genius".
- mariusor 5y agoHis dedication to going as fast as possible on human power is legendary (they even made a movie about him). At no point did he have in mind the practicality of his devices for the average commuter. They are extreme machines and nobody will force you to don your spandex and show your butt to the skies on your weekend ride.
- egypturnash 5y agoAs I said in my root comment, this article seems to be vaguely waving in the direction of saying that his speed-at-any-cost contraption is THE ULTIMATE EVOLUTION OF THE BICYCLE!!!, and I am noting that there are a lot of fitness criteria for a bicycle that this ignores.