Please don't flame me, I've searched your messages for over an hour.
If a get a recumbent it will be an actionbent do to finances $$$.
Currently, on pavement, I ride a road bike and it climbs hills really
well. I climb a LOT of vertical. But on descents I really get the
stiff neck trying to see where I'm going.
So I get the idea that recumbents are great on flats & descents, but
lousy on climbs...
Is this accurate?
Thanks, just turned 40 and starting to feel the aches,
Hi, Please don't flame me, I've searched your messages for over an hour. If a get a recumbent it will be an actionbent do to finances $$$. Currently, on...
Hi Tom, welcome to the group. You won't get flamed for this question but you will get a lot of different opinions. My observation is that my JS1 climbs hills...
... Which you'd do anyway on an upright if you were riding with proper technique (leaving the saddle is wasteful). I think the issue about recumbents and...
Red herring or not, it is a legitimate concern for me before I convert. I still will read more on climbing ability, but my 2nd question for you experienced...
... Get a flag, apply reflective decals, use lights. You are lower to the ground on a recumbent, so you are less visible. On the other hand, you look very...
... lower ... filter ... end, ... I agree. My DF friends report the same number of similar near misses as I have had on my recumbent. Drivers just don't pay...
As far as visibility I think its the same D/F vs recumbent except you cant see as well to the sides. I try to be more aware especially as NM has the highest...
... ### It's different. You have to get used to spinning 80 rpm or so which is *way* faster then you'd do on a DF. It took me a bit to get there. It seems that...
... Standing up on the pedals also shifts the center of gravity forward, which does make it easier to get up the hill. On a recumbent, the weight distribution...
Like others have said, recumbents can climb. However, when you first start, you will not climb very well due to using a different set of muscles. Also, there...
... Depends on the seat angle - I've never experienced any recumbutt at all on my JS1. A friend of mine has over 3000 miles on his BikeE CT and still gets it...
... Tom: Welcome, and prepare for a lot of opinions. Mine is, a recumbent goes slower up a hill, but a lot of it depends on pure old leg muscle. You do need...
... Define lousy. It is the rare bent rider who can beat a good climber on a road bike. On the other hand, a strong bent climber can beat a mediocre road bike ...
... The first recumbent I ever saw was a gold rush with a 76 year old man sitting on it. Being curious about bents I said, I head they can't do hills, is that...
I have owned a JS1 for about 2 months. I love it and think it much superior to my old DF. I am climbing hills better now than on my DF. However, there are some...
... DF. ... if ... allows ... using ... (though ... how ... mirror ... Thanks Rob, I've been more of an Ulrich (improper) style climber on my DF, so I expect a...
... How much do you weigh? Do you carry bags, water, pumps, etc.? I think you'll find that pushing 220, say, vs. 230 pounds up a hill is pretty negligble....
... 99.99% ... They spend extra money on light wt tubes , to save a few grams then carry 20 lbs of fat on their bellies. They spend $2000 extra to get a bike...
... How much do you weigh? Do you carry bags, water, pumps, etc.? ... 99.99% ... LOL! I see the same issue with ultralight (or just lightweight) backpackers....
I think you are making a great point about the weight issue it may be lighter but do you really notice it? In the long run why are you riding in the first...
... Well, my old DF bike is heavy, too :-( With the junk I carry in my bag, and my own weight, the bike difference is not that much. (I also am carrying about...
... You have to understand that I usually frequently panniers and gear or Panniers and groceries on most of my climbs. So when you have roughly 4lbs of tools...
... extra ... My riding year ends May31, and starts on june 1. On the year that just ended I rode 2602.6 miles. acording to a calorie calculator I was using,...
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