Recumbent - Post pics of bents with the high crankset?

I like the ones where your feet are way up in the air- crazy! What's the advantage? Pics and suggestions for a moderately price good recumbent in this style? Thanks :p

I like the ones where your feet are way up in the air- crazy! What's the advantage? Pics and suggestions for a moderately price good recumbent in this style? Thanks :p

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I like the ones where your feet are way up in the air- crazy! What's the advantage? Pics and suggestions for a moderately price good recumbent in this style? Thanks :p

I think the main advantages of a high BB is reduced or no wheel/heel interference, and a direct chainline without idler, which translates into a more efficient drivetrain. The drawback, is a worsening of the "hot feet" syndrome for some people, where feet get hot and numb over time, due partly to less-than-ideal blood circulation. Most riders are fine and do not get the symptom however.

Ooh. I get hotfeet on my roadie! :(

I find if I make sure that the front of my shoe is laced looser than the back of the shoe my hotfoot problems go away. Here is my steed:

http://www.lamanchadesign.com/images/MyStrada.JPG

Ooh. I get hotfeet on my roadie! :(

Oh really? I get it really bad on any bent, but never on an upright. I thought it didn't exist on an upright in fact. Please do tell if you get it too on a bent if you happen to try one out, better or worse than your upright.

Oh really? I get it really bad on any bent, but never on an upright. I thought it didn't exist on an upright in fact. Please do tell if you get it too on a bent if you happen to try one out, better or worse than your upright.

I'm not the original poster, but I get numb toes about the same on 'bent and upright. I think that for me, it's the nerves under the ball of the foot - the better I spin and the fewer hills I climb, the less the pressure on that area and the longer I can go. It goes away almost immediately when I get off the bike, so it's not likely a circulation issue - that would take longer to recover from. I get it when running or driving long distances, too.

Here's a pic of my lowracer from BRAT (Bike Ride Across Tennessee) last year. Like the Bacchettas, it has a high bottom bracket to seat relationship, although the total height is less than for the highracer style. The advantage of high pedals is it keeps the frontal area small. Can't say I've ever had problems with numb feet, but I occasioally get hot feet. Usually it's after 70-80 miles of riding hard, and the solution is to BACK OFF!

http://www.biketcba.org/TRICORR/baron3.jpg

There's also the more standard SWB, like my V-Rex

http://www.biketcba.org/TRICORR/vrex2.jpg

which also has the pedals up in the air a bit. The V-Rex has more frontal area since the bottom of the pedal stroke is below the seat. That combined with the less-reclined seat makes it slower overall (but very comfy still.)

You can see the bottom of my spd pedal in this pic:

http://www.spinnerbaker.com/bud/images/thr1s.jpg

Hey Bud Bent, how do you clip out from that thing without falling over? How do you make emergency stops?

heres some pics of my past and current high bottom bracket lowracers.

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2233

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1764

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=5009

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=6615

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=6687

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=6996

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7408

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=9614

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=9981

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=10268

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=10356

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=10357

http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForumPicPost/trainingsetuppics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=10365

http://www.velokraft.com/-nc.htm


ok, so not all of them are my bikes, but you can get an idea of a high bottom bracket on a lower bike.

I get hotfoot/numb toes the exact same on bent or upright. Definately agree that the more you spin, the less of a problem it becomes. Which means for a masher like me it sucks :)

I get hotfoot/numb toes the exact same on bent or upright.

Gotta agree with this one. I've never noticed a difference. I can get hotfoot on either type of bike, however it's not a big deal to me. I unclip and coast and it goes away in less than 30 sec.

The biggest thing to me, is to have shoes that fit perfectly. Not too tight or they go numb and not too loose or I get hot foot.

You must have huge feet if your shoes get tight when riding. I suggest you get some Sidi shoes with MEGA width. BikeNashbar sells them. The MEGA wide shoes have plenty of room for people with very big feet.

http://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm?category=84&subcategory=1041&storetype=&estoreid=&init=y&pagename=

Mooky
Gotta agree with this one. I've never noticed a difference. I can get hotfoot on either type of bike, however it's not a big deal to me. I unclip and coast and it goes away in less than 30 sec.

The biggest thing to me, is to have shoes that fit perfectly. Not too tight or they go numb and not too loose or I get hot foot.

I have sidi megas. They still give me hotfoot :). But I have hammer toes from hell, and that's likely the culprit, since it's my smaller toes that get the numbness.

I also think I may need some kneesavers to help for my wide hips. That may get rid of it to.

You must have huge feet if your shoes get tight when riding.

I have feet about as wide as they are long. :)

In fact, if you searched long enough on Bike Forums, you can find a picture of them in all of their naked glory.