Are recumbants better for you
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Be nice to Nova5; after all, he's just a poor troll from the A&S forums. He doesn't even know what a recumbent is, except that the guys at his bike shop seem to think they're something bad.
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Someday you'll understand. I have DFers jealous of all the room the cagers give me.
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All the responses you'll receive to your query will be, like mine, hopelessly biased in favour of recumbent bicycles.
All the responses you've received to date, like mine, are (of course) true.
Are they (recumbent bicycles) better for you to ride?
-Yes.
Are they better for your hands?
-Yes.
Are they better for your back?
-Yes.
#31
Portland Fred
I have 2 bents, both of which I love, but neither of which I would pretend is "better" for me. If anything, I think my DF racing bike is better for my back because it stretches it. Also, it's easier to work different muscle sets on an upright.
I like the fact that the bents a lot of weight off the hands. But I don't even think they are necessarily more comfortable. The trike with the mesh seat is reasonably comfortable, but my butt hurts more when I ride my highracer which is equipped with a CF seat than my DF because of where the weight actually goes. Truth be told, if I'm going to be riding for 10 hrs, I'll probably feel most comfortable if I take the DF.
My trike is the most fun of my bikes, the highracer is the fastest and coolest looking, but I still love my racing bike which is just a great all around ride even if it is not nearly as unique.
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You should try it, ride your DF for ten hour straight and see if you could be as functional (functional) as getting from from a a ten hour ride from your highrcer.
#33
Portland Fred
After riding 10+ hrs, I stink like hell and won't stay conscious very long, so having things not work really isn't going to affect what's happening that night...