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Recumbent What IS that thing?! Recumbents may be odd looking, but they have many advantages over a "wedgie" bicycle. Discuss the in's and out's recumbent lifestyle in the recumbent forum.

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Old 04-02-07 | 08:24 PM
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The First Recumbent
The First Recumbent.

https://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/velo-velocar.html
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Old 04-02-07 | 08:49 PM
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Nope. Someone posted a pic of a late 19th century 'bent in some European museum at bentrideronline.com last year.
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Old 04-03-07 | 05:08 AM
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1953 was 20 years after recumbents were banned by the UCI.

This one isn't even the first.


"Horizontal Bicyclette normale" circa 1896
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