Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
Bents will always feel different than uprights. Not just in the saddle interface but in the way they accelerate and cruise. An upright can feel light and lively because you can throw it around underneath you. With a 'bent, you're connected, part of the bike. The combination of you & bike isn't quite so light and lively, but together you can do amazing things.
The bike you saw may have been a socked Calfee, or it may have been a socked EasyRacer: TourEasy, Gold Rush, or Ti-Rush.