Recumbents are generally less effective at climbing. That's pretty well universally accepted. I can personally attest to that as well.
Originally Posted by
forestwolf
One of the recumbents styles ( the crank forward ) caught my eye because i really need something for the hills , slopes round here , and I'd heard something good- and bad things ( In fact I posted about this
here )
At 24 lbs then Zenetik looks like another possible option , although cross bar would admittedly make it an akward one .
The problem is I would need to either assemble it myself ( I am total newbie ) or find someone to do it ( Im way up North so not easy ) in addition to getting hold of the parts .
If you look at the Rans
site here , you will see 3 version for Zenetik , but no parts or fully assembled bikes .
fw