Originally Posted by
rydabent
I have posted this on several forums when it comes to recumbents. Probably over 99% of recumbent riders have ridden thousands of miles on DF bikes. I did. So-------------we have first hand knowledge of the differences between DF and bents. That means that bent rider posts are based on expierences of riding both, and are more believeable. So many posts that berate bents are posted by DF riders that have never ridden a bent. They are mainly just posting old wives tails that DF riders have said for years.
Like I mentioned earlier, I rode 120,000 miles on uprights from 1982 to 2003 including 9 years as a Cat 2 USCF racer and have three state Masters championships. I now have 185,500 miles in my log, so that means the last 65,000 miles or so have been on bents.
I have two sub 20# low racers, a 26# mid-racer, a Catrike 700 and one sweet Campy equipped 2011 Specialized Roubaix Pro. I also own a Santana Sovereign tandem.
I feel qualified to speak of both bents and uprights.
