Originally Posted by
rydabent
Recumbents got outlawed clear back in 1934 I think it was. They knew then they were faster and probably the big DF manuf bought off the UCI members. Its mainly money involved here. Yet I think that roadies have in the back of their minds the fact that if not outlawed by antique rules, recumbent hold almost all the speed records. I dont think they like that much.
If I were raceing RAM, essentially a long time trial, I'd definitely want a recumbent. On the other hand, I think that recumbents on the Tour would be boreing enough to kill the race in just a couple of years. Most of the turning points in the Tour start with some kind of breakaway in which a rider stands up on his pedals and sprints away from the competition. You can't do that on a recumbent.