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Old 09-19-12 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Actually with the majority of cyclist riding wanna be DF racers, cycling is boring. Check out all the different configurations of recumbents and recumbent trikes. Recumbent designers are not under some arbitrary "rules" so they can produce any type of design they want to. That my friends is freedom.
I don't think so. Compare a beach cruiser to a carbon fiber TT bike. I'd think the ride quality differences would be significant. I think that recumbent design is evolving more rapidly because it hasn't been idealized yet. I'd like riding my SWB even more if I could eliminate heel strike.
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