Originally Posted by
jorglueke
I guess now there's also
this.
I have flipped over the handlebars exactly zero times so I don't know if this would be better than a recumbent for aerodynamic touring.
The Bird Of Prey bike isn't new, there's news reports of it going back at least 2 or 3 years that I recall.
A lot of people have tried building prone bikes like this, and riding comfort usually ends up being the major stumbling block. In particular--you end up needing a head rest, because your neck muscles get tired extremely fast holding your head up in such a position. You might supposed that you could build your neck muscles up to it, but that is very very difficult to do. This is why many riders get Shermer's Neck on ultra-long riding events like RAAM, despite lots of preventative training for it.
http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...er-s-neck.html
If you want good long-distance riding comfort, you're much better getting a regular recumbent than that thing. Or *any* prone bike, it seems.