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11-04-16 | 10:24 AM

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Steamer

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From: high ground

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Originally Posted by jorglueke

I think when you take into consideration practicality and comfort recumbents win for aerodynamics. Otherwise you need to get into fairings and velomobiles which gets expensive and sometimes silly. But then you still need the upright for hilly terrain or rough terrain

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The moral is that there's not a single ideal engineering solution for human powered wheeled locomotion.

They are more adaptable than most people give them credit for.

I use recumbents for gravel roads, fire roads, and double track. Anything more technical than that requires something more capable than what I have. Examples:

https://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com...ack-on-gravel/
https://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com...wn-laurel-run/
https://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com...greens-valley/
https://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com...r-o-overlooks/

And I use them on mountainous brevets and permanents (upwards of 80 to 100 feet of climbing per mile). Some are mixed surface. Examples:

https://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com...nishment-200k/
https://rothrockcyrcle.wordpress.com...e-gates-goofy/
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messa...ad.php?t=74264

Last edited by Steamer; 11-04-16 at 10:27 AM.

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