Originally Posted by
elocs
Anybody who is willing to endure various pain, some severe or debilitating, while cycling but who refuse to consider a viable alternative bike that could end or alleviate that pain based upon their prejudices is simply mentally challenged.
Dude, here I was completely on your side and you say something like this.
Sorry you cannot accept diamond-frame bikes ... but they are bikes too.
And that is what some folks want to ride.
What you are saying is, Okay, you can't play tennis ... so don't be a dork, play table tennis.
They are no more equivalent than riding a bent is equivalent to riding a diamond frame ... as Certain Bent Riders Constantly Tell Us.
As for safety ... how many times will someone tell me "Don't believe your eyes, believe the hype!"? I don't care, I still am not falling for it. I'd love a tadpole trike, but they are less than three feet tall, which is hood height for most cars.
I'd say we don't see many accidents with them because A.) very few people ride them and B.) far, far fewer ride them in traffic ... because even a bent rider can be smart enough to realize that riding a vehicle only three feet tall in traffic is risky.
Maybe you ride one of the taller bents ... seems so, if your eyes are level with a car driver's. Good for you. But please don't repeat over and over that a vehicle which is invisible in traffic is safe in traffic. it makes people wonder if you have a problem ... or all bent riders.
