Originally Posted by
Maelochs
if i die while riding it, it is not a "viable alternative," is it?
The safety issue is the one and only thing which prevents me from starting to save now for a tadpole trike. it is the one and only issue keeping it from being a "viable alternative."
"He was riding absolutely free of pain when he died."
Glad you said this .... and glad you have that option. I would need to load my bike onto my car and drive a couple hours to get free of traffic ... and that's fine I will do that ... when I get paid to do it. Until then .... not enough hours in the day.
I am glad you can still enjoy riding.
I wish there wasn't such a sharp with us/against us dynamic with recumbents. The recumbent riders could say things like "Recumbents are really comfortable, a little slower uphill, and little dicey in traffic, but supremely enjoyable to ride," diamond-frame riders could say, "Great! It's true, DF bikes hurt more the more you ride, but they are a blast anyway" and we could all get along.
Can't we all just get along?
Again, a reply to my comment concerning pain, even debilitating pain, and discomfort is switched to talking about safety when my comment said nothing about safety, just comfort and pain free riding.
I am reminded of the story where the guy who goes to the doctor for his pain:
"Doc, it hurts when I do this, what can I do?" To which the doctor replies simply: "STOP DOING THAT!"
The pain sufferer could then say, "Well doc, it's such a blast doing it". The doc would then say, "I told you what to do to stop the pain, so if you want to keep doing it, stop complaining".
Hey, I rode DFs for 40 years before I got bent so I knew what they were about. And I would concede that recumbent riders can be over zealous about their choice of bike because they love it so much and want others to have the same enjoyment. But it is very clear in reading these forums that there is a flat out prejudice against recumbents along with a mission to find any reason to reject them as being inferior to DFs to the point of claiming they are not really bikes at all (I would concede that "trikes" are not "bikes"). DFs are undoubtedly cheaper than bents but I would bet that well over half of those who ride DFs didn't spend more than $200 for them and bought them at a big box store. After recumbents were banned by the UCI in 1938, for 50 years it was like they were hidden away in the attic, out of sight, out of mind. And now that they are out there again their numbers are still small and the scarcity of any product will make it cost more. So I'm not surprised that DFs are so popular because they are relatively inexpensive for the average person and readily available anywhere.
But in real life I only talk with people about my recumbent who ask about it because they like it and have never really seen one or if they have, not been able to talk with the rider.
But the title of this thread is "Acceptable Pain?" and my comment and response was about pain.
Yes, it would be nice if we could all get along, to disagree agreeably because too often I see threads here that devolve into personal pissing contests that go on and on.