Originally Posted by comradehoser
why not a fixie recumbent?
Recumbents are not condusive to high gear low rpm mashing. With an upright you can get up on the pedal fast then ride them down which is what happens at a low rpm when you are out of the saddle. With a recumbent your seat position is fixed so you have to do a slow leg press to turn the crank around at a low rpm. Ever try lifting weights slowly vs. quick jerks? The slow movement is much harder. Thats why recumbents nearly always have triple cranks and usually have 11-34 cassettes. For a recumbent you really want to keep your rpms up no matter what the speed. You do not have the fall back of getting out of the saddle once your gears run out.
A fixie recumbent would be possible and could be ridden but would be very impratical.
Craig