Originally Posted by venturi95
My close friend has a recumbent (Challenge Fujin) and I ride a racing bike. He rules the flats. I raced USCF for 8 years, and my drafting skills are the only thing lets me stay with him; once I lose his wheel, he's gone. Climbing and twisty descents are another matter. Also he seems more exposed to the sun and is closer to the burning hot asphalt in the summer.
Yup...it's one of the only negatives with my lowracer - I feel the texas heat pretty clearly, but I've built a good tolerance for it. Bents will always be slower climbers. If I'm in a paceline going 24mph at the bottom of a grade, I will likely drop to 15-17 depending on the grade, maybe even less. But I will almost lways catch them at the bottom and then the next flat section I'm gone!