Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
Under HPRA rules, a lowracer without fairings is in the same class as an upright. I think you're the one trying to force the recumbent riders into some UCI philosophy.
Right, but we're actually not even talking about a race here, just an afternoon on a bike path. My experience with bike paths is that 99% of the cyclists on them are weekend warriors at best, hardly the racing type. The other 1% are typically races out on recovery rides (Speaking from experience).
In response to uprights running in the same class as 'bents in the HPRA: If I decided that I wanted to race in the HPRA and I had a choice between my upright or a 'bent I would always choose the 'bent. It'd be asinine not to. Why would I put myself at a significant competitive disadvantage? (I'm extremely competitive)