Originally posted by p38karl
Don't say you will never ride a recumbent. What if it was recumbent of not riding. I went to a recumbent because I crushed the tip of a vertibrae in my uper/mid back and broke the radial head in my elbow. I was a serious roadie, rode a Treck 5500, Have a full suspension Pro Flex mountain bike, A fully equiped Cannondale ST1000 touring bike. And a road tandum with 387 miles on it. They sat in a back bedroom for a six years while I got fat and out of shape. I now ride two different recumbents and a hand powered trike (and am now broke) and am not sure I would go back to a wedgie if I could, although I do miss the fast pace lines. Karl
I'm not saying I'd never ride one at all. I'd like to give one a try but feel that I probably wouldn't ever make a permanent change. I'm just saying that well reasoned comment like yours is what makes me see bents as a real alternative. If I needed to switch for whatever reason I would. Thanks for your input.
The reason for my post is that I wouldn't like to see a flame war escalate between upright and bent riders. I hope that this thread doesn't encourage an unhealthy debate.
We're all riders. Let's celebrate the things that make riding so great whatever kind of ride we prefer.