Originally Posted by
hopsing08
try going 82 mph on an open frame recumbent...not saying that a so called wedgy could do it if it had a aero frame encasing the rider...but it could get a bit closer.
a open frame bent is like a road bike...the ones breaking land speed records are not the ones cruising the town chillen in a group ride. they are specifically engineered to go fast and break records...
The keyword is application. That is what I was responding to. Speed is what started the recumbent revolution. The late Gardnier Martin is the one that started the thing rolling in CA. when he built the Gold Rush to win the Dupont Prize for breaking the 60mph HPV land record. The Gold Rush is now in the Simthsonian as a preservation of that landmark. From that evolved the Gold Rush Replica by Easy Racers (founded by the the late Gardiner Martin) which is now one of the largest selling bents. It is also one of the fastest production bikes and I think one of the most comfortable touring bikes.