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Recumbents generally offer inferior viewing, especially when there is something like high brush around, but you do get better views of tailpipes and bumper stickers. ![Roflmao 2](https://www.bikeforums.net/images/smilies/roflmao2.gif)
One only thinks they don’t if they (claim to) believe the fallacy that all DF riders stare at the riding surface. But whatever.
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One only thinks they don’t if they (claim to) believe the fallacy that all DF riders stare at the riding surface. But whatever.
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Long passed time for me to 86 your posts.
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Wait! There was that one time I saw some DF riders and I got a picture.
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^^^^ Careful... Don't get this pointed political and get this worthy thread locked.
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24% of threads get locked by the 1% who run this forum but 10% of those threads are junk threads but the other 90% needs to be heard so I propose that the 1% stop locking the 90% of threads that need to be read by the 99%. Also these threads are just too big if we need to break down these threads for 99% of the people they would be easier to read as some of us don't have 99% of the vision we used to have.
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24% of threads get locked by the 1% who run this forum but 10% of those threads are junk threads but the other 90% needs to be heard so I propose that the 1% stop locking the 90% of threads that need to be read by the 99%. Also these threads are just too big if we need to break down these threads for 99% of the people they would be easier to read as some of us don't have 99% of the vision we used to have.
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I dont claim to be superior, I claim bents and trikes offer superior benefits over an 1890 design such as comfort and view. I also suggest at least 50% of riders would benefit from what bents and trikes offer. I also know that this doesnt apply for mountain biking and those that race.
Are you willing to admit this is true?
Are you willing to admit this is true?
Bents are a fine niche product, but that's all they ever will be.
As to the 1890 thing, you realize that's a completely stupid thing to say, right? The wheel is a much more ancient design, should we replace it just because it's old? We don't because it was engineered so well for its purpose that its adaptation to all sorts of usages is nearly infinite. The same is true for the DF design.
And the view thing is just stupid. Virtually nobody rides an upright bike in the manner you describe.
No idea why you can't figure out you lose every time you cast this as DF vs. bents. It isn't a competition, and if it was, sales figures make it clear which one won it decades ago.