Recumbent Bicycles
 

On 1/6/2011 2:08 PM, aka Tom Paterson wrote:
[...]
What is it about recumbent riding, anyhow?[...]

1. Comfort
2. Lower aerodynamic drag (on a bike designed for performance)
3. Demonstrates the ability of the rider to ignore derision from the
ignorant.

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

Recumbent Bicycles
 

On Jan 6, 9:07*pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 1/6/2011 2:08 PM, aka Tom Paterson wrote:
* [...]

What is it about recumbent riding, anyhow?[...]

1. Comfort
2. Lower aerodynamic drag (on a bike designed for performance)
3. Demonstrates the ability of the rider to ignore derision from the
ignorant.

Now Tom...
--D-y

Recumbent Bicycles
 

Recumbent Bicycles
 

On 1/6/2011 10:25 PM, A. Muzi wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 6, 9:07 pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 1/6/2011 2:08 PM, aka Tom Paterson wrote:
[...]

What is it about recumbent riding, anyhow?[...]
1. Comfort
2. Lower aerodynamic drag (on a bike designed for performance)
3. Demonstrates the ability of the rider to ignore derision from the
ignorant.

Now Tom...
--D-y

he left out #4, about 0.5 Prius' worth of smugness.

Not smugness, just joy at being able to ride in comfort.

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

Recumbent Bicycles
 

Tºm Shermªn™ °_° wrote:
On 1/6/2011 2:08 PM, aka Tom Paterson wrote:
[...]
What is it about recumbent riding, anyhow?[...]

1. Comfort
2. Lower aerodynamic drag (on a bike designed for performance)
3. Demonstrates the ability of the rider to ignore derision from the
ignorant.

You forgot another 5 entries for "Comfort"...

I have nice saddles that fit me well on my wedgies and I don't find I
get saddle sore too badly, but the real difference for me is for my
hands, arms, shoulders and neck. Those wouldn't be problems on a bike
with a bolt-upright riding position, but with #2, lower drag in mind, I
wouldn't want to tour all day on one of those!

On the touring front (my 'bent is a tourer and that's what I use it for)
another plus is that done right a 'bent will take luggage better. On
mine (an HPVel Streetmachine GT) I can get the real weight between the
wheels and under me where the only effect on the handling is gluing me
to the road better. Banana bags (as made by Radical and now Ortlieb and
others) are bigger and easier to pack than trad panniers, and /much/
better for long items like tent poles.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Recumbent Bicycles
 

On Jan 7, 9:05*am, Peter Clinch wrote:
Tºm Shermªn™ °_° wrote:

On 1/6/2011 2:08 PM, aka Tom Paterson wrote:
[...]
What is it about recumbent riding, anyhow?[...]

1. Comfort
2. Lower aerodynamic drag (on a bike designed for performance)
3. Demonstrates the ability of the rider to ignore derision from the
ignorant.

You forgot another 5 entries for "Comfort"...

I have nice saddles that fit me well on my wedgies and I don't find I
get saddle sore too badly, but the real difference for me is for my
hands, arms, shoulders and neck. *Those wouldn't be problems on a bike
with a bolt-upright riding position, but with #2, lower drag in mind, I
wouldn't want to tour all day on one of those!

On the touring front (my 'bent is a tourer and that's what I use it for)
another plus is that done right a 'bent will take luggage better. *On
mine (an HPVel Streetmachine GT) I can get the real weight between the
wheels and under me where the only effect on the handling is gluing me
to the road better. *Banana bags (as made by Radical and now Ortlieb and
others) are bigger and easier to pack than trad panniers, and /much/
better for long items like tent poles.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch * * * * * * * * * *Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 * Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 * * * * * * *Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net * *http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

You ride a recumbent on public roads in the UK, Pete? Is there
something special about the area around Dundee, or are particularly
fearless? -- André Jute

Recumbent Bicycles
 

On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:25:48 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

wrote:
On Jan 6, 9:07 pm, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
On 1/6/2011 2:08 PM, aka Tom Paterson wrote:
[...]

What is it about recumbent riding, anyhow?[...]
1. Comfort
2. Lower aerodynamic drag (on a bike designed for performance)
3. Demonstrates the ability of the rider to ignore derision from the
ignorant.

Now Tom...
--D-y

he left out #4, about 0.5 Prius' worth of smugness.

Realy, #4 should be 'Because we are better than you' and smugness is
a side effect.

Recumbent Bicycles
 

On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 01:24:23 -0800 (PST)
Andre Jute wrote:

You ride a recumbent on public roads in the UK, Pete? Is there
something special about the area around Dundee, or are particularly
fearless?

Works for me too. Do you see a problem with UK roads?


Mike

Recumbent Bicycles
 

On 07/01/2011 09:24, Andre Jute wrote:

You ride a recumbent on public roads in the UK, Pete? Is there
something special about the area around Dundee, or are particularly
fearless?

Neither.

I don't find the 'bent any harder or more obviously risky than any
other bike. If anything it's safer because people tend to give me
more space (the oft-cited "WTF factor").

Being fearless isn't a good strategy for staying in one piece. I
know the other traffic can hurt me /badly/, so I ride in a manner
that helps ensure I don't collide with any of it. Same basic style
and road manners on a 'bent as a wedgie, except I'm more likley to
err on the side of caution when choosing between sitting in a queue
or riding past it (my urban bikes are a Brommie and a Moulton which
are both a /lot/ more maneuverable than a Streemachine, as well as
having better pilot view).

The 'bent is my touring bike, so it goes well beyond the local area.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/