Tom Sherman wrote:

What Ed is missing is that the proper recumbent climbing technique
involves a higher cadence than the upright climbing technique.

I think it would be fairer to say "proper technique" on any bike
depends on the rider and their situation, not just wehther they're
on a wedgie or a 'bent.

I spin low gears whether I'm on the seat or in a saddle. Anyone
tring to honk on a Moulton is wasting their time, honking up a
short hill is one thing, up a 10 km climb is quite another. As
usual, "it depends".

But if recumbents were basically incapable of any sort of efficient
climbing to the point they weren't contenders in Real Races, the
e2e record would not be held on a Windcheetah (and up steep hills,
of course, a fairing is a *hindrance*, not a help.

Pete.
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