On Tue, 03 May 2011 11:21:35 -0500, DougC
wrote:

On 5/1/2011 8:08 PM, John Doe wrote:
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kolldata aka Gene Daniels rote:

are stats available for recumbent accident rates or is that
meteroite shower territory ? like does anyone have personal
knowledge ?

I doubt there is enough information to be statically valid.

What about helmet wearing?

I don't wear a helmet when riding either bike (a recumbent and a
crank-forward) because neither of them can be flipped over forward by
hard use of the front brake. As such, the likelihood of a serious head
impact in a wreck is much reduced.

Also I realized over time that I was a lot more comfortable riding
without the foam hat, and I ride mostly for enjoyment. There is no
helmet that is as comfortable as wearing [no helmet].

One side-effect of wearing a helmet is it affords some amount of sun
protection, but that is relatively poor. One recumbent manufacturer
website has a photo showing two riders wearing large-brim sun hats, but
I'd think the speeds you could pedal would be pretty limited with that.
Sun offers a small sun roof for their trikes intended to shade the head;
as dorky as it looks I admit I've thought about building something
similar for my recumbent more than once, but haven't attempted it yet.
Putting sunscreen on your had is always an exercise in stupidity; you
can never cover all the exposed skin, and eventually it always runs into
your eyes. To be able to ride all day without needing to use any
sunscreen above the neck would be a wonderful improvement.

I do use a rear-view mirror all the time, that mounts to my eyeglasses.
I consider it a valuable addition and feel at a distinct disadvantage
without one.


Let's see......you don't wear one because you can't be flipped over by
hitting the front brake hard. Hmmm......guess you only ride in your
backyard.

what happens if you are hit by a car? What about if you happen to hit
the errant chuckhole that you didn't see?

I can only surmise that you are NOT an everyday rider and are only a
"weekend nice-weather warrior".

Sell your bike and place yourself in bubblewrap.