Has anybody else tried a recumbent?

I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

oilfreeandhappy wrote:
I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/

I didn't like the lack of maneuverability. Being able to throw one's weight
around to navigate traffic is important for a commuter bike in deadlocked
traffic.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
oilfreeandhappy wrote:

I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/


I didn't like the lack of maneuverability. Being able to throw one's weight
around to navigate traffic is important for a commuter bike in deadlocked
traffic.

I think that largely depend on the model, I've ridden swb that are
almost as nimble as diamond frames. Now if you get into the lwb, some of
them can be tricky in traffic, but the rider can learn the limitions of
the bike and do fine.

Ken
--
A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin
edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs
become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal.
And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson, "On Bicycling,"
Saturday Evening Post, 29 July 1967

Homepage: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/

"oilfreeandhappy" wrote in message
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I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/


Yes I have and it sucked. Your position is to static, dangerous in (heavy)
urban traffic, uphill is a PIA...and you look like a dork ;-)

Lou

In article , Lou Holtman
) wrote:

"oilfreeandhappy" wrote in message
oups.com...
I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/


Yes I have and it sucked. Your position is to static, dangerous in (heavy)
urban traffic, uphill is a PIA...and you look like a dork ;-)

That would explain the number of times I've been killed in sixteen years
of commuting in central London.

Er, hang on...

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
I am Wan, for I am pursued by the Army of Plums.

Lou Holtman wrote:
"oilfreeandhappy" wrote in message
oups.com...

I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/



Yes I have and it sucked. Your position is to static, dangerous in (heavy)
urban traffic, uphill is a PIA...and you look like a dork ;-)

Lou



The opinion about looking like a dork is just that an opinion, many
non-bikees' look at all cyclist as dorks. Climbing isn't that bad, urban
traffic can be learned.

Ken
--
A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin
edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs
become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal.
And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson, "On Bicycling,"
Saturday Evening Post, 29 July 1967

Homepage: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 06:41:50 -0500, "Ken C. M."
wrote:

The opinion about looking like a dork is just that an opinion, many
non-bikees' look at all cyclist as dorks. Climbing isn't that bad, urban
traffic can be learned.

Lou lives in .nl. 'Non-bikees' practically don't exist, aside from recent
immigrants.

Although admittedly anyone riding around in spandex tends to get branded a
dork.


Jasper

Lou Holtman wrote:
"oilfreeandhappy" wrote in message
oups.com...
I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/


Yes I have and it sucked. Your position is to static, dangerous in (heavy)
urban traffic, uphill is a PIA...and you look like a dork ;-)

Presenting your posterior to the world like a baboon in heat (i.e. road
bike rider on the drops) is not dorky?

--
Tom Sherman

In article . com,
"Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" wrote:

snip

Yes I have and it sucked. Your position is to static, dangerous in (heavy)
urban traffic, uphill is a PIA...and you look like a dork ;-)

Presenting your posterior to the world like a baboon in heat (i.e. road
bike rider on the drops) is not dorky?

The above riding position is OK as long as you are not riding with a
bunch of randy baboons....

...or the rider happens to be a drop dead gorgeous 6 ft tall blonde who
gave "MIAMI" a whole new meaning....

Ride Safe
....whatever you ride

Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
Lou Holtman wrote:

"oilfreeandhappy" wrote in message
groups.com...

I test rode a recumbent the other day, and I loved it. I'm hoping to
make it my next toy. Is there anybody out there who has test-ridden
one of these, and actually not liked it?
Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/


Yes I have and it sucked. Your position is to static, dangerous in (heavy)
urban traffic, uphill is a PIA...and you look like a dork ;-)


Presenting your posterior to the world like a baboon in heat (i.e. road
bike rider on the drops) is not dorky?



Presenting your posterior or your crotch to the world. What's the
difference? I was joking Tom, relax. The OP ask if anybody else tried a
recumbent. I did twice and gave my opinion. I didn't like it.

Lou
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