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Considering a 'bent
In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:16:25 +0200
Jon Bendtsen wrote: wrote: Another thing was the elbow angle. When I read in bed for example with elbows at 90 deg or more for any length of time my hands get numb. Obviously apples and oranges, but the more extended arm position of USS looks more comfortable to me. Okay, i'll think about what my elbow angle is next time i ride it. My bikes handlebar mount can be pushed forward, or backwards which would change the angle. My elbow angle with the Bacchetter Giro 20 is fairly straight. Not as straight as the faster Bacchettas get, but well past 90deg. I think the open or closed thing makes a difference. The cruzbike website and forum talks about pulling in the handlebars and thus closing to gain extra strength. I tried it myself, and it appears to be working, especially uphill. Unfortunately my stamina is not yet there where i can do this for longer times. That tends to raise the heartrate, you can't do it for long. I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in the lowest rear and middle ring, push that for as long as I can, drop to smallest ring and about 3rd gear, push that, down, push that, down, push that. My lowest cadence is about 55 on that. If I had more heart I could spin more. I comfort myself with the idea that the bike is heavyish and is carrying a lot of gear. If I was one my friend's Challenge Sieran then I'd be faster up there. Zebee |
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In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 19 Jun 2008 10:09:03 GMT
Zebee Johnstone wrote: I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in ack. What was I thinking? you'd need a ladder for that! it's 50m of climbing in 800m, so that's what, 1 in 16! not one in 6. Whatever the numbers, it's a ******* of a hill. Zebee |
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Zebee Johnstone wrote:
In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:16:25 +0200 Jon Bendtsen wrote: wrote: Another thing was the elbow angle. When I read in bed for example with elbows at 90 deg or more for any length of time my hands get numb. Obviously apples and oranges, but the more extended arm position of USS looks more comfortable to me. Okay, i'll think about what my elbow angle is next time i ride it. My bikes handlebar mount can be pushed forward, or backwards which would change the angle. My elbow angle with the Bacchetter Giro 20 is fairly straight. Not as straight as the faster Bacchettas get, but well past 90deg. I think the open or closed thing makes a difference. The cruzbike website and forum talks about pulling in the handlebars and thus closing to gain extra strength. I tried it myself, and it appears to be working, especially uphill. Unfortunately my stamina is not yet there where i can do this for longer times. That tends to raise the heartrate, you can't do it for long. It does, but i expect it is a good way to get a better stamina. I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in the lowest rear and middle ring, push that for as long as I can, drop to smallest ring and about 3rd gear, push that, down, push that, down, push that. My lowest cadence is about 55 on that. Well, in Denmark we dont have the kind of hills you guys have, so i dont get so tired. JonB |
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Zebee Johnstone wrote:
In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 19 Jun 2008 10:09:03 GMT Zebee Johnstone wrote: I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in ack. What was I thinking? you'd need a ladder for that! it's 50m of climbing in 800m, so that's what, 1 in 16! not one in 6. Whatever the numbers, it's a ******* of a hill. Mine are 23 heightmeters in 1100 meters, 15 meters in 375 meters and 26 meters in 1250 meters There are bigger hills but they are further away. But generally, denmark is flat. |
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