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wanttorun100
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 Posted: 09/05/06 - 10:38 Post subject: serious question about recumbent bikes
how can you climb in one of those critters?
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 10:40 Post subject: Re: serious question about recumbent bikes
| wanttorun100 wrote: | | how can you climb in one of those critters? |
Make sure it's attached to the trainer.
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 10:42 Post subject:
If I were in the market for a touring cycle, I'd seriously look at a recumbent. Seriously, that has to be more comfortable after 8 hrs. of sitting than an upright.
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 10:43 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | If I were in the market for a touring cycle, I'd seriously look at a recumbent. Seriously, that has to be more comfortable after 8 hrs. of sitting than an upright. |
but I bet crosswinds/climbing would be a biotch
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 10:44 Post subject:
I would think crosswinds would be less of a problem because you're closer to the ground.
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 10:46 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | I would think crosswinds would be less of a problem because you're closer to the ground. |
Troof!
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 11:02 Post subject:
Climbing depends on the strength of your quads.
the type of biek don't matter
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 11:04 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | Climbing depends on the strength of your quads.
the type of biek don't matter |
leverage and being able to get out of the saddle should make a huge difference
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Posted: 09/05/06 - 11:06 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | Climbing depends on the strength of your quads.
the type of biek don't matter |
leverage and being able to get out of the saddle should make a huge difference |
Recumbents have more leverage than an upright. On an upright, you are limited to how much you weigh in standing on the pedals. The backrest of a recumbent provides leverage that is many times more than an upright. Think about leg-press machines... you're able to press way more than you weigh, no? 
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