From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Sat Feb 26 2000 - 07:45:57 MST
I would like you to try mountain biking with your recumbent :-)
But perhaps for road riding it is nice :-)
Spike Jones wrote:
>
> john grigg wrote:
>
> > Congratulations on the new job! You must have a strong rep to have gotten a
> > new one so fast. Enjoy your new bicycle.
>
> Thanks John. Regarding the bicycle, its one of those recumbents
> that one sees occasionally. Those work better for me; more
> comfortable than the traditional kind. Also, there is less frontal
> area, so that makes for less wind resistance.
>
> I had a thought while riding the other day. Recumbents have never
> caught on much, but if they had been invented first, I wouldnt
> imagine the now-traditional knd would have caught on because
> of the discomfort of the seat. There is evidence now that
> those narrow seats can crush the penile artery, leading to
> total and irreversible impotence. [eeeeeeek!]
>
> Furthermore, the lean-forward style of traditional bikes
> causes one to bend the neck up to see. And even more
> than that, with traditional bikes if one is really cooking and
> needs to turn, the pedal can hit the ground, with very bad
> results, as my mother found out last year. {8-[ Her bike
> even had coaster brakes only, so when she was hauling
> ass down the driveway, the pedals were in such a position
> she couldnt stop or turn, and so crashed and burned. Shes
> OK now.
>
> So, recumbents are safer, faster, and more comfortable.
> Bicycle people, why dont you ride a recumbent? spike
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