Laying down bikes. What's the deal then?
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Mr Will said:
AnotherClarkey said:
...I always struggle to understand the reaction against these things...
Garlick said:
ETA:
Goddamit! the designer has a beard, this doesn't help at all!
Edited by AnotherClarkey on Wednesday 28th April 17:38
My physics teacher at college had 2 of them. He swore they were faster and more comfortable than an ordinary bike. His daily ride was a full suspension typical recumbent one that was low down but he did occasionally use a rowing type powered one.
he said it took a while to get used to it but because of the way they worked you could go a very long way on them with a decent average speed. The other ones I have seen are these type-
These are very very low indeed and you struggle seeing them when driving a car but they are very efficient up hills. A female cyclist effortlessly powered passed me on one of these as i was dieing up a long steep hill.
he said it took a while to get used to it but because of the way they worked you could go a very long way on them with a decent average speed. The other ones I have seen are these type-
These are very very low indeed and you struggle seeing them when driving a car but they are very efficient up hills. A female cyclist effortlessly powered passed me on one of these as i was dieing up a long steep hill.
Mrs Mercs has a second hand Trice - damn think. It lives on the bonnet of the old S124 estate - but isn't going anywhere near the newer SLK bonnet. I have ridden it more than her.
Bought from a guy who had it to get back from the pub on - he was fed up of falling off his normal two wheel bikes. (he had just got back from an all day (50 mile) bender when we collected the bike - the booze was 'evident').
Yes - you do build different muscles and need different technique - but that's the same on many bikes - my old MTB vs my new city type bike. Mrs Mercs has it because she has bad hands, so doesn't need to put stress on them with the Trice.
Best bit - effective drum brakes on the front. Go down hill and execute a sharp turn into an entrance etc at the bottom. That's a damn deal more fun than hand brake turns in a car.
Bought from a guy who had it to get back from the pub on - he was fed up of falling off his normal two wheel bikes. (he had just got back from an all day (50 mile) bender when we collected the bike - the booze was 'evident').
Yes - you do build different muscles and need different technique - but that's the same on many bikes - my old MTB vs my new city type bike. Mrs Mercs has it because she has bad hands, so doesn't need to put stress on them with the Trice.
Best bit - effective drum brakes on the front. Go down hill and execute a sharp turn into an entrance etc at the bottom. That's a damn deal more fun than hand brake turns in a car.
There was a guy on L2P when I rode it in 2008, and I think he has ridden it a fair few times, who did it on a recumbent. He is ex forces and got caught in an explosion somewhere which has screwed up his sense of balance so he can't ride a normal bike. He didn't hang around and I fried myself trying to keep up with him over one stage.
A few years back Mike Burrows came up with a very sexy trike, 2 wheels up front, one at the back, which looked like a seriously cool bit of kit. Being at lorry axle level is not exactly enticing though!
A few years back Mike Burrows came up with a very sexy trike, 2 wheels up front, one at the back, which looked like a seriously cool bit of kit. Being at lorry axle level is not exactly enticing though!
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