This makes me think what would be a good common definition of a recumbent.
You may call a chopper a recumbent, but you sure aren't going to race a
chopper or take it touring.
At its absolute basis, recumbent is a bike geometry not exactly a type of
bike. Just like you have upright racing bikes, you have recumbent racing
bikes.
Recumbent bicycle: A bicycle with pedals less than 30 degrees below its
seat, and a torso angle reclined from 20 to 70 degrees. Generally, the more
horizontal the rider's position, the more the bike is built for racing
versus utility. The design increases comfort and reduces aerodynamic drag
on the rider and cargo.
Semi-recumbent: A bicycle with pedals more forward of the seat than
conventional bicycles, and a more upright riding position. These bikes are
designed primarily for comfort and ease of handling for novice cyclists.
Style bicycle: A bicycle primarily designed for how it looks. Comfort,
speed, ease of handling, and utility come secondary. The most common are
bicycles designed to look like customized motorcycles or "chopper bikes".
You can combine them, of course: recumbent chopper, chopper style recumbent
racing bike, semi recumbent comfort chopper bike, etc.
"alan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:The lastest thing in the local bike shop is a Giant chopper
http://tinyurl.com/4xm2u . Very cool, according to my 14-year-old. He
looked at the Schwinn at the W**Mart too, and although it certainly looks
nice, and the price is right, it's heavy too. But he got me thinking
about
choppers, particularly the ones with 26 inch wheels like
http://members.cox.net/xe3/xco1.html
I'm thinking something like this could be a lot of fun if it had a Shimano
Nexus 7 speed internally-geared hub.
Would this be considered a recumbent?
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alan
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