If race results have any bearing on handling.... I have set course records at several criteriums over the years Fastest lap or highest average speed At our local crit I have a 100% podium finish rate with a 80% win rate LWB designs feel the most comfortable to me in fast turns I use the same bike to commute 5,000 miles a year Speedy
Ken Marcet said:
Is it my imagination or do recumbents tend to handle better than your standard upright road cycle or mtb? After riding my custom recycled recumbent swb with a headtube angle of about 81 degrees more than several times now I have noticed that is seems to handle better than my other bikes. Is this generally true or is it due to my high headtube angle? This is my first recumbent that I own for myself, I had the chance to ride a lwb once and thought it seemed to handle well too.
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If race results have any bearing on handling.... I have set course records at several criteriums over the years Fastest lap or highest average speed At our local crit I have a 100% podium finish rate with a 80% win rate LWB designs feel the most comfortable to me in fast turns I use the same bike to commute 5,000 miles a year Speedy
Without split times around the corners, I would hesitate to extrapolate to much from this, since the Rotator bikes should have significant straight-line speed advantages over the DF bikes due to decreased aerodynamic drag.
With the fact that the pedals can't strike the ground and the lower CoG the Pursuit speed thru corners is probably higher. Speedy
Tom Sherman said:
S. Delaire 'Rotatorrecumbent said:
If race results have any bearing on handling.... I have set course records at several criteriums over the years Fastest lap or highest average speed At our local crit I have a 100% podium finish rate with a 80% win rate LWB designs feel the most comfortable to me in fast turns I use the same bike to commute 5,000 miles a year Speedy
Without split times around the corners, I would hesitate to extrapolate to much from this, since the Rotator bikes should have significant straight-line speed advantages over the DF bikes due to decreased aerodynamic drag.
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One of the fun things about a 'bent if road conditions are good is to put the hammer down as you go through a turn. It is a blast. A lot more fun than coasting through a turn.
