arm fatigue

I doubt it goes away, anytime you have your arms above you like that isn't
going to be good for the circulation, just ask any Harley rider

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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I test rode a LWB recumbent today with "ape hanger" handlebars. After

about

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10 minutes, both my arms felt dead. On the little EVOX 140 that I have, my
hands are lower than my elbows. On this new recumbent, the hands are

higher

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than the elbows. Is this something that I'll get used to? Does the

fatigue

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of the arms go away eventually? Were the handlebars too high perhaps? The
distance from my body to the handlebars felt okay, but possibly they were
too high.

any thoughts?

thanks,

Pat in TX

I rode an ASS with the "praying mantis" set up. I noticed that my forearms,
hands would go numb...I think it was from the extreme bend at the elbow. I
think maybe the "Superman" position is not so bad.
However, I've gone back to my first love, USS and that numbness is a distant
memory.
Perry
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I doubt it goes away, anytime you have your arms above you like that isn't
going to be good for the circulation, just ask any Harley rider

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I test rode a LWB recumbent today with "ape hanger" handlebars. After

about

Quoted message said:

10 minutes, both my arms felt dead. On the little EVOX 140 that I have,

my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

hands are lower than my elbows. On this new recumbent, the hands are

higher

Quoted message said:

than the elbows. Is this something that I'll get used to? Does the

fatigue

Quoted message said:

of the arms go away eventually? Were the handlebars too high perhaps?

The

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distance from my body to the handlebars felt okay, but possibly they

were

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too high.

any thoughts?

thanks,

Pat in TX

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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I test rode a LWB recumbent today with "ape hanger" handlebars. After

about

Quoted message said:

10 minutes, both my arms felt dead. On the little EVOX 140 that I have, my
hands are lower than my elbows. On this new recumbent, the hands are

higher

Quoted message said:

than the elbows. Is this something that I'll get used to? Does the

fatigue

Quoted message said:

of the arms go away eventually? Were the handlebars too high perhaps? The
distance from my body to the handlebars felt okay, but possibly they were
too high.

any thoughts?

I have an under seat steering Ryan and it has a totally relaxing handle bar
position.. It is a guaranteed fix for what you are complaining about.

I also ride an Easy Racer and don't have any particular issue with the
handle bar position on it.

What have you been riding?

Where were your hands relative to your shoulders? Higher or Lower?

I think Ape Hanger Handlebars are those silly things some guys put on their
Harley's where the have to reach for the sky to get their hands on them. I
can't imagine a commercial recumbent with that kind of set up.

skip

My previous bike was a USS and my current bike is ASS but its not the
praying mantis setup the previous poster talks about, I never have arm
numbness either

"Perry Templeton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I rode an ASS with the "praying mantis" set up. I noticed that my

forearms,

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hands would go numb...I think it was from the extreme bend at the elbow.

I

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think maybe the "Superman" position is not so bad.
However, I've gone back to my first love, USS and that numbness is a

distant

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memory.
Perry
"Mark Leuck" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I doubt it goes away, anytime you have your arms above you like that

isn't

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going to be good for the circulation, just ask any Harley rider

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I test rode a LWB recumbent today with "ape hanger" handlebars. After

about

Quoted message said:

10 minutes, both my arms felt dead. On the little EVOX 140 that I

have,

Quoted message said:

my

Quoted message said:

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hands are lower than my elbows. On this new recumbent, the hands are

higher

Quoted message said:

than the elbows. Is this something that I'll get used to? Does the

fatigue

Quoted message said:

of the arms go away eventually? Were the handlebars too high perhaps?

The

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

distance from my body to the handlebars felt okay, but possibly they

were

Quoted message said:

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too high.

any thoughts?

thanks,

Pat in TX

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What have you been riding?

Where were your hands relative to your shoulders? Higher or Lower?

I think Ape Hanger Handlebars are those silly things some guys put on

their

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Harley's where the have to reach for the sky to get their hands on them.

I

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can't imagine a commercial recumbent with that kind of set up.

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it's a CycleGeniusRDX model. http://www.cyclegenius.com/rdx.htm

I don't think my hands were higher than my shoulders, though.

Pat in TX

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Pat said:

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What have you been riding?

Where were your hands relative to your shoulders? Higher or Lower?

I think Ape Hanger Handlebars are those silly things some guys put on

their

Quoted message said:

Harley's where the have to reach for the sky to get their hands on them.

I

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can't imagine a commercial recumbent with that kind of set up.

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it's a CycleGeniusRDX model. http://www.cyclegenius.com/rdx.htm

I don't think my hands were higher than my shoulders, though.

Pat in TX

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Being quite short myself (5'4"😉 I found my hands in an uphill elevation on my Tailwind after I increased the recline of the seat. Although I didn't have numb hands syndrome I felt that a "hands level with shoulders" position would be better and also improve visibility. With some consulting with the factory I removed nearly 2" from the bottom of the tiller tube. Everything is real comfortable now. I still have 1" of knee clearance. Perhaps you could make some mods to reduce your bar height?

'bent Brian

Pat,

The bars do look pretty high.
There should be some adjustment in them and I supposed they could be cut
down.
It doesn't appear like there would be any knee interference if they were
lower.
I'm sure the LBS could make them fit better.
From what I've seen of this bike ,I'm pretty impressed.
Ben fox

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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What have you been riding?

Where were your hands relative to your shoulders? Higher or Lower?

I think Ape Hanger Handlebars are those silly things some guys put on

their

Quoted message said:

Harley's where the have to reach for the sky to get their hands on them.

I

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can't imagine a commercial recumbent with that kind of set up.

skip

it's a CycleGeniusRDX model. http://www.cyclegenius.com/rdx.htm

I don't think my hands were higher than my shoulders, though.

Pat in TX

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"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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What have you been riding?

Where were your hands relative to your shoulders? Higher or Lower?

I think Ape Hanger Handlebars are those silly things some guys put on

their

Quoted message said:

Harley's where the have to reach for the sky to get their hands on them.

I

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can't imagine a commercial recumbent with that kind of set up.

skip

it's a CycleGeniusRDX model. http://www.cyclegenius.com/rdx.htm

I don't think my hands were higher than my shoulders, though.

Pat in TX

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The handlebars on the Genius RDX do look uncomfortalby high to me. What
does the dealer say about the situation?

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Pat said:

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What have you been riding?

Where were your hands relative to your shoulders? Higher or Lower?

I think Ape Hanger Handlebars are those silly things some guys put
on

their

Quoted message said:

Harley's where the have to reach for the sky to get their hands on
them.

I

Quoted message said:

can't imagine a commercial recumbent with that kind of set up.

skip

it's a CycleGeniusRDX model. http://www.cyclegenius.com/rdx.htm

I don't think my hands were higher than my shoulders, though.

Pat in TX

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I have been riding an RDX for the last 4 months with 750 miles on the
bike and have never experienced this. I ride with the bars in their
highest position.

You have adjusted the height? The RDX has 3 built in positions,
selected by loosening a quick release and lowering the bar.

Mike in Houston

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The handlebars on the Genius RDX do look uncomfortalby high to me. What
does the dealer say about the situation?

skip

This "dealer" (and I use the word loosely) doesn't know squat about
recumbents or what they are supposed to look like.

Pat

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I have been riding an RDX for the last 4 months with 750 miles on the
bike and have never experienced this. I ride with the bars in their
highest position.

You have adjusted the height? The RDX has 3 built in positions,
selected by loosening a quick release and lowering the bar.

Mike in Houston

The bars were up in the 2nd from highest hole, so I lowered them to the
bottom hole and still had arm numbness after a bit. You must be a lot taller
than I am. I am 5'8" tall. I am still interested in the bike, though. Did
you get the black one or the brushed aluminum?

Pat in TX

Pat said:

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I have been riding an RDX for the last 4 months with 750 miles on
the bike and have never experienced this. I ride with the bars in
their highest position.

You have adjusted the height? The RDX has 3 built in positions,
selected by loosening a quick release and lowering the bar.

Mike in Houston

The bars were up in the 2nd from highest hole, so I lowered them to
the bottom hole and still had arm numbness after a bit. You must be a
lot taller than I am. I am 5'8" tall. I am still interested in the
bike, though. Did you get the black one or the brushed aluminum?

Pat in TX

I got the aluminum finish. No particular reason. I am very pleased with
the bike and believe it compares well with far more expensive bikes.
Check out the reviews in BROL, Recumbents & Tandoms (this month's
issue) and up and coming in RCN.

I am 6 foot. I really wouldn't think 4" would make that much
difference. I have the bar all the way up and my forearms have a slight
upward angle to the grips. Why not give Cycle Gnius a call. Ask for
John. I am sure he can help you with the prblem.

Mike

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I got the aluminum finish. No particular reason. I am very pleased with
the bike and believe it compares well with far more expensive bikes.
Check out the reviews in BROL, Recumbents & Tandoms (this month's
issue) and up and coming in RCN.

I am 6 foot. I really wouldn't think 4" would make that much
difference. I have the bar all the way up and my forearms have a slight
upward angle to the grips. Why not give Cycle Gnius a call. Ask for
John. I am sure he can help you with the prblem.

Mike

Did you compare the RDX to the Rans Stratus before buying? That's where I am
right now. The Rans seat back is much higher, but I thought the RDX seat
back came up plenty high on my back....Although the Stratus is lighter
weight---in spite of its being steel---it doesn't look as if it has enough
metal to put panniers on or even some sort of storage bags. I wish I could
see one in person.

Pat in TX

Pat said:

Did you compare the RDX to the Rans Stratus before buying? That's
where I am right now. The Rans seat back is much higher, but I
thought the RDX seat back came up plenty high on my back....Although
the Stratus is lighter weight---in spite of its being steel---it
doesn't look as if it has enough metal to put panniers on or even
some sort of storage bags. I wish I could see one in person.

Pat in TX

Did you see the comparison at Cycle Genius' web site? I think you get
as much or more bike for $300 less. Also, the RDX seat is far more
adjustable, just as comfortable and actually stays in place. (A stratus
I test rode had a seat the would move when ever I did some pedal
mashing). As far as weight goes, I have lost 15 to 20 lbs. in an effort
to loose 70, so a couple of extra bike pounds does make much of a
difference to me <G>.

Mike

One other point, I wanted the 700X451 wheels.

Mike