My New Ride!

pretty cool. How's it ride?

It's a real nice ride. My commute has 2 traffic lights, a few stop signs, and then about 6 miles of rural road, so there aren't a lot of stops. It's great for this.

Today I rode it around town. I enjoyed it, but not as much as on the open road. Stopping and starting, and clipping in can be tedious in stop-and-go traffic.

I'm really looking forward to touring on it...

awesome, does it take hills well?

No complaints about the hills. I haven't even had to gear down very low yet. The test will be taking it into the mountains. But I did so a mountain tour last year on my Bike E recumbent, and it did fine, so I'm not too concerned about this one...

Thats great, I would have thought that it would have takin hills poorly, its pretty amazing how it takes em well. But I guess the geometry of it would make it fairly easy. Do you have a road bike?

No, but I have owned one, and my son does, and I ride his once in a while. I road an old beater mountain bike for years. A very strong rider can always take hills better on a road bike, since he can stand and get the pedal leverage. Road bikes are better for maneuverability in and out of traffic.

I went with this recumbent, because I wanted something that was fast, but also something I could load down for a tour (sleeping bag, tent, etc). The road bike's strength is not carrying a load. The recumbent is also much more comfortable on a tour to me. This seems to be a debateable point though. A lot of people think a road bike is a comfortable touring bike.

I like all kinds of bikes. If tuned properly, they're all amazingly efficient machines.

yeah, thats true, you can tune any bike. I ride a road just for the speed and thrill of it, can't really explain it. I do see a lot of guys like you with a folding, or recumbent. there neat bikes, seem fun to ride