Re: Considering a 'bent

In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 19 Jun 2008 10:09:03 GMT

Zebee Johnstone said:

I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness
to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up
Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in

ack. What was I thinking? you'd need a ladder for that!

it's 50m of climbing in 800m, so that's what, 1 in 16! not one in 6.

Whatever the numbers, it's a [censored] of a hill.

Zebee

Zebee Johnstone said:

In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:16:25 +0200

Jon Bendtsen said:

Quoted message said:

Another thing was the elbow angle. When I read in bed for example with
elbows at 90 deg or more for any length of time my hands get numb.
Obviously apples and oranges, but the more extended arm position of
USS looks more comfortable to me.

Okay, i'll think about what my elbow angle is next time i ride
it. My bikes handlebar mount can be pushed forward, or backwards
which would change the angle.

My elbow angle with the Bacchetter Giro 20 is fairly straight. Not as
straight as the faster Bacchettas get, but well past 90deg.

Quoted message said:

I think the open or closed thing makes a difference. The cruzbike
website and forum talks about pulling in the handlebars and thus
closing to gain extra strength. I tried it myself, and it appears
to be working, especially uphill. Unfortunately my stamina is not
yet there where i can do this for longer times.

That tends to raise the heartrate, you can't do it for long.

It does, but i expect it is a good way to get a better stamina.

Quoted message said:

I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness
to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up
Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in
the lowest rear and middle ring, push that for as long as I can, drop
to smallest ring and about 3rd gear, push that, down, push that, down,
push that. My lowest cadence is about 55 on that.

Well, in Denmark we dont have the kind of hills you guys have,
so i dont get so tired.

JonB

Zebee Johnstone said:

In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 19 Jun 2008 10:09:03 GMT

Zebee Johnstone said:

I'm slow up hills, I have found that I don't have the aerobic fitness
to spin up them, so I tend to grind away in a lower gear. So up
Melville St which ranges from 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 for 800m, I start in

ack. What was I thinking? you'd need a ladder for that!

it's 50m of climbing in 800m, so that's what, 1 in 16! not one in 6.

Whatever the numbers, it's a [censored] of a hill.

Mine are 23 heightmeters in 1100 meters, 15 meters in 375 meters
and 26 meters in 1250 meters

There are bigger hills but they are further away.

But generally, denmark is flat.