Re: recumbent video

[Wilson Warmouth]

"Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You do not need to train at all in order to ride a recumbent long distance
> and to be perfectly comfortable doing so as long as you have some minimal
> cardiovasular fitness.

Only Great Saints such as yourself can ride recumbent bikes long distances
with no training. Regular mortals such as myself require training for
centuries and such.

 

[Harry (Lincoln, Nebraska)]

Yes I will keep riding. I am a little on the hard-core side I guess.
I am 50 years old ((YOUNG)) and I have not owned a car in YEARS. I
just keep plugging away in all kinds of weather. We currenty have ice
and snow here and that has slowed me down but has not stopped me.
Just takes me a little longer to get where I am going.

 

[tam]

>>
>> I'm in that camp. I lusted over recumbents for a long time before
>> finally buying one. A V-Rex with upgraded components. (supposedly
>> one of the better recumbents) Anyhow, I was enamored with it at
>> first, but it wore off. I eventually sold it because the promises
>> didn't pan out, and I found the bike to be, overall, less comfortable
>> than my upright bikes, especially on longer rides!
>
I have found over the years the exact configuration of
1 Seat angle
2 Distance from seat back to crank centre.
3 Crank length.
4 Crank centre to ground that suits me.
I find that even 1/2 inch makes a big difference to comfort on my recumbent
trike over 3 hours touring.
Tam

 

[ZBicyclist]

tam wrote:
>>> I'm in that camp. I lusted over recumbents for a long time before
>>> finally buying one. A V-Rex with upgraded components. (supposedly
>>> one of the better recumbents) Anyhow, I was enamored with it at
>>> first, but it wore off. I eventually sold it because the promises
>>> didn't pan out, and I found the bike to be, overall, less
>>> comfortable than my upright bikes, especially on longer rides!
>>
> I have found over the years the exact configuration of
> 1 Seat angle
> 2 Distance from seat back to crank centre.
> 3 Crank length.
> 4 Crank centre to ground that suits me.
> I find that even 1/2 inch makes a big difference to comfort on my
> recumbent trike over 3 hours touring.
> Tam

Just like an upright (although the exact parts to be adjusted differ)

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[Peter Clinch]

ZBicyclist wrote:
> tam wrote:

>> I have found over the years the exact configuration of
>> 1 Seat angle
>> 2 Distance from seat back to crank centre.
>> 3 Crank length.
>> 4 Crank centre to ground that suits me.
>> I find that even 1/2 inch makes a big difference to comfort on my
>> recumbent trike over 3 hours touring.
>> Tam
>
> Just like an upright (although the exact parts to be adjusted differ)

I actually find I'm fussier on an upright than I am on my 'bent. My
wife was suffering a bit of achilles rub at the end of a week's touring
so we swapped bikes for a change in position (mine is more higher with a
more upright seat angle). The only factor of discomfort I had from
changing 1, 3 and 4 in Tam's list was a bit of a tug on the hamstrings
because she has longer legs than I do.

I'd say ZBicyclist is right on the money suggesting that a 'bent isn't
intrinsically different from a wedgie as regards needing to tuning for
the rider.

Pete.
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[Rex Kerr]

Edward Dolan wrote:
> Exactly what was the discomfort? I have never in my life heard a tale of woe
> like yours! Are you perhaps of an imbecilic nature? Yea, that would explain
> it!


Imbecilic? Exactly! You've got me figured out! Darn, my secret is
out! BTW, saying that I find an upright bike to be more comfortable
isn't a very grandiose tale of woe.