Forum: Recumbent

I'm have a fixed gear and a road bike that I'm very fond of, but I have never tried a recumbent. I'm looking for speed and I think I'd like one of those long wheelbase dandies with the under-the-seat steering. If I average 18 mph for a 100 mile century, would I be alot faster, assuming the...

I have a Rans Stratus, but recently bought a Optima "Orca" high racer recumbent, which has a more reclined hard shell seat. At this point it seems like holding my head up is a lot of work. I'm wondering (a) if I should buy a headrest, or wait a while and see if I get used to the more reclined...

hi all, here it is, still warm from welding! cut down racing forks to 20", muffler pipe bent to shape. lets see how it carries on!

I just got my SUN 3x three wheel recumbent bike. I am 59 years old female in Ohio. I have rails to trails to ride on and am lucky enough to live 1/2 mile from the trail. Each day I have been out adding more miles to the ride. I am a walker so it has been easy on the muscles. And the weather...

The other day my 9 yr old son was looking at the array of bikes hanging in the garage and wanted to know which one(s) he might be able to ride. So I pulled down the faithful ol' BikeE and adjusted it to fit him. After about 30 minutes of contemplation, he decided he had it figured out and...

So hard to find. And hard to run against once they've been in office for so long. http://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1466193524.html

Hello. I'm greatly enjoying my newish Stratus XP with one exception: I'm suffering from the foot pain not uncommon when using smaller, mountain bike-style pedals on recumbent bikes. The pain is both numbness towards the bottom of the foot as well as what I perceive to be nerve issues higher on...

Hi all, I have a question. I've had back surgery, so I need some cushion to protect my spine. Unfortunately, I'm not really a fan of dual suspension either, because it adds weight, robs some energy, and for a touring bike, adds risk of breakdown. In the upright world, the perfect solution for me...

Has anyone here measured the CdA of their recumbent? I'm actually not interested in what the values are, I'm more interested in how you did it: wind tunnel, field tests, or something else.

Sorry if this has been posted before but I spend most of my time on the roadbiking area. It's getting colder in around my parts and I'm looking to join my local YMCA to keep some of the fitness I gained this summer on my road bike but they only have recumbant indoor bikes. Would I be wasting my...

hi newbie here. I want a bent, looking for a cheap one, but still useable. I saw the walmart semi-recumbent, but it has small tires. Can it accept a bigger rear wheel? I like the look of the actionbents. I like the uss better than oss. Also found a bike-E. So it's wally, actionbent or bike...

Has anyone ever come up with bike frame ridden in the prone position? I only thought of this after watching human powered submarine contestants powering their U-boats laying on their bellys so that they could see forward through clear bubble nose cones.

I have a 2006 year Rans V-Rex. It was right before the cheaper LE came out. I have been riding it for two years now and have come across the following structural failures. Below is a pic of the bike. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/totoroben/bikefull.jpg #1 The seat The first few...

Some say Aluminum frames are too stiff, no flex. I am considering a Giro 20TT; 4 1/2 lb lighter, upgraded components and disc brakes, vs steel Giro. I will try one, but am interested in opinions. Any comments? Mark