Recumbent trikes

[suavecarve]

Being an igneramence why would anyone want to put themselves in a totally vulnerable position on the road?
These things are totally stupid on todays roads.
Before anyone replies most road users do pay a VED to use the roads that gives them more entitlement to be on the road than a cyclist no question

Quite happy not paying for my entitlement and HMG giving it to me Free of Charge for cycling, whereas you, as a motorist, have to purchase your entitlement in the high majority of cases.

I cycle on disused railway lines and along rivers or canals mostly so I dont have to meet drivers with a potentially rather poor attitude to other road users.

In answer to your point about putting oneself in a vulnerable position on the road, why would anyone write that on a forum that could be located if they were involved in a KSI with a recumbent bike ? Now that would be a vulnerable position, yet you still did it.

 

[Steve and Denise]

Quite happy not paying for my entitlement and HMG giving it to me Free of Charge for cycling, whereas you, as a motorist, have to purchase your entitlement in the high majority of cases.

I cycle on disused railway lines and along rivers or canals mostly so I dont have to meet drivers with a potentially rather poor attitude to other road users.

In answer to your point about putting oneself in a vulnerable position on the road, why would anyone write that on a forum that could be located if they were involved in a KSI with a recumbent bike ? Now that would be a vulnerable position, yet you still did it.

Not sure what you are going on about ? But I think lying on a public highway is a more vulnerable position than riding a normal bike that is much more visible to drivers, quite simple really

 

[suavecarve]

Not sure what you are going on about ? But I think lying on a public highway is a more vulnerable position than riding a normal bike that is much more visible to drivers, quite simple really

Perhaps someone who rides a recumbent bike has no other alternative owing to injury or illness is the answer to your question. Yet they would still like to ride a bike for their wellbeing and they have an entitlement to do so

 

[Steve and Denise]

Perhaps someone who rides a recumbent bike has no other alternative owing to injury or illness is the answer to your question. Yet they would still like to ride a bike for their wellbeing and they have an entitlement to do so

I did not say they had no entitlement to do what they want

 

[funflair]

I have an upright riding position on a cross bike at the moment. I reckon I will do a suck it and see but my current theory is to raise the handlebars up and lower the seat, which should verticalise the back a tad more. How much I can stand a vertical back is all about time but a lot of my weight will be taken by by cute but perfectly formed derriere so I m hoping spine compression is going to be less of an issue and the legs nerve endings can have a good workout

You could add a thud buster seat post to your straight up riding position.

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