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Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 04:29:06 No.2055744 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2055746 >>2055776 >>2055782 >>2055785 >>2056136

How does /n/ feel about recumbent bikes?
They seem to get a bad rap from snobby cyclists but they look more comfortable and are apparently faster on flats.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 05:17:31 No.2055746 Report

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>>2055744
nobody has really figured out a way for bents to handle like a conventional bicycle over bumps so they're only practical on glass-smooth tarmac. you can throw 700c wheels and suspension at the problem but then you're taking on an even larger weight penalty while sacrificing some of the aero benefit. most designs also involve weird chainline problems and/or extra drivetrain losses. it's a fine idea that just doesn't work well in the real world for the most part.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 05:29:49 No.2055747 Report

Quoted By: >>2055748 >>2055780

>>2055746
you don't need suspension
the seat and reclining position means bumps feel less impactful rather than them connecting directly into your sit bones (or worse, your perineum)
actual road speed bumps can eat my ass though

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 05:43:54 No.2055748 Report

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>>2055747
>bumps feel less impactful

don't care, they slow you down more than on a conventional bike and the only valid reason to ride a bent is to go really fast. comfort is a boomer meme.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 17:05:56 No.2055776 Report

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>>2055744
>faster on flats
and slower on climbs

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 18:31:49 No.2055780 Report

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>>2055747
>the seat and reclining position means bumps feel less impactful rather than them connecting directly into your sit bones
if you connect bumps into your seat bones, you are doing it wrong
when it's bumpy, you get off the seat and your legs become suspension
can't do that on a rectum bent

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 18:41:52 No.2055782 Report

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>>2055744
Death traps

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 18:46:16 No.2055785 Report

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>>2055744
>How does /n/ feel about recumbent bikes?
Gay

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Oct 2025 18:12:04 No.2056136 Report

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>>2055744
>needing 5 hours straight just to lube the fricking chain
Neat concept held down by the laws of reality.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Oct 2025 05:08:09 No.2056267 Report

Quoted By: >>2056290

Recumbent tadpole trikes seem really awesome. You get to be really comfy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Oct 2025 16:08:14 No.2056290 Report

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>>2056267
Absorbing bumps passively with your butt instead of actively with your legs doesn't sound comfy to me.

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