New bike day. Mrs. Dread and I bought a pair of used recumbent bikes with electric assist yesterday. This is one position I can get into and exercise with my bad lower back. This should prove interesting!
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Have seen those around and impressive speed. Caution throughout your bike rides.
Yeah, I'll get a helmet. These things clip right along!
Cougar
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You might also want to get a flag (Guild, of course) that sticks up so you're more easily seen. These things are pretty low to the ground and you may be "overlooked" by passing cars.
FNG
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Does it have a beer holder?
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Recumbent bikes are cool but be careful! They’re dangerous because drivers can have trouble seeing you and the ones that do are sometimes idiots.
I saw one in California with a full-blown aero shell. Looked like a little rocket.
I saw one in California with a full-blown aero shell. Looked like a little rocket.
We have tall orange flags and will be outfitting them with strobe lights as well.
FNG
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That looks like the lowrider of bikes, Effingy.
Any recommendations on strobe lights/reflectors? Many bikes have worthless strobes/reflectors. Last week I saw four bikers that had their act together. I could tell from a 1/4 mile away that they were on the road in my lane. I wish I could have stopped next to them and asked them about their equipment, but it wasn't practical due to traffic conditions.
Tommy
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Didn't mean to derail your thread, did a search for chopped bicycles, some pretty cool examples.
Hope the recumbent bikes work out great!