I’ve been riding an Sun EZ3 trike for many years, and I’ve definitely developed some bad habits that I wasn’t aware of until your video. Good job. As a side note: WEAR A HELMET.
Hi from Cape Town There are no recumbent sellers in South Africa --so I had to build my own..........I was very disappointed when I could not ride it . Then I saw your video and the practical and helpful advice. I am now a very happy recumbent rider Thanks for the very practical and well presented video . My efforts at riding now can be seen at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uLjbSiOAM5M.html.
Hi I'm from India and I really enjoyed your feet back I have never seen before about this cycle but believe me I got carried away and I'm greatly excited to build one can you pls help me how to go since I don't have a measurement the length from the seat to the Handel joint and seat to peddle. Not the handle bar if u can. I hope no inconvenience cause by me
I just bought a recumbent .. happy to find this video! I rode it for a few seconds to test it out and it was exhilarating! But I was doing all the things wrong lol :) ... this video is giving me confidence that I can get it down. Thank you- I hope you see this!
I have a low racer. I'm afraid to ride it because I keep falling over, and each fall risks an injury that could take years to heal, or will never heal. Its just not worth the risk. The whole point of a recumbent is relaxed comfortable stress free riding, I rode it for 3 hours and it was anything but relaxing or stress free, what with the balance issues. The bike in this video at least is not a low racer, so probably it isn't as much of a nightmare to balance. But its something you might not consider, please never make my mistake and buy a 2 wheeled recumbent without testing it first (it was impossible for me to test it first). Just get a trike, or a bicycle like the day 6 bicycle which has upright riding, for balance, but still a backrest.
Great demonstration! Your ´´Laugh In‘´ and Flintstone references date you though 😉. But by getting it I guess it dates me as well! lol 😀. I watched your video prior to going out to test drive my first recumbent (a bike for sale down the street from me). I didn't want to look too much like a noob. When I got to the guy's place I hopped right on (remembering to apply the breaks), did a quick "Fred Flintstone" and off I went. It was easy as pie using your technique! I loved the experience so much I bought the bike from him and am now "Bent"! Thank You! Richard
I never see young couples riding bikes. I see young couples walking. Or I see older couples on trikes, and they look happy. I feel like women prefer recumbent bikes anyways. So idk why men would torture themselves, who picks up chicks on a bicycle anyways.
Yes that rear tire does look awfully low but I noticed that he is getting suspension out of the tire . If he gets a pinch flat ,his problem don't have to be ocd on this.
Well done and thanks. I thought if he can do it, I can do it. I use to own a recumbent trike that I had set up for touring and used for commuting for several years. However, after pondering and driving over some of the roads I would navigate on the TA I decided to abandon the trike for a Surly LHT due to safety concerns, e.g. the Locsha between Kooskia and Lolo. When I retired and moved home to MT I decided to sell the trike because the roads and drivers around Bozeman were not a trike conducive environment. Well, I just bought my first used recumbent bike yesterday (Velotechnik Street Machine). My first attempts to launch on it were rather feeble, to say the least. I decided to step back and watch some experienced folks tackle the launch. Your video, and others, have given me the confidence to make this happen. After all, it can't be that hard. But first I will need to lengthen the peddle distance and that means a new chain, a new FD cable, and while at it, I'm going to swap out the front crank for a mountain bike crankset off my former trike build.
I wish I'd seen your video here 4 weeks ago as I made a huge mistake with not allowing momentum & putting my left foot up soon onto the pedal. The bike fell over to the left, and crack, there goes my left shoulder, fractured. :( I'm currently in a sling trying to heal up. It's literally hell on earth! :( But once healed, I'm giving it another try. I love bicycle riding! It's great exercise!
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These upright over seat steering bikes are the easy ones to learn on. It's when you start out with an under seat steering bike that lays way back-that's tough! On my first day I learned to ride it though after I put some thought into it. I started out by starting on a slight downhill, sitting upright and just coasting with my feet dangling. Then I'd walk the bike back to the top of the crest and do it again. Then I tried it while trying to lay all of the way back, several times. After doing that a few times wobbling along a bit I turned to another street with a slightly steeper downhill. At the bottom of the hill I had more speed so Iput my feet up and started pedaling-then I had it! I still need to practice but at least I got started in one day. There are some other tips that helped. Don't look at your pedals-look down the street but not too far. Lay back and relax. Don't grip the handlebars too tightly-relax. Enjoy!
+BrainSeepsOut Wrong. I've ridden bents across Georgia a dozen times from the Blue Ridge mountains and the fall line to the coastal plain. Dahlonega, Hiawassee, Ellijay, Dalton, Blairsville, Tiger, Wolf Pen Gap...I'm not saying it's easy, but I have no more trouble on my Bacchetta Strada than I did on my Cannondale.
I been riding Recumbents now for 2 years the one in my avatar this spring I am going on a cycling tour for a week to Nashville tenn or pigeon forge havn't decided yet but it is going to be self supported which means I carry all my stuff I will need for that week. Tent, sleeping mat. food clothes. tools, and maps . this will be the first tour since 1991 so I should be ready
