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Ken Marcet
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First until last week I had only riden a recumbent once, a long wheel base,
and the street I started on was slightly downhill so I had no trouble
starting off. Last week I finished my first custom recycled recumbent
project bike, I did a short wheel base, I thought it would make a better
commuting bike. Now I have riden my swb maybe a dozen times now, and seem to
be getting somewhat better at starting off. So my first question is: Is
there an easy to learn trick to starting off? Or is it just sort of a
learned skill? Right now my bike is limited to the five gears in the rear
wheel. I still need to work on a front deraileir. Second how are the muscles
in your legs used differently in a recumbent bike? I have definately noticed
my legs feel somewhat different after riding my bent versus when I ride my
upright road cycle.
Ken
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It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
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English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - )
and the street I started on was slightly downhill so I had no trouble
starting off. Last week I finished my first custom recycled recumbent
project bike, I did a short wheel base, I thought it would make a better
commuting bike. Now I have riden my swb maybe a dozen times now, and seem to
be getting somewhat better at starting off. So my first question is: Is
there an easy to learn trick to starting off? Or is it just sort of a
learned skill? Right now my bike is limited to the five gears in the rear
wheel. I still need to work on a front deraileir. Second how are the muscles
in your legs used differently in a recumbent bike? I have definately noticed
my legs feel somewhat different after riding my bent versus when I ride my
upright road cycle.
Ken
--
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Arthur C. Clarke
English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - )