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NYC XYZ
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NYC, that is! On a weekday in mid-town Manhattan? I did bike
messenging for almost two months one summer -- only job where I wish I
had more time in the day for (second hardest after Army infantry, no
joke!) -- and now that I'm curious about recumbents, I'm trying to
picture myself in all kinds of situations.
How do you lock up a 'bent, anyway?
Is it good for weaving in and out of traffic?
Does it brake just like an upright?
Is it harder to go real slow?
Ever run red lights with them?
How would they fare on the sidewalk? How well do they go over curbs
and speed bumps?
Ever get mugged on one? (Serious! Twice I had to jet away from some
miscreants in broad daylight in the parks.)
And apparently they make lots of squeaky noises??
And they're actually worse for certain kinds of back problems???
messenging for almost two months one summer -- only job where I wish I
had more time in the day for (second hardest after Army infantry, no
joke!) -- and now that I'm curious about recumbents, I'm trying to
picture myself in all kinds of situations.
How do you lock up a 'bent, anyway?
Is it good for weaving in and out of traffic?
Does it brake just like an upright?
Is it harder to go real slow?
Ever run red lights with them?
How would they fare on the sidewalk? How well do they go over curbs
and speed bumps?
Ever get mugged on one? (Serious! Twice I had to jet away from some
miscreants in broad daylight in the parks.)
And apparently they make lots of squeaky noises??
And they're actually worse for certain kinds of back problems???