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Zebee Johnstone
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In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:15:52 -0700 (PDT)
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I ride my upright bike and I see bumps/rough pavement ahead I
> naturally get the weight of my butt off the seat and use me legs as a
> "suspension". What do the recumbent folk do? One can't raise the butt
> off the seat, right? Just suffer through the rough stuff? Is it too
> bad to worry about?
Most of the time I just let the mesh seat take it, and my Giro's
monotube seems to soak up a bit too.
When it's very bumpy I push against the seatback and pedals and raise
my backside off the seat. It does mean I can't pedal at that moment
but most of the time that's not a problem.
Zebee
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I ride my upright bike and I see bumps/rough pavement ahead I
> naturally get the weight of my butt off the seat and use me legs as a
> "suspension". What do the recumbent folk do? One can't raise the butt
> off the seat, right? Just suffer through the rough stuff? Is it too
> bad to worry about?
Most of the time I just let the mesh seat take it, and my Giro's
monotube seems to soak up a bit too.
When it's very bumpy I push against the seatback and pedals and raise
my backside off the seat. It does mean I can't pedal at that moment
but most of the time that's not a problem.
Zebee