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I posted this to Actionbent list but thought I may get some answers here as well.. I have been
chomping at the bits to get an Actionbent Jetstream, but today when I had My Mtn. bike at LBS for
tune-up I was told that Recumbents are very hard to climb hills with. I was even told of one of
their workers that had got a Recumbent and after taking a 27 mile ride with club was ready to give
it away. Sold it for 25% of what he paid. Another employee there told me a story of a guy that
climbed over a 3000' Peak road every weekend for years in 3 hours. He got a recumbent and the same
trip took him 8 hrs. He also sold it for half what he paid. They said that's the reason we don't see
many recumbents in our area as we have hills. He said they were for Florida or Kansas. Now I am
having second thoughts as I felt that at my age (69) Recumbents would be an easier way to go with
less pain. We do have a lot of hills but flat streaches are few and short. Am I being given the
wrong scoop or is this really the case? Having saved part of my Social security check every month
for a year to make the purchase now I am very concerned, as I can't afford to buy something that I
won't be able to use on into the future. Jerry in hilly Prescott, AZ
chomping at the bits to get an Actionbent Jetstream, but today when I had My Mtn. bike at LBS for
tune-up I was told that Recumbents are very hard to climb hills with. I was even told of one of
their workers that had got a Recumbent and after taking a 27 mile ride with club was ready to give
it away. Sold it for 25% of what he paid. Another employee there told me a story of a guy that
climbed over a 3000' Peak road every weekend for years in 3 hours. He got a recumbent and the same
trip took him 8 hrs. He also sold it for half what he paid. They said that's the reason we don't see
many recumbents in our area as we have hills. He said they were for Florida or Kansas. Now I am
having second thoughts as I felt that at my age (69) Recumbents would be an easier way to go with
less pain. We do have a lot of hills but flat streaches are few and short. Am I being given the
wrong scoop or is this really the case? Having saved part of my Social security check every month
for a year to make the purchase now I am very concerned, as I can't afford to buy something that I
won't be able to use on into the future. Jerry in hilly Prescott, AZ