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Recumbents are more efficient than regular bikes too but it turns out nobody rides them because they make you look like a complete dweeb.
by zer0-c00l 3y ago
Recumbents are more efficient than regular bikes too but it turns out nobody rides them because they make you look like a complete dweeb.
- r00fus 3y agoThat's only because the UCI regulated them out of existence a century ago [1]. Otherwise every single cyclist in races today would be using recumbents. They're that much more efficient. My (aging, limited mobility) mom often uses her recumbent electric bike for grocery grabbing (bike score of 75, ymmv). [1] https://daily.jstor.org/who-killed-the-recumbent-bicycle/ https://daily.jstor.org/who-killed-the-recumbent-bicycle/
- timbit42 3y agoThat's just your opinion, man. I think people in SUVs look like dweebs.