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it's a very interesting posting. i liked it. :-) ...

2009-12-29T20:07:59.622Z

it's a very interesting posting. i liked it. :-)

bathmate

What an interesting bike! Does your neck ever ache...

2008-11-19T15:02:00.000Z

What an interesting bike! Does your neck ever ache for having to look up from that position? Can you see well?

Pretty cool idea.

I find that most recumbent bikes are too low to th...

2007-10-05T17:47:00.000Z

I find that most recumbent bikes are too low to the ground for use in traffic. I do like the comfort and speed. The RANDS company has made "Crank Forward" bikes that are good for commuting.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70174

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0sgUjhCF6U

Do you really have to talk about a "GDR" in 2007?

2007-10-05T07:04:00.000Z

Do you really have to talk about a "GDR" in 2007?

till Zaventem there is a nice alternative to the B...

2007-10-04T13:29:00.000Z

till Zaventem there is a nice alternative to the Brusselsesteenweg next to to railway. Unfortunately starting from Zaventem there is neither a cycle path on the Brusselsesteenweg nor next to the railway and it becomes rather adventurous :)

Indeed very nice bike but a little bit too expensive for my budget.

Sexy bike!

2007-10-04T12:52:00.000Z

Sexy bike!

Stuphi,Distance between my place in Leuven and Gro...

2007-10-04T11:48:00.000Z

Stuphi,

Distance between my place in Leuven and Grote Markt/Grand Place in Brussels is about 26.9 km (16.77 medieval units :-p).

You can expect to ride some 5km (3.1 miles) per hour faster on a decent recumbent, with the same or less energy spent. This should increase with practice, because one uses different muscles on a recumbent.

You get the maximum benefit when you can use long, flat or slightly descending roads.

Be aware that many recumbents do require somewhat more maintenance, the flevobike greenmachine being an exception that actually requires much less maintenance.

How many miles is that? I cycle to work here in Po...

2007-10-04T11:05:00.000Z

How many miles is that? I cycle to work here in Portsmouth, UK, and it takes me about 47 minutes on the way in, and 53 home again. That is just over 11 miles. I have been doing that three times a week all summer, and I have not yet got any faster. I am wondering if I will be any faster on a bike like yours.