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Old July 29th 08, 06:11 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
Jon Bendtsen
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Carl Sundquist wrote:

"Peter Clinch" wrote in message
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
On Jul 29, 7:15 am, "Edward Dolan" wrote:


There is no recumbent that is 20% faster than an upright on the flats
everything else being equal. At best, it is possible that a
recumbent will
be only ever so slightly faster than an upright on the flats, but
even that
is debatable. What is not debatable is how freaking slow they are
climbing
hills, even small hills. Case closed as far as I am concerned.


I guess that sound is the my point whizzing over you head


Ed was never one to let things like mere facts confuse him...

However, if he bothered to look at the UCI hour record and the IHPVA
hour record he'd find a lot more than 20% difference.

Pete.


Now _that's_ mixing apples and oranges.

What is the _unfaired_ recumbent hour record?


I think it was 29.76 Miles, i saw a youtube of it today.
Which seems a little slower than the UCI hour record, but
maybe that is because the rider is not the same?
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