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Old May 18th 09, 12:04 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc,ba.bicycles,alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent
Tom_Sherman
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Default Recumbent Bicycle made from a Tree Trunk Pic

SMS aka Steven M. Scharf wrote:
Tom_Sherman wrote:
SMS aka Steven M. Scharf wrote:
Mark Franzels wrote:
On May 17, 10:37 am, SMS wrote:
I saw this today at the USGS Open House in Menlo Park:

"http://i41.tinypic.com/ouz91t.jpg"

Later I saw the owner riding it.

If collision occurs and the chain goes off, the sharp
slicer disc at the front can slice the person bottom
wide open. Dangerous.

There are a lot more dangers in a recumbent than that unlikely scenario.


No dangers that are not also common to uprights.


No, that's not true. Recumbents have some inherent dangers that don't
exist in diamond frame (or other upright) bicycles. There are visibility
issues, both seeing and being seen. There's the danger of leg suck.


The visibility issue is minor to non-existent; I consistently get more
room from motor vehicles when riding a recumbent. Except for a few
lowracers, visibility and being seen is a non-issue (unless you believe
driving a normal sedan is also unsafe).

Leg-suck is not an issue with proper foot retention.

We could also make a list of dangers only inherent to uprights, most of
which involve going over the bars and landing on one's head from various
causes.

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