wrote:
I have been around recumbents for 25 years and I can tell you that there are
very few young people who have any interest in this style of bicycle.
Serious young cyclists want to be fast and recumbents are as slow as
molasses going up hills.

Oh, slow on hills ? ? ?

you better not watch this then . . . heh heh

http://www.lightningbikes.com/lcd-climb.mpg

Plus of course what goes up, must come down. And going down hills my
rather flabby touring 'bent with no pretensions at speed can cruise past
most uprights freewheeling...

Pete.
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