| Many bike speed records have been broken
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| | is comfortable for long periods of time
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| by recumbent bikes. Recumbent bicycles
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| | it makes sense that we're likely to bike
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| were banned from international racing in
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| | farther, right?
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| the year 1934 and they hadn't seen
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| | A big plus is lower body circulation too.
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| widespread use until toward the end 20th
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| | In a recumbent bike our legs are
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| century.
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| | positioned at nearly the same height as
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| A recumbent bicycle is a kind of bicycle
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| | our hearts, thus reducing hydrostatic
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| which places the rider in a seated or
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| | pressure and the heart's job of
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| supine position and rarely, in a prone
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| | circulating blood through those areas.
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| position.
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| | Stability
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| Recumbent bikers hold many world speed
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| | Recumbent bikes are much more stable for
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| records for human powered, non-paced
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| | obvious reasons: with some there are more
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| types of races. Interestingly, tricycles
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| | wheels! Also, recumbent bikes are
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| actually fall into the recumbent bike
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| | situated closer to the ground.
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| category and for whatever reason are
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| | Variety
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| generally accepted into the main 'upright
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| | When choosing a recumbent bicycle, riders
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| bike' category.
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| | have many more varieties to choose from
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| Recumbent bikes are typically classified
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| | than with traditional upright bikes.
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| further by the size of their wheelbase.
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| | There are all kinds of variations and
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| There are long wheelbase recumbent bikes
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| | degrees of uprightness from which to
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| (LWB), short wheelbase (SWB) recumbent
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| | choose.
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| bikes, and (CLWB) compact long wheelbase
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| | There are some disadvantages as well. For
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| recumbent bikes.
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| | one, recumbent bikes don't allow riders
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| Each of these types of recumbent bikes
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| | to change positions, such as standing on
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| also have somewhat different positioning
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| | an upright bike while going down a hill.
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| of the pedals and wheels as compared to
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| | And you'll have to boost a whole new set
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| the seat. With long wheelbase recumbent
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| | of muscles. Recumbent bicycles use
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| bikes the pedals are located in between
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| | different muscle groups to power the bike
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| the seat and the front wheel.
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| | than do upright bicycles.
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| Compact wheelbase recumbent bikes have
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| | Unlike upright bikes, there is a
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| their pedals either above the front wheel
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| | subculture of recumbent builders who
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| or very close to it. And short wheelbase
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| | design and build home-built recumbent
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| recumbent bicycles have their pedals in
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| | bicycles. Many times these are assembled
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| front of the front wheel.
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| | of parts from other bicycles,
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| Recumbent bikes have several advantages
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| | particularly mountain bikes. The frame
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| over upright or traditional bikes. Some
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| | designs may be as simple as a long steel
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| of these differences are described below:
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| | tube bent into the appropriate shape to
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| Health
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| | hand-built carbon fiber frames. For a
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| Recumbent bikes encourage a posture that
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| | good many builders, the engineering of
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| reduces strain on the body. This makes
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| | the bikes is as much of a challenge and
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| them great for longer trips. When a bike
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| | fun as riding them.
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