Thank you.

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    15 hours ago

    In all seriousness, I always wanted to try one of those things. I was riding a $50 (admittedly awesome) mountain bike fixed up by the local bike co-op, so seeing the douchebags (NO OFFENSE) ride by on these made me a little sick. But because I’m poor. But also because COME ON REALLY?

    • No offense taken. They do have compromises, slow speed instability for the one I owned, and truthfully I prefer a mountain bike but conventional bikes are too uncomfortable for me.

      If you do get the chance to try one, don’t be timid. Push hard on the pedal and get some speed. It will be much easier to steer.

      One of the most annoying things about riding a recumbent for me is the attention they generate. I’ve been pulled over by a cop because he wanted to look at the bike. One day a dipstick stopped in a crosswalk, holding up traffic, to look at the bike.

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        3 hours ago

        They look awesome. I have a terrible back, so my hatred was always pure envy. It seems like it’d be such a luxurious way to ride, and I love bike riding, so it might honestly be my ideal. Maybe someday.