Recumbent

Recumbents have been around almost as long as the traditional model has been maintained. However, this bike did not really gain popularity until the 20th Century. It was then that the land speed record set by bike was a recumbent bike. Racing recumbents officials decided that an unfair advantage over the models in vertical position and were banned from international cycling competitions. Today, the recumbent a return, in particular the recumbentTricycle>.

Recumbents are available in different variants. The first option is the Low Racer. This model is designed for speed and are commonly found in bike racing and cycling competitions offer riders with mobility limitations. His place is so that, with the wheels sitting position rather than the wheels on the bike to improve performance in line. The windshield is sometimes added to these models to reduce drag.

The second variantIt is the tandem recumbent recumbent. This model, like a normal tandem bike is built, but both the rear seats recline more than set. This type of recumbent tricycle is usually developed in tandem, tandem recumbents but are also available.

The third variant is the tricycle lying supine. This model has a wheel in the front, and a pair of steering wheels in the rear is used for. You may qualifyspace between the rear wheels through the installation of a rack storage or a second place.

The recumbent bicycle has several advantages over the traditional bicycle. Bikers offers more configuration options, a bike is safe, it is cheaper and is usually faster. However, while recumbent bikes have some distinct advantages, they also have some disadvantages. These disadvantages are: they are harder to balance, you can not get up on the pedals when climbing a hillhave a larger turning radius and cost up to 15 percent more than a conventional bike.