Recumbents

A mantle is a bicycle, when the driver is in an upward position. This position is known as the supine position. This is the most common place for riding a recumbent, but there are rare cases where recumbents driver is in a position pointing down or prone.

The pedals are about the same height of the seat and a back support. This guide provides a very convenient, because in fact sit inSeat and not on the tip of a narrow saddle hard, which can cause a lot of discomfort, especially back, especially over long distances.

The handlebars are located at the shoulder, hanging on the seat or under the seat in a convenient location, and let your arms naturally. The first form is above seat steering (ASS) and the second, under seat steering (USS) called.

Most recumbents have two wheels although some have three. The power of these machines runwith both hands or feet, or in some cases, both available.

Recumbents take some 'getting used to, as the location of the steering and handling seem a bit' weird for the normal standards. Recumbents can be difficult in many parts of the body, depending on the type you use. So even if you are a very fit cyclist, this machine can have muscles in your body that normally do on a conventional bicycle.

Let's get the mostcontroversial issue in relation to recumbents - speed. speed records for recumbents Journal of International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) regulated. IHPVA in sanctioned events, the land speed record, whether lying or semi-recumbent bikes instead. However, they were banned from international competitions in 1934.