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Old 03-10-22, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Henrius
You have a point. There might be 3 people in the USA that still ride their Rebikes. Never made any claims for trikes.

ON AVERAGE, the average recumbent is faster than the average road bike. Add a partial or full fairing and there is no contest.

But you are right, speed depends on the design of the bike. A low racer like the M5, Nocom, or my Raptobike FWD are the fastest, although the Cruzbike Vendetta with its reclined rider position may be almost as good.

If recumbents are not competitive speed wise, why did they bother banning them from competition? If you can't beat them, ban them, I guess.
Yes back in the early 30s a second level racer was beating all the level one racers. The old fools in the UCI probably encouraged by money under the table by DF bike manufacturers decided to declare that recumbents were not bikes.
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