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Anybody who knows anything about cycling should already know that recumbents were banned by the UCI in the 1930’s for being to fast to compete with standard bicycles. The current record for a non-paced flying 200m on a recumbent is 81mph, on an upright bicycle it is 45.3mph. The current hour record on a recumbent is 52.32 miles, on an upright 30.882 miles.

I don’t own or ride a recumbent but you got to respect those numbers. I doubt anyone on this site has been even remotely close to hitting 81mph, on even the steepest downhill road or dirt.

Besides that, they were around in the middle of the 19th century and lost popularity only after the UCI ban in 1934.

There are plenty of websites with info on recumbents, check out some of the history it’s pretty interesting.

Don’t be SNOB’s, that’s what causes problems on the trails and roads for all of us cyclists, upright or recumbent.
JUST RIDE!

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