Posted by Peter Signorini on 03/01/06 07:41

"Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" wrote:
>
> A very heavily loaded upright can be a problem at low speeds or walking
> the bike, as it is statically unstable.

You don't ride a loaded regular bike very much do you? My heavily loaded
tourer is very stable down to speeds of 4-5 kmh, and it rides more securely
when fully loade than when loade for a day ride, especially on rough dirt
tracks.

Statically unstable? You mean it'll fall over when stopped. Easy fix - leg
if I'm on the bike, kickstand if I'm not.

> In addition, the upright is
> much less comfortable for a considerable number of people.

As I said, my bike has been very comfortable for many years. YMMV. Tried a
recumbent a couple of times, found the knee loads to be disconcertingly
high, and the $$$$ even more disconcerting.

Cheers
Peter

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