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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by scheme271 on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:59AM (#28114109)
It depends but I don't think a recumbent bike is all that great when climbing or descending. I can't see cyclists wanting a recumbent if there are any significant elevation changes on the course.
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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by recursive on Monday August 09, 2021 @09:25AM (#28116462)
Recumbents are beasts of descending. As long as there are no turns. On a straight descent, they'll beat anything without even trying.
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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by mariusor on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:04PM (#28118564)
We are talking about pro-cycling. The descents in pro tours have _a lot_ of turns.
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