You are pedaling down a quiet country road. The wind gently
blows in your face as you slice through the wind with your aerodynamic recumbent
bicycle. Your eyes have a direct 180° stereo surround sound view of the scenery
- instead of the front wheel. Your body feels good - no pain. Your arms and
wrists are totally relaxed - as they do not support your weight on a recumbent.
Your neck and shoulders are relaxed - because you are looking straight ahead.
Your bike seat offers full ergonomic back support - and total comfort. Your hind
quarter wonders what kind of a seat this is and why there isn't pain, chafing
and numbness. Could this be real? Could it really be bicycling?
The recumbent experience is totally unique in the bicycle world. There are
racers, in streamliners, tourists riding across the country, average folks
riding for fun or fitness and club rides and somebody's mom getting back on a
bike after 20 years. The one thing they all have in common is comfort.
You know that you have hit upon something great when you can ride 25 or 125
miles and be comfortable the entire ride - seated on your hi-tech recumbent
bicycle. Bicycle industry designers continue trying to reinvent the upright
bicycle - with limited success. Recumbent designers may have different ideas on
geometry, style, look and performance - but most know what the bottom-line is
COMFORT!
We don't care who you are, what you do for a living, where you live, what color
or sex you are, your height or weight, what kind of a car you drive, how little
or how much you ride - we are accepting of all people with an interest in
recumbent bikes. And for those that are not - we'll try to convert you in a
subtle way - through our passion for recumbent bicycles.
Recumbent Cyclist News is is published by Bob & Marilyn Bryant in Port Townsend,
Washington. We publish bimonthly and 4,000-5,000 issues are mailed worldwide to
paid subscribers. We are a two-person company publishing from our home-office
for the last 10 years. We have no employees, only dedicated volunteers and
friends (who work cheap). The articles in RCN are not mainstream reformatted ad
or website copy - they are written by and for recumbent enthusiasts. Unlike many
other publications, we offer educated constructive criticisms. RCN offers
readers a unique perspective and recumbent bicycle education not available
anywhere else. RCN is a bit pricey due to the high costs of printing and mailing
a small niche publication without the benefit of big corporate advertising. We
are the voice of the recumbent world and have been since 1990. Please consider
supporting our mission by signing up for a subscription.
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