Recumbent Bike

About

• Recumbents are banned from bike racing competitions because they outperform the rest [1]
• World record in human-powered speed - 87 mph - is held by a recumbent [2]
  • 257W at 100 km/h!

• History of recumbent bikes [3] and its politics [4].
  • Fascinating story of a faster and more comfortable bike languishing behind industry standards - for 100 years and remaining fringe today.

Types

• Lowracer
• Highracer
• High Bottom Bracket
• Low Bottom Bracket

Ergonomics

• High BB v low - [5]

Sourcing

• Craigslist - Vision $500 - [6]
• New - $2650 - [7]
• Bike Barn - [8]

How to Design

• Ergonomics - [9]. Note: images are available, need to 'copy image URL' and view in a different window.
• 12 steps for great handling - [10]

Plans

• Lowracer recumbent - [11]