How Recumbents Are Exactly Like Beer
“How Recumbents Are Exactly Like Beer” is a collection of travel stories, essays, editorials and interviews that have been published on the BentRider Online web site over the past thirteen years. All of these stories and anecdotes were written by the site’s publisher, Bryan J. Ball. Bryan is considered to be the world’s premier expert on most matters related to the recumbent bicycle. This collection is sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes angry but always informative.
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Good read I am not an expert on recumbents although I did join the ranks of recumbent riders back in the 80s with an “Infinity long wheelbase”. I had been a non- competitive, recreational road bike rider for years prior to the Infinity. I did love the Infinity and became a convert to recumbents. As time went by and I became older I found myself riding the Infinity less and less and finally it found a place in the basement and I rode no more. I have found that as I aged my balance somehow was…
The definitive word on recumbent bicycles Most folks who have traveled the roads of the U.S., Europe and many other regions, whether as drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians or passengers, have seen a “recumbent” – that odd-looking cycle on which the rider lies almost flat on his back, feet extended forward as he pedals maniacally down the road. And our initial thought on sighting one of these contraptions for the first time is often, “What the …,” followed closely by, “Why?!” How Recumbents Are Exactly Like Beer answers those…