Re: New wide platform spd pedals

On 9/2/2024 8:35 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:

Am 01.09.2024 um 03:08 schrieb Frank Krygowski:

 I didn't do any serious hill climbing on any recumbent, but all the
friends who rode them claimed they were much slower uphill. I'm not
positive of the reason, besides the typical weight disadvantage.

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I object here.  The real reason for the sentiment of "slow uphills" is
that the aerodynamic advantage vanishes in a puff: in the flat, I'm 10%
faster on the recumbent than on the drops of the gravel bike, and uphill
I'm approximately the same speed (maybe 0.5% slower due to the extra
2-3kg bike weight).

 I think this is the most likely scenario/reason ie the aero advantage drops
and the weight disadvantage increases though weight seems to be less of a
thing than folks had assumed.

Again, I'm just reporting on what my ex-recumbent friends told me. They were saying their recumbents were significantly slower up hills than their upright bikes.
I still ride pretty regularly with one of those guys, and occasionally with another. (The rest no longer live in our area.) I can ask their opinion next time we ride together, assuming I remember.
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- Frank Krygowski