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I am curious if alternating between a Road bike and Recumbent bike will affect your Road bike cycling form? Do any of you race Road bikes, and recreational cycle on a recumbent?
I don't actually race Raod bikes but I owned a recumbent through out 2002 and found for me that recumbent riding definately affected my foot placement comfort when I returned to upright road bike riding. I ended up selling mine because I was having so much problems getting back in the grove and feeling comfortable. I also would loose the arm/shoulder/neck conditioning as well as saddle soreness from lack of conditioning. I enjoyed it and often wish I still had it but for me there were too many negatives.GeoCyclist said:I am curious if alternating between a Road bike and Recumbent bike will affect your Road bike cycling form? Do any of you race Road bikes, and recreational cycle on a recumbent?
As you probably already know, you do indeed recruit muscle groups in different ways while aboard a 'bent. I don't have any absolute specifics... but in my experience... you can do both... but the amount of time spent on each would be dependent on your own abilites and needs along with the specific "type" of recumbent (the term "recumbent is very generic... so if you're in the market, you'll need to explore which type suits your needs best).GeoCyclist said:I am curious if alternating between a Road bike and Recumbent bike will affect your Road bike cycling form? Do any of you race Road bikes, and recreational cycle on a recumbent?