With their super-low profiles, recumbent bikes are known for being more aerodynamic, and potentially a lot faster. Thanks to @Cruzbike Hank has headed to take on a fast 10-mile time trial to ask… Can he beat his previous best time, set when he was a lot younger (and fitter), and on a specialist time trial bike? Can he beat the locals on their TT bikes?
🤝 In association with @Cruzbike 🤝
00:00 If Aero Is Everything… Can Hank destroy TT bikes on a recumbent?
00:36 Hank’s TT Weapon of Choice: Cruzbike Vendetta V20c
02:12 How much better is a recumbent’s CDA?
03:44 Hank puts down the power in a TT effort
05:03 What TT course did we ride?
07:07 Conclusions: Is a recumbent faster than a time trial bike?
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The crank is way to close on your body. Your legs don't stretch far enough, so you don't produce maximun power on the pedals
The closest I have come to a recumbent was in a clinic doing a stress test. I was put on a recumbent "exercise" bike. I got to say, looking at the one you were riding compared to that, the peddles on your bike are too high. On the bike I was on the peddles were lower than the saddle and it was so comfortable. Looking at your vid, it would seem that you have to get used to the fact that the peddles impact the steering because the drive is linked to the front wheel. Also, it really looked like your legs were cramped for space at the apex of the turn of the peddles. Do you think they could have been adjusted slightly? And what is the overall adjustability of the bike frame. Can the saddle, peddles and so on be adjusted for the individual rider or is it one size fits all?
Any problem with maintaining a high cadence?
Balance?
i lost balance at 25mph
Gréât video. OK it was on flat. How about top hills and mountain ? ??
wait a minute…. how do you adjust the height?
' ………… bladed profile of the tubing????' The biggest impediment to air on any bike is YOU Luvvie!!!
You keep spouting that verbal diarreah ….. I remember when GCN presenters talked sense!!
If you trained more on the recumbent bike how much could you improve just by better technique? It looked like you might have been wasting quite a bit of effort by the way the bike was waggling around but maybe that's just normal… I wouldn't know, it just didn't look efficient.
I'm guessing your neck was not too happy with you after that ride.
That bike it's dangerous 😅
It's time for a GRCN Global Recumbent Cycling Network!
Comme d'autres l'on déjà mentionné la position n'est pas suffisamment couché tu me fais mal au cou hank😂merci de faire connaître le vélo couché 👍
7:30 in the background "what is that"
Brown Kevin Miller Brenda Williams George
Looks so uncomfortable
The legs need to extend farther, but can this Cruzbike model be adjusted for leg length?
looks like having the chin tucked to chest would soon become a pain in the neck
this looks very uncomfortable
Looks like the Tom Traylor design from the early 1990's, I built and competed with something similar back then at the IHPVA World Speed Championships in Eureka CA. As a teenager I took 2 Silver Medals. Its a great design!
The fastest Lands End to John O'Groats was done on a recumbent bike.
@ 66 y.o. still on road Recumbents bicycle. A 2001 Rans Rocket SWB (as shown on my yt blogs.
Since 1996 commuting on ATP Vision R40 SWB LWB conversion for 6 years all weather in California sold my car at that time.
2024+ still on bents never retire,
• No health issues,
• No prostate problems,
• No backpain
• No Carpal Tunnel syndrome
• No maintenance,
• No prescriptions drugs.
• Maintains 145 to 150 lbs. weights
Jesus this thing is great.
nice .it is a nice bike.
You are supposed to pedal around the corners why are you freewheeling?
when you want to go and bike, but you are too lazy and only want to lie down.
Great bikes I have a Bacchetta Giro 26 they're great on the flat and not too steep and downhill, but suck on steep hills!
Bike fit here: smaller pedal arm length than on a standup bike, and longer throw. I ride an S40.
Doesn't your neck get tired holding it up like that with your chin tucked in near your chest?
Why the awful music over voice, all the time. It's unnecessary, distracting, and annoying. It's unwatchable. I'm off.
not a good looking bike, as for the aerodynamics! Mmmm.
"aerospace grade" man dont say that heh
I'm not even remotely interested in cycling yet I have started watching your channel. Some fun and interesting stuff here 😀
Check out that horrble leg position.
You have to train on a recumbent to maximize your bio-mechanics. This is another leg muscle group used, different from those used on a normal bike.
40kph for 23 minutes…. Best I can manage over that time is 28-30kph
My knees hurt looking at him pedalling this thing
Why drop bars tho?
Seen this bloke on H Audits. Turned it around very well in the end. He has a very nice house. Just don't disturb his Grandma. In a nice way – she's a lovely private person.