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by zer0-c00l 1058 days ago
Recumbents are more efficient than regular bikes too but it turns out nobody rides them because they make you look like a complete dweeb.
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That's only because the UCI regulated them out of existence a century ago [1].

Otherwise every single cyclist in races today would be using recumbents. They're that much more efficient.

My (aging, limited mobility) mom often uses her recumbent electric bike for grocery grabbing (bike score of 75, ymmv).

[1] https://daily.jstor.org/who-killed-the-recumbent-bicycle/

That's just your opinion, man. I think people in SUVs look like dweebs.