Re: Trikes:'Bents increasing?

On the Road, the headrest fits snuggly on the back of my head just below 
my helmet - a perfect fit.... but it did take some adjusting before it 
felt right.
I can't ride the uprights because I need room for my lungs.... and can't 
ride the recumbent two wheel ...  I didn't know about the shoulder 
support , thanks.
The recumbent trike fits just right ... Annie

Was that 'irony' or 'agony'?

Giles Puckett wrote:

> Sharon wrote:
>
>> I disagree, if I may..  On the recent American Lung Association of 
>> Washington three day bike ride I was on- about 350 cyclists - two 
>> were recumbent - two were recumbent trikes - several upright tandems 
>> and the rest all uprights.  I was amazed every time I watched the 
>> riders on the two recumbents.  They looked strained with the effort 
>> to  hold their heads up... or so it appeared to me...   I don't know 
>> why so many of the recumbent trike and recumbent manufacturer don't 
>> provide head rests to alleviate the apparent strain on the recumbent 
>> riders neck......  Annie
>
>
> Don't like head rests because they interfere with the back of my helmet.
> However, you do need a shoulder rest - something behind and between
> the shoulder blades. All Greenspeed seats have it - it's just that little
> bit of vertical seat at the very top. It's the key to having neck
> comfort.
>
> I know this because I built one with insufficient support here and
> quickly realised the mistake. A little support made of folded
> aluminium sheet, padded with a bit of yoga mat, made all the difference.
> Just underlines the necessity of being properly fitted to the
> seat - all those times we tell people to go try before they
> buy, they might not have that option on the bikes/trikes they
> borrow, and get the wrong idea of how it should feel.
>
> On an upright I have to strain to hold my head up the other way,
> along with all the other bits that are hurting, and try to breathe
> air into my poor old squashed chest. Back on the trike, my back is
> straight, my head balanced, and my chest open and clear.
> Uprights on a Lung Association ride strike me as the most exquisite 
> irony :-)
>
> G.
>
>


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