recumbent mountain ride - off road on AZUB recumbent
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That guy is riding the tires off that bike! I agree it doesn't sound right, but this is a great example and plug for the company.
This bike looks very refined, and I'd love to have one.
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@honzagalla I can attest to this. I have a homemade recumbent MTB. I have long stem stearing, and do wish I had under the seat as the Azub. When I fall.... which is not too often I am usually trapped with leg under the frame, and the stem in the way of me getting untangled. But for now it will have to do until you guys hook me up with a good deal. Ride ON!
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@MrHobiecat A little harsh to start of with a "Not Good". I road and raced MTB for two decades. Then my neck and back finally could not take the position any longer. So I chopped up my Diamondback DB V8 and turned it into a recumbent. Granted it does has many drawbacks, but at least I can be back out on the trails having fun. I cannot keep up with the others, but my wife and I now match up pretty well, so that is a plus. Would much rather be on an Azub. Vid on my channel.
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looks terrifying
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That is freaking awesome, but I bet steep climbs are scary. If you ride for thrills though, that ought to be a hit
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@honzagalla what does a 'bent weight when you add springs and shocks and pivot joints?
A machine can be optimized when it is designed for a single purpose. Recumbent bikes are great for commuting, and for touring, and for riding long distances. Turning a bent into an off road bike is like telling a figure skater to go skate in the snow.
It can be done, but why would you want to?
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I didn't see this bike touch an uphill!!!
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I would never have the balls to go that fast in the forest on that thing xD
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Looks like great fun for scenic rides and tourist rides (maybe with road slicks). I don't think it will do for tight singletrack or steep climbs, but it looks amazing for jeep road and urban riding.
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Not good. On a recumbent bike all the vibration goes right up your spine and into your skull. On even mildly bumpy roads your eyes jiggle so much you cannot focus and see clearly.
On a MTB, you can stand on the pedals, flex your knees to take up shock and impacts, and you can stand on the pedals to grind up hills, and you can jump up to take your weight off the bike
Even more important, on a MTB, you can bail out jumping up and behind the bike. on a recumbent, there is no way to jump off.
MrHobiecat 11 months ago
@MrHobiecat I wonder how many times have you been riding on a fully suspensioned recumbent. Or at least on a recumbent at all... There is a suspension so no bumps goes into your spine and my eyes can always see clearly.
It is sure that we cannot jump over a tree, but nobody wanted to tell so. We just want to show that there can be a lot of fun with recumbents even in terrain.
honzagalla 10 months ago 10
I do not know, how much experiences you have with this kind of USS. AZUB recumbents have indirect USS which is far more sensitive than any OSS. I can hardly imagine riding in terrain with OSS, because it has long stem what means longer movement to turn the wheel and also because you if you fall it is more dangerous because of the stem in front of you. I would not change.
honzagalla 2 years ago
Well, the cruz bike is something what I would not use in terrain. The Rans looks much better but I do not like the above seat steering like it is on it. Much better is USS and 26" wheels...
honzagalla 3 years ago
I see that you really do not have any experiences with riding in terrain with recumbents. It was so easy....
honzagalla 3 years ago
It is not abozut beating classic MTB. I would never told that recumbents are better in such terrain, BUT, if you have one, you can have a lot of fun in such terrain. And we are usualy faster than 70% of classic MTB riders...
honzagalla 3 years ago