New Raptobike Lowracer
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RaptoBike test on bad roadsby bjarnenordbeck1,344 views- 0:40
On the RaptoBike recumbent near Lelystad, NLby marcutoo973 views
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Raptobike Low Racer på tur i Målselv og Barduby tahustvedt1,600 views
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Head-on impact!by EdinburghFixed4,581 views
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RaptoBike in Tokyoby HANDAsigeyuki3,172 views
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Friend rides the raptoby arallsopp1,059 views
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Recumbent biking in the winter seasonby marcutoo532 views
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cycle vision 2009 WC / WK Tilburgby tcsactc897 views
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12 Years Old Child drives Optima Baron Lowracerby hannsstuck2,255 views
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Raptobike IIby patafina7327 views
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Test of GoPro Hero Wide helmet camera - filmed on Performer FWD Low Racerby sirlacy1,722 views
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lennon ride final sprintby lowracer11,573 views
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Meadow Place - waste of money, worse for users.by EdinburghFixed945 views
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Land's End to John o Groats, take 1by EdinburghFixed1,154 views
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Lowracer practiceby malricleborgne31,221 views
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Recumbent: Nazca Fuego in Swedenby pjotr3202,274 views
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Recumbent Ride near Hobe Soundby tlausser648 views
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Recumbent: corners and my Nazca Fuegoby pjotr3201,792 views
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Recumbent HPV Racing in Belgium on a Oval Trackby hannsstuck1,086 views
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VeloX 2011 и Sebastiaan Bowier - 129.61 км\ч (http://nos.nl)by Velodreamer622 views
I have a Rapto too! Complete other cycleexperience,... you can touch the grass and ducks don't duck away. Dogs have a better time chasing you. You can outrun them, though. Cool
RAPT0065 1 year ago
is it comfortable? or a real neck pain? or difficult for control?
hwahwa5 1 year ago
i recognise some of those places from rosyth and edinburgh
J0HND4v15 2 years ago
The key though is that recumbents are far far more visible to drivers than normal bikes, and they tend to stop drivers in their tracks.
One reason may be the unusualness, and another I feel certain of is the predatory look of a recumbent. Not only is it low and fast, but your leg movement looks a lot like the shoulder movement of a stalking big cat. That gets drivers' instant attention deep in the hindbrain every time. It gets most horses too, means you have to stop and talk to them.
lsmike 2 years ago
Nope, they'd hit the rear wheel (and tailbox since we both have these fitted), so much the same as a normal upright bike. Same as for filtering through stationary traffic - no problem as I can see the drivers' heads in their mirrors. Mind you, just like on any bike, I don't expect drivers to look, and it's only the relatively few alert and competent drivers who do notice filtering two wheelers of any description.
lsmike 2 years ago
Still scary to me, if they were'nt a good driver and bumped you at a set of lights from behind would'nt they hit your head first?
robinphillips 2 years ago
Wooooohooo Dave, you got it!!
lsmike 2 years ago
@Robin, everyone thinks that, but experience shows it's the complete opposite. For example, my lowracer bike (and bike lights) are higher than those of a typical sedan, and of the numberplates of most cars. Not only that, but we all manage to stay within our lane by looking at paint markings on the road. Of course you can see us just fine, especially since seeing lights, reg. plates, and paint markings on the road is a requirement of our driving licences.
lsmike 2 years ago 2
Awsome way to ride, i'd think other drivers on the road cant see you at all, sounds scary as hell to me ;-) Have fun ...
robinphillips 2 years ago