Riding a Recumbent Bike - the Special Challenge for Every Cyclist.

Anyone who has only known "normal" cycling will be amazed at how difficult it actually is to ride a recumbent. You practically have to relearn how to ride a bike.
Because with it just keeping your balance seems to be a little more difficult than you are used to. But it's worth learning because riding a recumbent bike is so much more comfortable and relaxing. Since there are many different types of recumbent bikes, the type-specific difficulties that the beginner has to deal with also differ. Here the driving problems will be shown and explained using the example of a lowrider, because it offers a particularly large number of new challenges for cyclists.
It is particularly difficult for beginners to start off on an incline, or simply to get up steeper passages without staggering or even falling over with the bike if you are too slow or in too high a gear. But never fear tumbling and falling with a lowrider, at the beginning it is part of the learning process and it is not so bad as to to fall with an upright bike. On a lowrider you don't fall from so high above down on to the tarmac. Therefore you get off lightly when you fall with a lowrider compared to an upright bike. And you don't ride head first like you do on a race bike, that reduces the risk of severe injuries on a recumbent bike significantly.
Also cornering can be difficult when - due to the design of a lowrider - the steering angle is limited by the chain and the rider's pedaling feet.
Starting and having to drive through a tight corner immediatly afterwards - for example at a traffic light - could be a problem for a beginner too.
And who never has experienced cranking through a fast driven corner almost lying, legs forward on a recumbent bike with its deep center of gravity will be surprised how it feels to almost touching the tarmac with one's elbow.
Even pushing and manoeuvering is more challenging with a recumbent compared to a `normal´ bike. Dependent on the design the steering angle is so much limited by the chain and the pedals that your chain comes off the sprocket easily if you try to pull the bike backwards and turn the steering a bit.
The spectator of this video will notice that a recumbent bike is not suitable for every intended use. But I can say from my own experience that it is great fun to face up to the specialties of this bicycle category and - after some practice - you enjoy the extraordinary advantages of a recumbent bike.
Music:
"Down The Street Blues - Unicorn Heads" taken from the TH-cam audiobibliothec
Sources of not self-created pictures:
Streetmachine Gte of HP Velotechnik as an example of a highrider recumbent bike
www.hpvelotechnik.com

[@RadtourenMitMarkus]

Als LiegeDREIradfahrer war mir bisher nicht bewusst, auf was man beim Lowrider alles achten muss. Du hast das super erklärt in Wort und Bild. Danke für deine „Lehrvideoreihe“. Ich bin begeistert.

[@RichardLigburger]

auch bei mid/high racer

[@RichardLigburger]

😂 yes riding a open trike or velomobile is way more difficult then right-up bikes. Mein entschuldiging ich habe es selber auch erfahren, bei mein erstes Liegerad (Kurzes Rad"basis" 26"h8inten 20"forne mid-racer) Es ist immer gut ein Film über Leigerädern zu zu schauen, fast so gut wie selber fahren. Danke schön fürs teilen.

[@jenshaensel-je8bu]

Gutes Video. Jedes Liegerad hat seine Eigenheiten.Ich selbst fahre eine Streetmaschine mit Untenlenker. War am Anfang eine komplette Umstellung, aber für mich überwiegen 2 Sachen die Sitzposition und die Aerodynamik. Sehr bequemes radeln auf langen Touren

[@devenair681]

When I got my Lightning P38 it took me 20 minutes to get going on it. My mate who had never ridden a recumbent either, managed it in 5 minutes. The "secret" is relaxing the shoulders. After that it becomes easy. Well it did for me anyway. 🙂🙂

[@karlklabautermann9862]

Schön erklärt, perfekt in Szene gesetzt. Nächste Woche fahre ich wieder Toxy ZR. Dein Video hat richtig Lust drauf gemacht. Vorher muss ich aber mit dem Alpha wieder aus Herscheid heim nach Erlangen fahren ;-) . Freue mich schon auf dein nächstes Video. Gruß Pit

[@torpedyellow]

Danke Pit, und allzeit gute und sichere Fahrt !

[@TheSpeedmachine]

Sehr gut erklärt! Bei mir war es auch so (auf dem Toxy ZR) nach einigen Touren wurde es immer besser und dann bringt es wirklich sehr viel Spaß!

[@karlklabautermann9862]

Ich bin sogar mal die Rossfeld Höhenstraße bei Berchtesgaden mit dem ZR geradelt. - Was für eine Abfahrt!!

[@andreasengelmann8026]

@@karlklabautermann9862 Da würde mich mal interessieren wie du die 24 % Steigung hochgekommen bist 😉

[@karlklabautermann9862]

@Andreas Engelmann Im Uhrzeigersinn gefahren, ist die maximale Steigung am Roßfeld "nur" 13 Prozent. Aber die ist für mich schon Grenzbereich mit einem Tieflieger und kein Genuss, weil es sehr schwer ist bei niedriger Geschwindigkeit die Balance zu halten.

[@Bobbylegs37]

I certainly disagree with you saying recumbents aren't for everyone, but only because there are so many kinds. When it comes to transporting, the Azub Origami can fit in a car, and almost any other recumbent without fairings can fit on a bike rack. I never had the problems you described with balance, but I started on a high racer; maybe those are easier? And LWB models are easier still. Finally, many people complain about price, but I've found many used models in good condition online for under $1k, at least in the USA. The only place recumbents don't shine is in the mountains, but that's best for mountain bikes anyway.

[@user-zu4nl7bm9e]

hpvelotech don't have a bike with the same size wheel, they only has 20 inch by 26 inch bike, a bit pity for this.
and if there is a flag pole on the rear pack, is much better for safety.

[@Forckbeard]

vor alem gibt ves auch trikes und deltas problem gelöst