I commuted on an M5 recumbent for over a year in sub-tropical Queensland Australia and never had a problem with the sun. All it took was a visor on my helmet. My visor was attached with zip ties and allowed some adjustment up and down and I could ride even into low angle sun with no problem. With love, Ken
Great video! lots of good points. My current favorite recumbent is a Cruzbike Quest with a rear shock and no headrest. When I do ride this on the roads I don't seem to experience the disorienting vibrations as much... especially with my head. But because it's got the rear shock and the tires are a little wider, I have a tough time keeping up with my diamond frame bike friends on the hills in the mid Atlantic areas that I ride. I probably spend 80% of my Cruzbike Quest riding time on local trails where it's typically flatter and I don't have to worry about cars. I do plan on getting a Cruzbike S40 with no shock and treat it more like a road bike. It will be interesting to see how it behaves on the hills in my area. I'm wondering if I'll be able to keep up with more of my DF bike friends and how the vibrations will affect my rides on the back country roads north of Baltimore.
You can fix your issues with mirror and rear suspension + Inflatable Seat Cushion. For 15 years, I tried many recumbent bike and I don't like Cruzbike, too tricky to direct.
At around 1000miles, I developed enough control to ride cruzbike with no hands for unlimited time even riding as slow as 3-4 mph with tight turning maneuvers. From my experience the ability to engage upper body combined with less adaptable center mass does demand longer acclimation. Inflatable cushion is life changing for multi day tours. Mirrors should be a standard on all recumbents , more important than all but maybe rear reflectors.
@@rockscaler99 Yes no hands and for each big acceleration, the 2 hands tightening the handlebars like a cyclist who launches a sprint standing on his pedals. 😄
The easy saddle adjustment equivalent depends on the adjustment mechanism of the bike. I think Schlitter freestyle has the best as it has adjustments on the boom and the seat. Bachetta and many LWBs such as Phoenix are also seat adjusters
I commuted on an M5 recumbent for over a year in sub-tropical Queensland Australia and never had a problem with the sun. All it took was a visor on my helmet. My visor was attached with zip ties and allowed some adjustment up and down and I could ride even into low angle sun with no problem. With love, Ken
Thank you, good idea. I tried the visor under the helmet but it was not the right angle. I’ll try over the helmet.
..adore the recumbent bikes, so cozy as if riding on a moving couch !!!😍😍
Great video! lots of good points.
My current favorite recumbent is a Cruzbike Quest with a rear shock and no headrest. When I do ride this on the roads I don't seem to experience the disorienting vibrations as much... especially with my head. But because it's got the rear shock and the tires are a little wider, I have a tough time keeping up with my diamond frame bike friends on the hills in the mid Atlantic areas that I ride.
I probably spend 80% of my Cruzbike Quest riding time on local trails where it's typically flatter and I don't have to worry about cars. I do plan on getting a Cruzbike S40 with no shock and treat it more like a road bike. It will be interesting to see how it behaves on the hills in my area. I'm wondering if I'll be able to keep up with more of my DF bike friends and how the vibrations will affect my rides on the back country roads north of Baltimore.
The suspension and wider tires help vibrations for sure. Thank you for the info.
You can fix your issues with mirror and rear suspension + Inflatable Seat Cushion.
For 15 years, I tried many recumbent bike and I don't like Cruzbike, too tricky to direct.
At around 1000miles, I developed enough control to ride cruzbike with no hands for unlimited time even riding as slow as 3-4 mph with tight turning maneuvers. From my experience the ability to engage upper body combined with less adaptable center mass does demand longer acclimation. Inflatable cushion is life changing for multi day tours. Mirrors should be a standard on all recumbents , more important than all but maybe rear reflectors.
@@rockscaler99 Yes no hands and for each big acceleration, the 2 hands tightening the handlebars like a cyclist who launches a sprint standing on his pedals. 😄
The easy saddle adjustment equivalent depends on the adjustment mechanism of the bike. I think Schlitter freestyle has the best as it has adjustments on the boom and the seat.
Bachetta and many LWBs such as Phoenix are also seat adjusters
I love this bike
Is this the Zelus, may I ask the widest tyres/ tires that will fit please
Hi. I put 700x28s on it. I could go a bit bigger.
Looking to put a seat like that on my vision. Can you recommend one?
Hi, That is the stock seat from Performance Bikes