The great thing about trikes

[rydabent]

(05-20-2025, 01:28 PM)Criminal Wrote:  

(05-12-2025, 10:15 AM)rydabent Wrote:  Why worry about a five foot wall, when a great percentage of the time DF riders are staring down at their front wheel.

Hello cyclists,
The quoted statement is blatantly false. Obviously common sense and how people actually ride their bikes shows the remark as folly regardless of attempts at rationalizing it.

This is how lies and disinformation gets spread. I am glad someone exposed it. Why say something that is just ludricous when you put any thought into the statement

I have ridden a 2 wheel recumbent. I WAS looking at the my top of front wheel, as it was just below my chin level; but what do I know? Not even a close contest to whether I looked at my tire on an upright compared to the recumbent (which front wheel kicks crap up in your face while you are looking at it; not fun!).

This interloper from the DF racer boy cult comes here and post all of his cult ideas, even name calls.

[rydabent]

(12-25-2025, 06:00 PM)Criminal Wrote:  What this thread has evolved into is the demonstration of how one tricycle rider's faultering mind is set on denying the truth regardless of any evidence provided.
Apparently now cyclists only look up when a camera is present. Ha ha ha!
Next it will a hot dog vendor, or a streaker, or maybe a bridge collapse. One can rationalize anything when the grey matter starts to go bad.

Funny, but not one person has agreed with this singular tricycle rider yet. I am waiting for just one rational person to state: "Why yes, they are looking forward not because they are in a race and need to view the roadway and competition, but instead only because of a photographer that is not even in their way".
Of course, having done professional photography I am aware of different lens sizes, doublers, zooms, telephoto lens, etc. that allow photos to appear to be taken at a much closer distance than they actually are (nevermind that the photo angle is offset from the rider's direction of travel).

Bring it on sir/madam/person. Everyone here knows you are just going to spew out more laughable comments that in the end have absolutely nothing to do with reality. Old age is fun; you can just say what you want and everyone apparently feels sorry for that person since it is not worth the time trying to convince anyone not in their right mind.

Public service announcement: Warning, riding a tricycle affects logical thought leading one to create fantastical rationalizations regardless of reality. Not! It only happens to one rider who can no longer think clearly due to biases they have long ago created and are no longer able to get past since they are never going to admit to being wrong when presented with evidence multiple times that clearly refutes their misguided belief.

Everyone safely enjoy your holidays! See you in a couple months to comment on the next irrational and biased blurb to emit from only one person thus far.

This forward looking rider must be looking at another photographer, or maybe there is a carrot on a stick in front of him that he is trying procure. Regardless, the faultering mind will provide us all another goofy and baseless comment.

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What is funny is the fact they you keep posting pictures proving my point. Look at the last picture you posted, look how the rider has his head craned back, to look straight ahead. On long rides, that leads to pain.

[rydabent]

(06-03-2025, 10:54 PM)Criminal Wrote:  

(06-03-2025, 10:32 AM)rydabent Wrote:  Not everyone agrees with "your" facts. And to throw another log on the fire, speed is way down on the list of why I cycle.

I do not care why you cycle, as I am certain you do not care about why I cycle.

Of course not "everyone"; you mean YOU do not agree (which is of no consequence when dealing with your twisted logic). No one else has disagreed with the logic and facts presented (how could they if they be of sound mind and rational thought!) other than yourself. You may not agree with the facts; but that does not refute their being facts. Look at yourself; you cannot even admit to basic truths about your "bent" ways so as with other irrational people I would never expect you to acknowledge the fault of your inaccurate rationalizations.
The fact that you admitted to staring at your front wheel 50% of the time shows your "logic" which has thusly been exposed allowing others to disregard your comments regarding cyclists who must be looking at their front tire all the time just because that is the way you rode a bike before becoming a leisure tricyclist. Real bicycles are not as good as your "lazy boy recliner on wheels" because YOU were not able to handle a 100 mile ride on one, and that apparently means, in your mind anyways, that everyone else must be just as out of shape, uncomfortable, and suffering the same as you did on your century. Again, perverse logic to superimpose your riding habits and misfortunes upon every other rider who happens to not be riding a "bent" (a term I thought ridiculous; but if it destroys your mind than yeah "bent" might be appropriate), and unlike yourself can ride looking forward and not be sore like your unconditioned self was.

Folks, if this is what riding a recumbent tricycle does to your logical thinking then I suggest not riding one. Must be the exhaust fumes he's/she's/they're sucking in that's killing off brain cells. Tricycles are great, but bicycles are better!

Since I do most of my riding on the 130 mile network of bike trails in my city, I am not "sucking exhaust fumes"!!!!!

[rydabent]

FYI This "senile nut case" with the "faltering mind" has ridden approx 30,000 miles since I have retired. About half of it on DF bikes.