Riding The Reynolds T-bone Recumbent Bike
By Mike on June 14, 2010, 2:32 am
Riding the Reynolds T-bone recumbent bike on the American River bike trail, Sacramento, CA.
Riding the Reynolds T-bone recumbent bike on the American River bike trail, Sacramento, CA.
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Hi Forest,
This bike has an adjustable seat position from WAYYYY back to almost upright. Unless a recumbent has an extreme seating position, neck pain usually isn’t a problem, but if it is, most recumbents have headrests you can purchase
i like the seats of most recumbent bikes, but the head position often looks a bit stressed the head leaning forward and/or down a bit too much for long term comfort….does this ever feel like an issue to you when riding long distance????…perhaps some kind of head rest leaning forward from seat would be ideal????……thanks, forest
eu amo a liberdade, bike é liberdade. i love freedom, because bike means freedom
Yep, those are Fastback hydration bags which work great for this type of bike.
Nice torpedo seat bags.
Ah!
It refers to your bum and how it tends to hurt when riding a standard road bike.
No, i actually mean I dont know what that expression means
Gooch Hurting..
What is a Gooch.. and why is it hurting?
Certainly not on this bike
But I don’t have problems with my road bikes either. Just need to be in condition to spend time on those Flite saddles 
Gooch Hurting??
Congratulations! You win!! You’re the first person to notice the light-saber in the video, so you win 5000 metachlorians and a Bantha hide
May the force be with you!
good to see you brought your safety equipment… especially the light-saber… most cyclists forget to pack one of those.
YAY no more gooch hurting
I go through phases. I’ve been riding trikes lately and taking the T-Bone out once in a while. While I do coast downhill much faster now with the narrow hamster bars, it also added weight. My setup is probably 3 pounds heavier than George’s original lightweight USS rig. So, faster in the flats but I feel the extra weight uphill. I’d say it’s a wash
I think I’ve considered selling every bike I own at one time or another. The “Bone” should still bring good money if you sell. Ti is sexy
Makes sense, I actually have a T-Bone and was considering the change to OSS. I don’t ride it that much right now, I mainly ride my TE and trike. Been struggling with the idea of selling it, it’s such a classic I’d hate to let it go.
Stayin’ bent and loving it. Take care.
G
Hi,
I changed to overseat steering to make my arm position more aero. My first over seat setup had some large handlebars (as seen in the video) and the bike handled great. I had put some VERY small bars on (like the bars on the U2-see U2 vid) to get my hands and arms as far in as possible for speed. That’s what made the ride more twitchy; hands far forward and close together. I’ve gotten used to them after a few rides and now it’s second nature. Much more aero now
Hi,
I was wondering why you decided to convert to over seat steering from under seat if is harder to handle?
Hi,
In it’s original under seat steering configuration, it was a breeze. With the indirect steering it was a fast pussycat. With the tiny overhead bars I have it set up with now, it’s a much more of a handful.
nice bike is it hard to ride
That was the hardest part. When I first tried to get going on the bike, I kept leaning to the right and had to stop. I had someone hold the back of the bike as I slowly went down the street and that was all it took for me to get the feel of balancing on it. After that, no problem! It’s still a handful on tight, uphill curves.
I don’t see how you don’t just fall over. That must be the hardest part; learn how to start on your own power.
Hi,
It’s really going to depend on the rider. I’m in about average shape and not the strongest rider in the world. For me, I can cruise fairly effortlessly at around 17 mph. I can hold prolonged speeds (about 30 minutes) in the area of 22mph without much trouble.
What is average speed on this bike? Don’t take account of wind (calm for example ) and on an aclinic road. Thanks!
Thanks! I agree, George’s bikes are slick! I wouldn’t mind checking out a Z-bone!
Great video, with really good music! George built awesome machines – local guy here in Baltimore has both a T- and a Z-bone!
Cycling as it should be !!
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