Combining a Recumbent and Diamond Frame Bike for a Single Ride

Gentleman James

Gentleman James

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I am a 1 day endurance ridder so my goal is often to ride as far as possible in a day, and finish in as much comfort as possible.

What do you think about starting a ride on a recumbent and then changing to a diamond frame part way through, or same thing in revers order?

Has anyone tried it or thought about it? Any thoughts on which bike to use first and for what % of the ride?

I am sure that for me it will result in better speed and more comfort. Imagine being 100km into a ride and having 80km more to go. A change of riding position would be a big boost, the pressure would come off the sore spots from one bike and go onto places that are relatively fresh.

You would want someone helping with the logistics, which is inconvenient but does give you chance to make the bike change a full food/drink/supply/gear stop at any location and time of your choosing. If one of the bikes has a real problem you can just use the other one and finish the ride rather than having to give up.

Any other pros and cons to consider?

I will report, I had this planned for today but came down with a cold so postponed, which is probably what has made me want to discuss the idea since I am board at home thinking about how I should be doing it.
 
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Boreen bimbler

Boreen bimbler

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Not sure what your planned ride is but if you did loops from home it makes the logistics very easy. Dosn't sound a bad idea. You could do hillier stuff on the DF and flatter on CB.
I made up this silly ride and stopped for food at a friends, halfway round the route but a couple of miles from my house. https://www.strava.com/activities/5253239499
 
IyhelM

IyhelM

Létrange MBB
The whole point of riding a recumbent and having your weight distributed on a very large area is to avoid any sore spots… Unless you have specific health issues I don’t see why a properly tuned recumbent would fail you, comfort-wise.
I’ve ridden 300 km in 14h and 450 km over 2 days (albeit with a long 12h pause during the night) and the only thing slowing me down was my fitness level, not any kind of sore.
Now if you are on a seriously hilly ride and aiming to go as fast as possible, if you have good training on both df and recumbent, it might make sense to climb the steepest sections on a df. If you are properly trained on your recumbent, for anything averaging less than 1.5% climb/distance ratio I would not bother.
 
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Eugene Econ

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Gentleman James said:
I am a 1 day endurance ridder so my goal is often to ride as far as possible in a day, and finish in as much comfort as possible.

What do you think about starting a ride on a recumbent and then changing to a diamond frame part way through, or same thing in revers order?

Has anyone tried it or thought about it? Any thoughts on which bike to use first and for what % of the ride?

I am sure that for me it will result in better speed and more comfort. Imagine being 100km into a ride and having 80km more to go. A change of riding position would be a big boost, the pressure would come off the sore spots from one bike and go onto places that are relatively fresh.

You would want someone helping with the logistics, which is inconvenient but does give you chance to make the bike change a full food/drink/supply/gear stop at any location and time of your choosing. If one of the bikes has a real problem you can just use the other one and finish the ride rather than having to give up.

Any other pros and cons to consider?

I will report, I had this planned for today but came down with a cold so postponed, which is probably what has made me want to discuss the idea since I am board at home thinking about how I should be doing it.
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If you live in an area with hills getting over four or five percent, you may want to consider your diamond frame bike for that area, providing the hilly part is somewhat isolated along your route. Ride up a five or eight percent grade with the Cruzbike and you will see what I mean.

I ride diamond frame bikes one day and the Cruzbike the next. Never really noticed anything I would find problematic other than I can climb a lot easier, faster, and with a lot less energy on the diamond frame bike.

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