The Evolution of a Cyclist - Cycling Utah

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The Evolution of a Cyclist - Cycling West Cycling Utah

For those of you looking for advice on diet, product specs, gear theories, or techie stuff in general — move on. Those topics are well covered by all the other articles. This column is more a slice of life type of experience, my experiences on riding a recumbent trike in general, and around Salt Lake in particular. The 45-degree angle is from riding on the right side of roads, many of which are seriously sloped, whether curbed or not.

On a traditional bike, you can lean to the left to compensate for the slope. Although the seat (no saddle) on a trike is more comfortable, you can feel yourself slowly sliding off to the right. If you think a three-wheeler can’t tip over…well, it can. I’ve done it.

The visual effect is intensified because on a trike, the field of view, especially looking above, is much broader and more 3-D since you aren’t riding bent over. When we drive our vehicle along the bike routes we use, the roads look much narrower, even cramped. The upside is that on a trike, cars give you lots of room, many actually going all the way over to the far lane...

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