Sighting of a strange 'bent in Glasgow

[Pat "5mph"]

Today I saw a recumbent that looked like a full size bike with the seat reclined.
What I mean is the two wheels were the same size, definetly both 700cc.
The rider was very high up, there was no flag.

 

[Scoosh]

Yeah, they're quite popular these days.

They are often a bit lighter, the larger tyres can give reduced rolling resistance and - the biggie - they are reckoned to be able to climb better. Easier to see over the hedges and chat to DF riders too - though only uphill/ on the flat because they are still quicker downhill ! Downside is that you need longer legs to reach the ground ... sorry @Pat "5mph" - might not be the best for you.

Something like this or this

 

[0lonerider]

Iv seen a couple of them lately on the riverside at the boat club, must be hard to get started going up hills

 

[raleighnut]

I was gonna say a 'highracer' but @Scoosh beat me to it

 

[Pat "5mph"]

It was a Nazca I saw @Scoosh
He was a tall man, true!

 

[Falco Frank]

Interesting model lineup:

https://www.nazca-ligfietsen.nl/en/list/models/

 

[steveindenmark]

This is what I had, a Bachetta Giro 26. Setting off uphill is not a problem as long as you start in a very low gear.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

This is what I had, a Bachetta Giro 26. Setting off uphill is not a problem as long as you start in a very low gear.

So complex,yet so brilliant.
I need to try one of these bikes.
And a Trike too,I feel I'm missing out on certain styles of riding.
Even if it was just for a week apiece, trying the 'bent and the trike

 

[steveindenmark]

I didnt get along with the Bachetta Giro. I didnt like the way my feet were always stuck up in the air. If I got another one itvwould be a low rider.

 

[summerdays]

I keep seeing a blue one like the one posted by @steveindenmark but only if I'm slightly early, and our paths only coincide for about 200m, he seems to work at the MOD.

But on Tuesday I saw a one of ones with a complete fairing or whatever they are called, yellow and low to the ground! I did turn my head to follow him as he passed! The sort of thing you would love to try out!

 

[steveindenmark]

That sounds like a Mango. They are fast but very expensive. Made in Holland.

 

[Scoosh]

one of ones with a complete fairing or whatever they are called

A Velomobile - a fully enclosed trike. Obviously a bit heavier than the unfaired version but, while slower uphill, very much faster downhill and along the flat at anything over about 20kph. While better into a headwind (aerodynamics) and lively in a strong 90* crosswind, they gain with a 45* headwind - the fairing acting like one of @steveindenmark's sails, so giving improved forward motion ...

Mind you, they cost about the same as a small car ...

 

[steveindenmark]

http://www.hembrow.eu/personal/sinnermango.html