tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post5354426595511043588..comments2023-11-29T13:50:03.704+01:00Comments on Cycle ChicĀ®: The Yellow Bikes of SpringColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-81345150422982000152008-04-18T11:16:00.000+02:002008-04-18T11:16:00.000+02:00christina,Some of us take life at a slower pace. I...christina,<BR/>Some of us take life at a slower pace. I used to race...many, many years ago. Now I enjoy life at a much gentler pace, and get to see the countryside as I ride my upright bikes. ;-)<BR/><BR/>And as A. Nony Mous pointed out it does use a different muscle group and require a different cadence and style. I have seen people with chronic pain have it greatly relieved just by changing to a more up right position on the bike.<BR/><BR/>Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-55927899813666728142008-04-18T11:12:00.000+02:002008-04-18T11:12:00.000+02:00Beautiful...may have to hurry up and get that yell...Beautiful...may have to hurry up and get that yellow Raleigh I found rebuilt and go for a ride.<BR/><BR/>Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-18322117579331287842008-04-16T23:58:00.000+02:002008-04-16T23:58:00.000+02:00Christina's comparing, I assume, with the riding s...Christina's comparing, I assume, with the riding stance of a quite-high seat and drop bars.<BR/><BR/>The two use very different groups of muscles, I've read. The optimum pedaling-speed efficiencies apparently are different as well. The drop bar/hi-seat requires a high RPM kind of "spin" pedaling while the sit-upright/lower-seat requires a pretty-low RPM kind of pedaling. In order to keep high-RPM pedaling in the efficient range, many gear ratios are required while the other can get by with very few gear ratios.<BR/><BR/>But back to Christina's comfort comment, what she calls cruiser bikes really aren't uncomfortable because of using the muscles differently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-33846530079400883322008-04-16T18:56:00.000+02:002008-04-16T18:56:00.000+02:00Not really feelin' the love for the cruiser bikes,...Not really feelin' the love for the cruiser bikes, they look uncomfortable to ride and I would imagine they would be very tiring on the legs; that's just the impression I get.<BR/>The middle one I love and brought a smile to my face when I looked at it.<BR/>Any idea what the circle bar around the front wheel spokes is for though? never seen that before.A&AC projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951006239063240509noreply@blogger.com