Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes!

[John Bowman]

Bars are already flat.

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Really don't want to get any more upright than I already am. Direct orders from my butt.

What my butt, back, neck, hands ordered.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Its the pigs arse.
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Interesting national self-image.

But at least you got a dog in there. Never hurts to associate yourself with dogs. Most TV ads in the US show dogs now — even when the product has no conceivable canine connection.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Interesting national self-image.

But at least you got a dog in there. Never hurts to associate yourself with dogs. Most TV ads in the US show dogs now — even when the product has no conceivable canine connection.

Dog? You mean Ireland? Ireland is famously shaped like a teddy bear, I'll have you know!

 

[Chargeride]

Ireland has no head, the Original Orangeman stole it.

 

[6zfshdb]

What my butt, back, neck, hands ordered.

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I'm looking at these bikes as well, but there are none in the area to test ride. I can't figure out how you would get started without falling over. I suppose you could keep one foot on the ground and use the throttle to get going if the bike has one.

Carrying a lot of gear could also create a balance issue. A rear rack would put the weight aft of the rear wheel and take weight off the front tire.

 

[Chargeride]

I have ñever ridden one, but every issue I have seems to be countered by actual riders.
I wonder how you keep your straight leg on the pedal when resting, do you have to position the cranks to keep both legs bent or rely on clips

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Ireland has no head, the Original Orangeman stole it.

Really? Donegal? The teddy's nose? Anyway we're talking geography not debated politics!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I have ñever ridden one, but every issue I have seems to be countered by actual riders.
I wonder how you keep your straight leg on the pedal when resting, do you have to position the cranks to keep both legs bent or rely on clips

I'm looking at these bikes as well, but there are none in the area to test ride. I can't figure out how you would get started without falling over. I suppose you could keep one foot on the ground and use the throttle to get going if the bike has one.

Carrying a lot of gear could also create a balance issue. A rear rack would put the weight aft of the rear wheel and take weight off the front tire.

One of my best friends is an avid (traditional) recumbent biker. She always wears a helmet (which saved her skull twice) only not in this photo.

She made 7,000 km in 2025 including a two-week 1,082 km solo trip to the montane Czech Republic! As you can see, she packed her bike with panniers. Makenzen offered me trying a recumbent but I was too scared! I observed her mounting the bike: She takes the seat and supports herself with both feet and grabs the handlebars. Then, she places a foot on the pedal and makes the first half rotation to add the other foot. Looks simple as soon you have tried it but it is scary for me!

Recumbent bikes are very fast on the paved surfaces. One of the issues here is the bike is not well visible from the cars in dense traffic, so the recumbent riders usually place a flag pole at the back of the bike to "be seen".

The issue with recumbent bikes is no big brand makes recumbent e-bikes, and there are no mid-drive recumbent e-bikes I would know of.

 

[Chargeride]

If you go over the bars , looks like a tangled face plant is inevitable, but they look like they would tend to do that.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

If you go over the bars , looks like a tangled face plant is inevitable, but they look like they would tend to do that.

No, you won't go OTB (it is technically impossible). They crash sideways.
A very low centre of gravity, which is good.

 

[Chargeride]

Yup checks out.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Yup checks out.

I said "paved surfaces". Any idiot could take a bike into a wrong terrain.
Why don't you show a Dutch bike riding a rock garden.

 

[Chargeride]

Er, I thought it did very well.

 

[PCeBiker]

Can anyone point me to a half decent reasonably priced recumbent that I can put a BBS02B motor on?

I don’t care what it weighs as long as it's tough enough to crash, because that's inevitable.

I Really Want to get some back support for my rides.

I don't pedal, so adding a mid-drive motor to a recumbent should be a lot easier.
(Throttle, motor, battery. No other sensors.)

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Dog? You mean Ireland? Ireland is famously shaped like a teddy bear, I'll have you know!

Ireland looks like a teddy bear?? Maybe after a dog's gotten to it.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Ireland looks like a teddy bear?? Maybe after a dog's gotten to it.

Yep, long known for it.

And then you have THIS monstrosity. Poor old County Clare...

 

[PCeBiker]

I said "paved surfaces". Any idiot could take a bike into a wrong terrain.
Why don't you show a Dutch bike riding a rock garden.

This is the closest that I could find.
A MTB with no suspension.

I rode my 27" Raleigh ten-speed on similar terrain back in the mid 90's.

It all boils down to the riders skill.
It was difficult to ride, being careful not to pop a tire, and I had to go slow, but it was fun and challenging.

I'm glad there was no one there like you to tell me that it wouldn't work, or even tell me that I'm not allowed on the trail.

 

[PCeBiker]

I can't find much on Aliexpress, and they are kinda expensive considering that they aren't motorized,..

Maybe I'll get one of these?
It's already got brakes. It just needs a motor and a battery.

 

[6zfshdb]

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One of my best friends is an avid (traditional) recumbent biker. She always wears a helmet (which saved her skull twice) only not in this photo.

She made 7,000 km in 2025 including a two-week 1,082 km solo trip to the montane Czech Republic! As you can see, she packed her bike with panniers. Makenzen offered me trying a recumbent but I was too scared! I observed her mounting the bike: She takes the seat and supports herself with both feet and grabs the handlebars. Then, she places a foot on the pedal and makes the first half rotation to add the other foot. Looks simple as soon you have tried it but it is scary for me!

Recumbent bikes are very fast on the paved surfaces. One of the issues here is the bike is not well visible from the cars in dense traffic, so the recumbent riders usually place a flag pole at the back of the bike to "be seen".

The issue with recumbent bikes is no big brand makes recumbent e-bikes, and there are no mid-drive recumbent e-bikes I would know of.

But where would I put all my bar mounted doo dads?

 

[6zfshdb]

Can anyone point me to a half decent reasonably priced recumbent that I can put a BBS02B motor on?

I don’t care what it weighs as long as it's tough enough to crash, because that's inevitable.

I Really Want to get some back support for my rides.

I don't pedal, so adding a mid-drive motor to a recumbent should be a lot easier.
(Throttle, motor, battery. No other sensors.)

This one might work. It even has a reading lamp for when you get bored from not pedaling.