The "Recumbent Bicycles and the People Who Ride Them" Review

I recently glanced through BikeSnob NYC's book apparently called Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the Worl fo Cycling and found that he breaks down most forms of cycling character traits; a personality quiz answer sheet if you will. He was mostly on spot, except for saying that MTB riders listen to creed and the like. The MTB riders I know listen to far better, and far worse, music than that. One seciton did stick out to me though, entitled "The Lone Wolf." It is how it sounds, that one guy out there riding who doesn't fit any of the trendy molds. As I'm typing this right now I can think of at least 3 riders who venture into Trailhead. We all know that guy, who we are, probably without admitting it, a little envious of, and likewise envious of his (or her, ladies) ability and courage to completely stand out up against yet among the crowd. If you are like me, you also know that you would never, ever, ever do half of the stuff that he or she does. This idea, seemingly random, brings me to those riders who ride recumbent bicycles. They don't look like the "Lone Wolf," but their bicycle definitely does. If you are not familiar with a recumbent bicycle, they look like this. Their riders, however, exhibit the same qualitites among almost every one of them I meet:

1.     They always wave. Can't say that about most other riders. Especially roadies.***
    
2.     They love to talk about their bicycle. Not in that annoying, jargon filled way,, which makes you never    want to buy one, but in a specialist, carpenter sort of way. Like someone who loves their job. Whoeverv that is.
   
3.     They will, during conversation, inevitably tell you that a recumbent is great on your back

The recumbent rider is that perfect mixture of "Lone Wolf" and normal. They are almost always nice and informative, and just want to ride a sit down bicycle low to the ground. They are a great break from normal riders who think that whatever they ride is the best and dislike any other forms of cycling. While I probably will never own one, the riders themselves do not turn me off to the idea.

I give recumbent riders the cool boy head-nod of bro approval.

***On a side note, pretty much every time i ride my bike, especially my road bike, I pass another road rider during. Inevitably, almost the first thing they always do is look to see what kind of bike I am riding. Usually they look, expressionless, and return to their ride that they are not enjoying. I stole that last part from BikeSnobNYC. Sorry dude.