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Old 06-22-2010, 05:45 PM   #34 (permalink)
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The Van - '97 Mercury Villager gs
90 day: 19.8 mpg (US)

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LOL that's great! I bet it's exhausting making that huge wheel roll.

Why aren't recumbent bicycles more popular? They are a much better engineered design. You reduce the frontal area drastically and are able to make more efficient use of the engine (a seat back to press against allows for higher torque from lightweights such as myself, and are more comfortable to begin with )
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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