Re: your worst touring bike

This is not meant to razz our recumbent colleagues. It is just a personal
experience that I had.

My worst touring bike was a BikeE RX recumbent. I used it for a tour of
approx. 700 miles (1100km). The bike was later stolen - poor sap!

The BikeE was fine for casual riding, along a rail trail or along the
beach. It was not the greatest touring bike. It was terribly slow, even
slower than me. It could not climb worth a darn, even worse than me. I am
not referring to double digit grades here. Just simple little rises now
and then.

Also, the bike did not accept a mid-ship rack, and all the weight was on
the rear end. That made the front tire rather sloppy whenever I hit a soft
patch.

Did I mention that it was slow? Did I mention that it could not climb?