recumbent bicycle

collocation in English

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recumbent
adjective
uk
/rɪˈkʌm.bənt/us
/rɪˈkʌm.bənt/
literary
lying down or leaning back so you are almost ...
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bicycle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/us
/ˈbaɪ.sə.kəl/
a two-wheeled vehicle that you sit on and move by turning the two pedals (= flat parts you press with ...
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(Definition ofrecumbentandbicyclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The front fork is controlled (or steered) with cables in a manner similar to arecumbentbicycle.
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For some, the advantages of arecumbentbicycleare particularly relevant to touring.
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Another style is therecumbentbicycle.
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He was interested in advanced composites and recumbent bicycles.
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Despite the enormous variety of modern bicycles, recumbent bicycles are the only major variety of bicycle which do not use this same basic design.
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These are also used on recumbent bicycles for under-seat steering.
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Recumbent bicycles are designed on different ergonomic principles and eliminate pressure from the saddle and handlebars, due to the relaxed riding position.
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They are derived from recumbent bicycles and tricycles, with the addition of a full fairing (aerodynamic shell).
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It is more common to see recumbent bicycles with partial or full fairing.
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Less commonly, the term is applied to fully faired recumbent bicycles.
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Recumbent bicycles often use tiller steering.
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