Disadvantages:

Low Racer Recumbent Bicycles Are Generally …

• Reclined at an extreme angle which makes them much harder to learn on.
• Difficult not only to stop but also to start!
• So low to the ground that they are dangerous in high-density traffic areas.
• Not a great city commuter bike
• Constructed with heavy and complicated frames.
• Designed with an inefficient, twisted chain line.
• Hard work and fairly slow on hill climbs.
• Have a small margin for steering curves due to the narrow steering bar and the chain’s close positioning to the front wheel.
• Limited in their steering by the proximity of the cyclist’s legs to the wheels.