Prone bicycle
A belly is a recumbent recumbent bicycle in which the rider with the back is facing up. The bottom bracket is attached to the rear of the bike. The driver is located in the pelvis and in the front shoulder area on cushions or in a bowl. The handlebar is attached directly to the fork. Due to the special position of the rider, the air resistance to be reduced and increased in accordance with the speed of the vehicle. The short and thus light chain is considered as an advantage.
However, disadvantages of Bauchliegers are a bad view in traffic, a small luggage capacity and that the approach requires a great deal of skill. Therefore, and also because of - even in comparison to the classic recumbent - unusual posture to belly Lieger have not enforced.
Most of these special bikes are self made constructions dedicated hobbyist. There are few models manufactured in factory work. The first abdominal Lieger 1897 developed by the American company Darling and brought to market.