title: Reviving a ghost in the history of technology: the social construction of the recumbent bicycle.
abstract: Recumbent bicycles have never truly been associated with international cycling. Conventional safety (upright) bicycles have long been at the center of the cycling world, for both sport and transportation. This is despite the fact that recumbent bicycles are faster, more comfortable, and more efficient than the upright bicycles. The aim of this article is to explain the historical and social perspectives that led to the rejection of the recumbent bicycle by utilizing the theory of Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Bijker's two power theory, providing a contrast with the adoption of the safety bicycle.
authors: Hassaan
authors: H
authors: Ahmed
authors: Omer Masood
authors: OM
authors: Qureshi
authors: Abid Ali
authors: AA
authors: Khan
mesh_terms: D001642:Bicycling / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D066252:Sociological Factors; D013672:Technology / Q000266:history*