Recumbents are more efficient than regular bikes too but it turns out nobody rides them because they make you look like a complete dweeb.
Otherwise every single cyclist in races today would be using recumbents. They're that much more efficient.
My (aging, limited mobility) mom often uses her recumbent electric bike for grocery grabbing (bike score of 75, ymmv).
[1] https://daily.jstor.org/who-killed-the-recumbent-bicycle/