Originally Posted by
Road Fan
More generally, Mrs. Road Fan has had hand surgery on both hands, with great success.
What are USS and ASS?
Under the seat steering and above the seat steering. Esoteric recumbent lore.
Recumbents are much easier on the hands. In fact, in a zen-like fashion, the less your grip is the easier it is to control. Try telling yourself that when you're hitting 40 MPH downhill.
Whats more important is the type of shifter. Don't get grip shifters, only get trigger shifters. I have grip shifters and don't really like them.