Originally Posted by sam83
Sb - I think you have good intuition on recumbents in these parts. I've thought about a bent, and others do ride them here, but I'd be concerned about the lower position limiting the vision / visability of both rider and other vehicles.
I think I was worried more about how slow you go on uphills on recumbents and not wanting to hold up so much traffic on so many very long hills. On the trike I do worry about visibility. It is very low. When I visited Atlanta I didn't have a trike yet so I wasn't even thinking about that.
People who don't ride recumbents don't really understand, but recumbents make riding such a joy. So when I saw conditions that made me think I couldn't ride a recumbent it made me sad. I don't know if I'd be so much of a bike enthusiast if all I had was a regular bike.