It does seem that to many, "recumbant" means OLD , I don't get it, the ONLY thing that keeps my wife and I off recumbant trikes or a recumbant tandem is the "COSTS!!!!!!" Our bike buget is $500 apiece and that's actually pushing it pretty hard for living on $24,000 a year!! When I look at a recumbant trike, all I see a "comfortable" machine, LOL, I think that's the problem, the Wedgie Riders (yes, I resemble that remark!), just don't want YOU to be comfortable while their complaining of this or that ache or pain, YOU need to suffer with them. If your lucky enought to afford to own a Recumbant, especially a trike, then just smile and give sympathy as you roll by!