Originally Posted by Retro Grouch

Honestly, I recommend making a road trip to a recumbent specialist dealer.

Diamond frame riders talk about handling and ride differences among bikes with only slight geometry variations. Recumbents have gigantic design variations so I'd expect the differences in ride and handling to be much greater.

Then there are the practical considerations: How are you going to transport the recumbent with your car? Where and how are you going to store it? Do you do your own mechanical work?

A bike shop that specializes in recumbents will be able to help you work through which recumbent design will work best overall for you. A bike shop that has only a few recumbents as a side line will be less helpful.