And so it is with most. You gotta have the right motivation to enjoy the benefits of a bent. Learning curve. And overcoming the image problem. For me, it was all about comfort for long distance touring. I'm ok with a df for couple of hours, but then it gets to be a bit tedious in the rear department. But that's just me. I'll still ride my df some locally I'm sure.

I sort of lucked out that the lbs shop had a Tour Easy in stock. Really didn't know enough about bents to make an intelligent decision. The Tour Easy just fell into my lap. From all accounts, it was the right 'accident.'