Originally Posted by Dudelsack

Recumbents? There's the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The good: much easier on the back, shoulders, neck, arms and wrists. Some will say if you get a proper bike fitting these issues vanish. They're wrong. It puts you in a more aerodynamic position and you'll go a bit faster.

The bad: most are heavy and expensive. They DO hurt some. Bent butt is a problem. For me, they're nightmarish to get up very steep hills.

The ugly: they're ugly. I weep bitter tears ( not really) when I look on my beautiful full carbon 18 pound road bike. Also, they look weird. I seek obscurity like a courtesan of the night, but you won't get any on a bent.