Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
Some DF riders would rather give up the sport than to be seen on a recumbent. I think they all believe that getting a recumbent will make them old, fat, and bearded (not to mention geeky; ) and worst of all, they'll have to walk up every hill and be the butt of all the jokes they used to tell about 'bent riders.
I just want people to ride what makes them happy. If you're happy riding a DF (or a riding both DF and bents), then that's what you should do.
On the other subforums, I will pop an occasional
if after trying different saddles, you still have the pain, maybe it's time to consider the darkside comments in here and there. But I always start with the "ride what makes you smile".