Originally Posted by CanadianCowbell

So I am looking to get into biking but the truth is that I am pretty clueless. In my teens/early 20s I used to ride mountain bikes but to be honest I got cheap ones, ran them into the ground and got another cheap one (and repeat). As time went by I put on weight and now I am in my mid 30s and around 300lbs. This past summer I decided to do something about it and went with a recumbent exercise bike and with that exercise bike I am down 50lbs but the truth is that it's getting boring and I would like to get into riding outdoors.

I went with a recumbent exercise bike because I never really enjoyed traditional bikes so I decided to look into a recumbent outdoor bike. Then I found out about trikes (spelling?) and I think that might be the way to go because they appear to not have the problems I had with a "traditional" bike.

The problem is that I am right now trying to educate myself about them but I really don't know where to start. It's that point where even reading here on the forum it feels like you all are speaking another language. So can any of you point me in the right direction so I can start to learn?