I was out and about today and stopped by a bike shop in Abingdon, Va, which is just down the road from me about 40 miles. While they don't stock any trikes or recumbents, the owner did tell me that he can order them from his distributor, and that the trikes he can order are Sun trikes. I looked in his catalog and the tadpole he had looked like it had some good features, adjustable back rest, 24 speeds. I see from their website that it has a 300 pound weight limit, I am right there maybe a few pounds over, so I would need to know if I am going to crush it the first time out. I also noticed that the price was a bit lower than some others I had looked at so I wonder where it stands in the quality department. I know it also is probably considered to be a bit heavy at near 50 pounds. What say the experts, should I steer clear? I suppose some other Sun trike other than the tadpole might work for me, I was just looking at those because I like what I saw.