Well, it's not a particularly appetising subject on which to start my forum life but I need some advice from well established recumbenteers. After thousands of miles of cycling on 'regular' bikes I had a rush of blood to the head about six weeks ago and bought a cheap recumbent (a TW Bents). Now, having covered over 800 miles (I can't stay off the thing) I wonder why I never tried one years ago. They're brilliant and I honestly can't see me ever returning to the old type. My only problem is that after about half an hour of gentle cycling my shirt is pretty damp. My current seat is a fairly conventional type with a solid fibre glass or plastic back. It has a foam sponge pad covered in a black air tex material. I am aware of the mesh seats (I know Easy Racers do one called the Cool Back) but do they keep your back cool? What about all the other recumbent riders who don't have mesh seats? Do they carry a spare shirt around or just accept a sweaty back as an unfortunate downside of being so comfortable? I know that getting a bit sweaty is all part of the fun of cycling but on a conventional bike you do tend to dry out in the breeze as you go along. I am yet to try special 'technical' clothing with wicking properties but I am slightly sceptical of their extravagant claims. It never really gets particularly warm here in the UK so at least I can rely on a cool breeze (and more often torrential rain - which kind of overshadows my current problem) so I can't blame the weather. Any thoughts?