There's several different styles of recumbents and they all ride differently. Lots of riders love under seat handlebars but I've gotten serious shoulder pain from using them because they didn't support my arm well enough.
My advice is to find a recumbent specialty shop. An ordinary LBS that carries a couple of recumbents isn't good enough.
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