Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
Mike, welcome to the forum. Is there a good bike shop that will let y'all demo a couple of different bikes? I'm not talking about a quick spin, but taking one out for a ride similar to the kind of ride you envision taking. Maybe rent them. You stand to spend quite a bit of money, so I'd think a good shop would be willing to work with you.
If you think that you might be interested in a recumbent trike, I'd strongly suggest spending a half day or so at a recumbent specialty dealer. There are several variations on the design theme and they all ride a little bit differently. Also there are issues of transportation and storage. A recumbent specialty dealer can talk you through these things. A conventional bike dealer with 2 recumbents in stock probably can't.
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