Originally Posted by
chuckschreiner
Recumbents for road riding (some of what I do is on roads) scare me... awfully low for visibility to cars.. but they look like they would be great for riding...
They don't come much lower than what I ride. Contrary to scaremongers who usually have an opinion but no experience, cars give bents a wider berth than regular bikes. Although I admit that if I rode in more urban environments I'd ride my taller bent (second photo.)