Originally Posted by
Schwinnhund
Just an observation.... there is no law that says you have to settle for one or the other. You can have a 'bent' and standard bikes as well. Just ride the one you feel like riding at the time. I have 12 bikes of all kinds, except for electric or motorized. I ride them all.
I kept both my road bike and my mtn bike for a while after I bought my bent. The problem is even ~10 days without riding the upright, and there's a painful re-acclimitization when going back to riding a road saddle. I don't have that anymore with my recumbent, which is why I don't have uprights anymore.
I realize a lot of people can do both. For me, though, there's no reason to keep a bike I would almost never ride. My next purchase will be an offroad capable trike.