For what it's worth, I have a friend who reviews 'bents for various publications and has even built his own, including welding the frame out of steel stock. His all-time favorite is his SWB/OSS front-drive(!) German ZOX-26*, the fastest bike he has ever owned, but even he admits it sits a little too low for comfort in heavy traffic.
*The Audi A-6 of bicycles?
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069