Originally Posted by
Peterpan1
Unless you love recumbent riding, forget it. It isn't just regular bike riding with a twist, it uses very different muscles, is much harder to ballance, almost to the point of it being impossible to restart on a hill. I have one and enjoy it, but it is almost like crosstraining to me.
Beyond that, fit, fit, fit...
+1!
I had the opportunity to ride a new recumbent. I hated it even while trying my best to like it. Some people are made for recumbent bikes and love them. Others like me just can't ride them and enjoy the experience. I did a tour once with several people riding recumbent bikes. All said hill climbing was never a problem as long as you were pushing it up the hill. The only recumbent bike I would consider now is a Tadpole trike. That would eliminate balance problems and hill climbing at very low speeds. I would buy one if they were not so expensive for a quality Tadpole trike.
Of the choices above, the LHT is the definite winner.