thanks for the reply, npkeith. but that's to low to the ground. i'm afraid i'd get run over the first day. forgive me if i use the wrong terminology, but i think i am seeking a semi-bent recumbent (something more upright).
Just to get you up to speed on terminology...
What you are thinking of might be a typical recumbent delta trike. A delta trike is a trike with two wheels in back and one in front (tadpole is the other type, two in front). Most of them put your back kind of upright and your butt a couple feet off the ground.
To see what a semi recumbent looks like, have a look at this google image search:
http://images.google.com/images?q=el...mi%20recumbent