Originally Posted by skydive69

To me a recumbent is analgous to a mallet putter in golf - commonly used by old pros who have a case of the "yips," and can no longer putt. They look incredibly nerdy. The nerdiness of said putter is only exceeded by the nerdy look of recumbents. If recumbents were the only choice, I would go back to running.

And yes, your premise is dead on - no amount of discussion could sway me to the recumbent affirmation.