So here we have it. All bike have shortcommings as well as strong points. No one bike fits all needs. For every need there is a bike that excels at that particular task. Road, sprint, track, MTN, touring, commuting, cargo and the list goes on. What most people fail to realize is that recumbents do excel at certain things as well they have their shortfalls. It will take open minds and a lot of time for this to happen. If you asked the average person they would not know what a recumbent was.
Every spring our local newspaper would run an article about bicycling and would describe all the new classes of bikes including touring, cross, Mtn and so forth. They described how "comfortable the new "cross bikes were. I wrote a letter and challenged the author of the article to contest. Pick your most comfortable cross Df and I will use my Tour Easy. The challenge is to see who can sit on their bike seat for the longest time. The only request I have is to use a seatbelt incase I fall asleep. I did not get anyone to accept the challenge. I guess the bike model name (Tour Easy by Easy Racer) scared them off. As usual they failed to inform the public with a follow up article and so the ignorance continues.