sbctwin - I have this recumbent: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001013.php I got it shortly after I was dxed with MS. I was having some balance issues and now had an excuse to buy a recumbent. It's super fun to tool around on.. but this model is also super heavy! 65 lbs. When I got better, I bough a road bike and never looked back at the recumbent. I'm trying to sell it.. But what I wanted to tell you is that there are a whole lot of people on the trails around here who ride recumbents (men and women). They do make lighter ones - I rode one that was 25 lbs and it was speedy! It also cost $1300----I would suggest that he just go rent one for a day (if you have any shops who do that) and see how he likes it. There are lots of different models and he might be able to find one he likes.


I have been trying to get him to consider an adult trike, but he doesn't like the image.


DH was into mountain biking before we hooked up, biking together has just made us closer