Quote Originally Posted by makbike View Post
Have you given any thought to a recumbent?
I have, actually, especially after I saw that Calfee makes a carbon fiber model available in a generous sampling of sizes, but I have one significant barrier between me and such a steed: I live in Los Angeles, where even high-profile cyclists take their lives in hand when pedaling the crazy roads.

Interestingly, I had mentioned the idea of getting a recumbent bike during a chatty moment in therapy several weeks back. At the time, my therapist had trouble visualizing what I was talking about, but this week when she saw me she immediately forbade me to buy one, saying that she had nearly hit one on her way into work that very morning.

I'd love to try a 'bent someday, and I'd like to do so on sleepy country roads, pedaling past nothing but idyllic cow pastures and vineyards.