I am a life long technician. I was drawn to riding bents because they seemed to be logical, and an advancement in cycling. That was 14 years ago, and my reasoning was not wrong. I now have a recumbent bike and a trike so I have the correct machine for the riding situation at hand. The trike is so convenient to ride in town on the bike trails since you do not have to clip in and out all the time. The bike goes mainly out on the hiways with club rides.
BTW when I got my first bent a RANS Tailwind, my mountain bike and road bike really never turned a wheel again. Yes bents are that good.