Irishred

Well actually the reason is stated in my statement that you quoted..."Because of physical issue, I can now only ride a recumbent bike." (:
At one time in the past I did ride a mountain bike off-road and a DF road bike on-road, but that was when I was in my 30's and 40's. In my 50's I had to switch to a recumbent for on-road as well as off-road riding. I've been riding a recumbent for the past 25 years or so, and now I'm 75 and still love to ride off-road as well as on-road riding. Actually I think riding a bent is more fun/exciting even though there are more limitations on the on how technical the trails can be on a bent. And when I say "bent", I talking about a 2 wheel recumbent BIKE. My on-road is an Easy Racers Tour Easy, and my off-road is a Rans Stratus XP with 1.9 inch knobby tires.
So there you have it.

Kapusta

You don't need to explain yourself to that guy. He's just trying to push your buttons.

CliffordK

Something like the Giant Revive might be interesting on gravel. Hard to say about intense trails. As someone mentioned, it may not hop the tires over stuff very well.

Kapusta

I though bents were the bottom rung of cycling cred..... until now

Irishred

I agree that it would be very interesting on gravel as you put it. On "intense trails" not so much though I think. The chain and bottom bracket (pedals and chain ring) would catch on every little thing.