Originally Posted by
andychrist
Try out as many different styles of bents as you can.
That's really my point about making a road trip to a recumbent specialist.
Diamond frame riders make a big deal about differences in ride and handling among bikes that have relatively similar frame geometries. Recumbents are a more rapidly developing design technology and there are huge design differences. Unless you go someplace where you can try them out you're stuck with your own preconceptions about how the different designs are going to ride and handle.
In addition to how it rides, there are some practical considerations to think through too. Transportation, storage and even how it will fit through your door. Every recumbent design carries it's own combination of positives and negatives. A recumbent specialist will have dealt with all of these issues before and will be in an excellent position to advise you.