The recumbent offers a number of advantages over the conventional bicycle. Most importantly, increasing the contact area between body and bike away from the acutely focussed point of the traditional saddle, can give significant increases in comfort. In addition, weight is taken away from the hands, and the head and neck are in a natural forward looking position. There are also potential aerodynamic improvements, but there are many factors at play and, for most people, there are unlikely to be speed gains from riding an unfaired recumbent. We recommend recumbents for all needs. For speed, fast day rides, light touring and fast commuting take a look at Bacchetta and Optima. For the ultimate commute/heavy duty tourer look at the Greenmachine and for all round utility use and special needs take a look at Hase.