Researching Recumbent Bikes And Trikes

It was about a year or two ago when I hit up Sue with the crazy idea that we should buy a couple of bicycles and get some exercise.
After a good laugh we pretty much dropped the subject for a while.
Especially since we live in Arizona where only the harcore and professional bike riders and racers come to practice in the summer when it is 100 degrees or higher every single day from early May until early October. Also, during monsoon season (15 June to 30 September) when the humidity skyrockets like crazy.

Fast forward to June 2021.
Recumbent bikes look really interesting. You can cruise on a bike while pretty much laying down.
But there are completely different types of recumbents.
Long or short wheelbase,
Different wheel sizes both front and back
Trikes with normal handlebars or similar to ape-hangers
Under the seat steering
Trikes called 'Tadpoles' with a single rear wheel and dual front wheels
'Delta' bike are the opposite ... one wheel in front, two in the rear.
I immediately felt drawn to the trike as it seemed to me that three wheels would prevent me from tipping/falling over thereby being much safer.
The immediate drawback ... cost !
A standard two wheel bike at Walmart, Target, or Amazon can run you from $75 to $500 depending on brand and purpose (mountain bike, road bike, fat tire, etc.).
A good recumbent can easily set you back anywhere from $2,000 to $7,000 or, in some instances, even more.
But, without actually riding a recumbent trike on a road test, there was no way to justify that kind of money.

So I started researching local bike shops within 20 miles which was quite an eye opening discovery, as there are a TON of them here.
There is one local bike shop that claims to specialize in recumbents and sells no less than six different top of the line brands like Catrike, Sun, Terra Trike, Trident Trike, and Ice Trike.
Now all we had to do is pick a day to go there and see if we can sit one a couple of these things and test them out.
Let's Go !