[jyl]

Picked up my wife's new used recumbent yesterday. '97 Rans V-Rex. Good condition, upgraded drivetrain.

I have had a hard time riding it. Took several minutes before I could push off and pedal away. I'm wobbly, on busy roads I have to take the entire lane since I'm all over the place. Turns are unpredictable, I don't know how to control radius.

That is, I think, a comment about me rather than about the bike. My wife got on and was immediately doing U-turns in our narrow residential street and riding straight as a rail. Grrr.

Even if I can't ride this thing, I may have fun tinkering with it. Pulled the wheels off, trued and tensioned them, which is SOP when I get a new bike. Really intrigued by the whole fairing idea, would like to get that sorted for her before STP in July. Thinking about fitting some Magura hydraulic rim brakes, just because. It isn't a traditional bike so I'm unfettered by my usual notions of aesthetics and period-correctness.