Road bike and “mild” trail rider background. I was curious about recumbents, especially for long rides. I bought my S40 from Larry Oslund and he got me started riding right away. Though easy to ride initially (with good instruction from Larry) there were some skills like steep hill climbing, starting on hills, grabbing water bottles from behind head that require some time to achieve. I think it really shines on long rides where the comfort level is so much better than diamond frames.