>>1352928I hear you. Not to forget, current recumbents are very expensive. Even a basic stickbike (Giro A20) will set you back 2000 USD.
The big alternative to all of this are e-bikes. You can build a pretty good machine for 2k. Electric assist means you can spend less time in the saddle and less time hurtin/pedalin. Also combine it with a brooks.
I think future electric bicycles will be so simple and be so efficient that HPVs will become more redundant/unneeded