10609-G Grant Rd. R ecumbent bikes, or bents, are bicycles with a different seating arrangement.
Recumbent seats are larger and more comfortable than a traditional bike.
On a bent, you actually sit in a seat rather than perched on top of a narrow saddle which tends to cause numbness and chafing. The handlebars on recumbent bikes are either above the seat at shoulder level, or below the seat at a position where your arms naturally hang down. Recumbents usually have two wheels although some have three. Most often they are powered by pedaling with your legs, but some bents are hand powered, and other are both hand and foot powered. Recumbents are often referred to as Human Powered Vehicles.