Yeah, semi-recumbents are rare. There are a couple of good reasons too. Without strange steering geometry you are limited to a small front wheel. And if you want a normal wheelbase the rear wheel has to be smaller too, so the seat can be above it, which also limits your climbing angle (falls over backwards on extremely steep inclines) as the weight is rear biased. The small wheels create balance issues at low speed, and have a learning curve.
However the comfort is totally worth it, and with all that rear weight, I can stop *really* fast before going over the bars is a concern.
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