I’ve had a handful over the years.
Firstly when you start looking you quickly realise it’s like asking if anyone’s got any experience with mountain bikes. ie they might be niche but there’s lots of different types within that.
As others have said it’s best to ride a few.
D-tek in Cambridge have a big array different types to try. I’ve had some contact with Derek there (very helpful if a bit disorganised, no website)
David at laidback bikes in Edinburgh has a few trikes and bikes to try.
Westcountry recumbents (now in Derbyshire) have trikes.
Kinetics in Glasgow mentioned above have bikes and trikes.
Most raise the issue of hill climbing harder. You can’t get out of the saddle and use your body weight like a standard bike. In theory you can get more power than your body weight by pressing back against the seat. I just had to use low gears and spin.
I had a trike for a while, some people love them, I didn’t like always leaning to counteract the camber and missed the leaning you get with 2 wheels.
Quite a few recumbents (bikes and trikes) have pedals above seat height. I got hot spots on my feet with that and couldn’t get on with the ‘style’ It does improve aerodynamics though.
I liked the Easyracers Tour Easy long wheelbase I had.
You might be able to consider a ‘semi-recumbent’ like the Rans Dynamik and Fusion models. They can be set up so that there’s no weight on arms and the seat is low enough to be able to get both feet down at a stop easily. And are lower on the ‘weird’ scale. They’re harder to find over here, but well worth a try if you get a chance. You might find that one of these set up for one handed controls might do the job.
I ended up letting go of mine as I like mixed road and trail rides and standard bikes are generally better for that.
Might be worth seeing if CTC forum has anything to offer the wounded of arm too.
