OK then, I'll bite. Here is the Iowa Linear which I've had for not far off three years now. I rescued it from its previous existence as a bug hotel while languishing in the former owner's barn for ten years. If I had been an entomologist I would have become extremely excited while removing the remains of generations of former many legged and winged occupants from in and around the frame while I was getting it sorted.
I would like to say it flies but that would be such a terrible pun though it goes well enough considering the limitations of the power unit.
The Linear soaks up today's sun.
It's been a gradual evolution while I found what worked for me. It doesn't look the same as when I bought it. Probably no Linear, or any recumbent, does. The brakes have been improved, 406 front wheel fitted, gears lowered, bar end shifters fitted, the frame stiffened with a Linear-made reinforcing plate. The frame stiffener makes a lot of difference. It's as near as I can get it to the improved Linear 2.0 which was produced in New York State until the modern CAD designed Linears started rolling out of the factory. It's probably the best an Iowa Linear
can be, and deserves the title "Linear Limo". There's a lot of me in this bike. I suppose I'm about due to do a "three years with an Iowa Linear" post soon.
I must like it, as other bikes have come and gone and it's still here. It's the bike I ride, given a choice. Being that recumbents are as rare as they are, I haven't had much to compare it with.
The Linear in all its extravagant length.