Compared to a standard bike, I mean.
A three wheeler looks like an appealing move for the future as age related dodderyness sets in. And how do you low riders get on mixing it with road traffic?
What are they like to climb hills?
I've only been riding two wheel bent for just over a year now so i'm still relatively fresh eyed to the subject. First time you try it is like learning to ride all over again for the very first time. There's an initial unfamiliarity with where the peddles are when starting off, followed by the balance being all different, and the stearing point will seem odd, so expect over compensation and a few falls.
Once you've got past the initial hurdle of going in a straight line for more than one peddle stroke it'll get easier. When i started out, i'd walk the bent to a park a, no way i was getting on the road and playing in the traffic. After a while confidence builds and things start becoming second nature, that's when the fun really starts. :-)
Also, for me at least, the way you ride a bent is different in many ways to a regular bike, for me its more akin to driving a car, very little weaving in and out between cars. At the lights i pull up behind the vehicle in front and wait to set off. Other road users also seem to treat you more like a car too, giving you a wide berth when they pass, oncoming cars tend to stop at narrow parts to let you through in the same way they would for an oncoming car.
People also smile a lot and you'll discover all the yoot words for what was once termed "cool". You'll get noticed, people will start conversations with you when stopped. I was out for a ride in Hyde Park recently playing ingress (GPS game) had four separate conversations with random groups of people. One of whom wanted a picture to send to their husband.
Hills, for me are still a problem, low gears are essential to get up, but once you do, OMG the downs are spectacularly good fun - you'll grin like a loon.