Implementation of electric bikes

Clearly, what I need is a recumbent bike. Alas, recumbents came and went a couple of years ago, and I missed it.  They are hard to find, especially on the east coast of the US.There are quite a number mentioned on the Net,you really want to try recumbents out as they are weird.  It would be nice to have a local electric bicycle shop help out with all of this as well.
I tried three shops within a four hour drive of home, and all three were out of business.Not good. So I tried Plan B:and see if a local shop would order it for me,find one that seemed about right. I chose Marty’s Reliable up in Morristown and, for the bike, selected an Easy Rider recumbent from easyracers.com. It had a nice seat and back support, and the right position for my hands,didn’t seem to be too weird. Marty ordered one, and I have ridden it for a few days. 
The bike is certainly low-slung, and it doesn’t handle like the bikes I know and love.It has small wheels with a sort of chopper front and is long.  To turn, you lean more and steer less.My early attempts at hill climbing had me wandering across the road in a sine wave.  I steer a bit like a young kid on a bike. But I had my first shot at the bike or folding electric bike paths at Loantaka today, and it was great.  I am getting the hang of the steering, and it is especially great on flat surfaces.
At this point,there are some problems.I am typically using the third highest gear on level ground.  When going downhill, I can’t peddle fast enough to add any energy.  This is not good, considering that the motor will increase the downhillness of the world.
It is unclear how fast I am going, compared to my old electric bike.  There’s less wind resistance, and I am working more efficiently, I think.  Am I going faster?Tomorrow,over to the new bike,I think I’ll move my speedometer over.

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