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=== Recumbent quadracycles === {{main|Quadracycle}} Recumbent four-wheel cycles have more stability and fewer tracks than tricycles.<ref name="QuadStability">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ibike.org/library/tech.htm#Quadracycles|title = Quadracycle Stability|access-date = 29 May 2011|last = ibike.org|year = 2011}}</ref> More wheels introduce more weight and more complexity, namely required wheel suspension on uneven surfaces. The fourth wheel is of most benefit when going off-road.<ref name="QuadVsTrikeStability">{{Cite web|url = http://www.lightfootcycles.com/atc_recumbent_quadracycle.php|title = Quad vs Trike off-road ability as Lightfoot compares their ATC quadracycle to their Roadrunner tricycle|access-date = 29 May 2011|last = lightfootcycles.com |year = 2011}}</ref> When two and sometimes four riders want to ride together in a sociable configuration the four-wheel recumbent cycle is a viable option.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.popsci.com/category/tags/eco-tour | title = ECO TOUR 09.15.11 | author = Pierce Hoover | year = 2011 | magazine = [[Popular Science]] | access-date = 15 September 2001}}</ref>
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