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LOL! It doesn't mean you'll be buying it any time soon. But you will probably be thinking how to justify the next one before too long; and the second one will be more expensive than the first one.singlespeedemon said:$7000? My wife would become my exwife. Hmmmm
I know, I know, I know. If you told me six months ago that I would actually spend this much money for a BICYCLE, I would have told you that Hell would freeze over first. No kidding. I am just a lower middle class kind of guy so this was a very extravagant purchase.blazingpedals said:
I look at this way. If getting the EXACT bent that fits my body and personality is what makes the difference between me getting out on the road all the time versus hanging it up in the garage, then it was worth every penny. My mountain bike hung from the rafters for three or four years before I finally traded it for a cord of firewood. That's right, firewood.
Recumbent bikes are very funny things. They're very hard to find, relatively speaking, very expensive, and in the case of my VKII, pretty damned hard to ride. (For a while anyways.) I don't think I've seen many complaints though from people that wish they hadn't bought one. I realize that it might be too hard to admit it if you don't like the bike you spent thousand on but I'm sure you'd still see complaints on forums like this.
If you're in your forties and you've never been in shape and never been really into any kind of fitness program then I suppose you'd probably be wasting your money. At least statistically speaking that is. But if your goal is to find a way that you can exercise that won't tear up your joints, back, neck, prostrate area, etc., etc., then a bent is for you. (Not to mention being pretty fun to have SO MANY people say very cool things while you ride by. Especially the kids. You'd think they were seeing their favorite hero by their reactions.) I've been on rides so far that go over two hours and other than slightly sore muscles I've been no worse for wear. I don't see any reason you couldn't literally ride all day at a mellow pace and still be just fine to ride the next day. How many forms of exercise can make a claim like that? By the way, My last 14 mile ride up and down the hills in my area burned over 1200 calories. Yes, one thosand, two-hundred. That's a lot of food that won't be making it to my waste.
P.S. I know marriage is a two way street, but if my wife gave me static for wanting to spend money on a Bicycle instead of a vacation in Hawaii, then I might have to examine where my wife's motivations lie. Of course I am divorced.......HMMMMM????
Mine is a EZ Sport LE from a few years back. It is aluminum, made in Taiwan. Mine is 27 speed. It weighs about 35 pounds. I lke it a lot, but I don't know what equipment you will get on one now. I got it used here in Maryland for $650.00. I'm looking to get a Linear, but I don't have the loot right now. If I get the funds to buy one, I'll be selling this EZ Sport. If anyone is interested, I'll post a picture of it.
Bill
What did you think of the EZ Sport as I have not found one around here to try out. I am thinking about a EZ Sport AX.
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Bill
What did you think of the EZ Sport as I have not found one around here to try out. I am thinking about a EZ Sport AX.
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I am most likely not your typical aquaintance. I have 2 fulltimes jobs, my wife has one. We ar teacher here in Budapest hungary. We have 3 kids. We have to watch what we buy for food these days because of the economics of being a teacher in this country.bkaapcke said:
Over the course of a year we usually can scrimp and save enough cash to take a family vacation, camping, each summer, no amusements parks, not fancy hotels, etc.
We are happy with our lives but it makes certain things unreachable.
I would love a bent bike. The prices here for new ones are our more than our combined monthly GROSS salary, or about 1.75 of a month's Net wages.
there are few to no used ones. Getting one on ebay for instance and having it sent here would cost a ton in shipping.
I am not writin gthis to say it is not possible, just to point out how fricking hard it would be for me to get one...
I will look into having somebody weld me a frame and start buying bits and pieces..... I really want one of thse bikes.
robi
You are on the right track. Is a used 10 speed with in your price range. If so do search the internet. There are many sites that show you how to cut up and reweld your own recumbent. You then can reuse the parts off the original bike for the most part.beanco said:
Best of luck and keep us posted on your progress.
