Originally Posted by
Elkhound
Not that much under $1K.
My Fuji Monterrey cost a little over $600.00, with the Xtracycle conversion another $500.00 or so.
My Trek Mountaineer I got used for $150.00, but I think new would have cost also about $600.00
My Montegue Paratrooper folder cost $550.
Any decent recumbents in that range?
An even bigger problem is that they have to be special ordered; the LBS doesn't stock them, and I'm not about to lay out that kind of money for a 'pig in a poke.'
Unfortunately a recumbent shop is a destination, and not just a shop you go to. I drove almost 2 hours to get my Bacchetta Corsa from BentUp cycles in North Hollywood/Encino area. Just planned a Saturday and went. If you can't find anything locally, places like Bacchetta and Hostelshoppe have generous return policies so you don't have to travel to find one. My first recumbent was a Strada, and now I'm on a Carbon Aero, great bikes, lots of fun. There's always used also.