Originally Posted by
no1mad
What I would like to know is would this make a decent 'gateway' into the recumbent world? I know some would derail this simply because of where it's distributed through.
I would say that this bike would certainly be a decent 'gateway' bike for a person familiar with simple tuneup maintainance skills. The design is very similar to my wife's Sun X-1 (pictured below) which cost 4X more money, though it probably has better components. As long as you can keep the brakes and DR's operational it could be a good "First 'bent".
That being said, one has to remember that wheel size & gearing are important factors to consider. The Wally bike will most probably be a slow bike hence not really representative of many recumbents currently on the market as far as speed and effeciency is concerned, though still a good candidate for learning the 'feel' of a recumbent bike.
Compare the Wally 'bent to my wife's Sun X-1. Looks very similar to me...
