Recumbent - Bike E recumbent

I have no experience with the recumbent bikes but I am thinking about buying one and need an opinion on what is "decent" bike and price. Here is the description.
1998 Bike E
21 speed
RD is Sax (sp)
Tires are, rear 20x175; front 16x150
Seller is asking $600.00
LBS says half of that is plenty depending on condition.
Bike, supposedly has less than 100 miles on it.

Any opinions would be welcome

A BikeE is a fun little bike, but for my $.02, I wouldn't spend that much. When BikeE went out of business a few years back, the owners were selling their remaining inventory of brand new bikes for $300 on Ebay. Once they were all sold, people started reselling them a few months later for $500 to $600--still advertising them as brand new.

Personally, I wouldn't pay $600 for an older model BikeE. You can find a better used recumbent for that price. For example, I sold a 2002 RANS Tailwind in very good condition for $600 last year, and the Tailwind is a definite step up over the BikeE.

LBS is right. $600 is too much for a 98 BikeE. On Ebay they are going from $300 to $400 depending on condition.

What is your intended purpose? Pleasure/exercise rides. Fast rides? Touring/commuting? The BikeE will do OK for excersize and commuting but thats about it. You might want to consider other bikes before you buy. Most people want to go with a 20" front wheel from a saftey stand point (BikeE comes with a 16"). Other examples of whats available for $600:

http://www.actionbent.com/JSAS.html

http://www.easyracers.com/ez_1_sc.htm

http://www.cyclegenius.com/stx.htm

How long have you been looking for a recumbent? What is your maximum price? Where all are you looking? There are lots of great deals out there, don't get stuck on just one.

And yeah, $600 seems a bit steep to me, also.

I have no experience with the recumbent bikes but I am thinking about buying one and need an opinion on what is "decent" bike and price. Here is the description.
1998 Bike E
21 speed
RD is Sax (sp)
Tires are, rear 20x175; front 16x150
Seller is asking $600.00
LBS says half of that is plenty depending on condition.
Bike, supposedly has less than 100 miles on it.

Any opinions would be welcome


Thank you all for your responses. Met with the seller and told him I will pass on his bike. Thanks again.

I have no experience with the recumbent bikes but I am thinking about buying one and need an opinion on what is "decent" bike and price. Here is the description.
1998 Bike E
21 speed
RD is Sax (sp)
Tires are, rear 20x175; front 16x150
Seller is asking $600.00
LBS says half of that is plenty depending on condition.
Bike, supposedly has less than 100 miles on it.

Any opinions would be welcome

Way too much for a regular CT.
Extra Large CT models usually go a little less than that, if you are 6'4" or larger, your fit issues might justify a premium especially if you get a chance to test ride it.
AT models go for somewhat less on ebay than that.
Sounds reasonable for an FX or a RX without headshock.

Would be a good price for a full suspension RX or an NX (but since you said 21 speed that completely rules out an NT).

You are being charged a little much. I paid less than that for a new one.

They are neat little bikes. I still have the one I bought in 2000.

$600 is too much. Maybe about $300 would be OK.