Originally Posted by
rydabent
As a life long tech, I had somewhat noticed bents for a long time. They just seemed to be logical. I got my first bent in 2005 and my DF bikes pretty much never turned a wheel again.
I started in 2001 riding a bent and I'm still riding the same one today--an Easyracer EZ Sport. One thing I bet you have noticed is that there really are no junk built recumbents. The one I've ridden for 16 years has had only routine maintenance with no major breakdowns and only this past summer did I have the chain replaced for the first time. Also this summer I bought another EZ Sport, same year as mine but a different color and with far fewer miles and wear and tire, as a back-up bike and it may become my main bike. I snagged it for only $130 on CL.