| Re: switching from a trike to an upright?
On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 23:04:08 -0500, Mike Schwab <MASchwab@Wamusa.com>
wrote:
>I ordered an EZ-1 through my LBS, paid 504 less 10 discount,
Still doesn't compete with cheap or free, my friend.
And I'm not even talking about horrid 50 dollar X*Mart bikes; there's
an immense pool of old bikes out there of reasonable quality that
people merely *give* away.
Note that I'm not disputing any of the *technical* merits of the
recumbent bicycle--far from it. I'm merely suggesting that, for
someone who's new to cycling and who doesn't have much (or any!)
money, the price of even the cheapest recumbent is a significant
barrier to entry.
You will of course argue that the most expensive bike is the one you
don't ride--which is also true. But for someone who isn't *yet*
hooked on cycling as an activity, five hundred dollars may be a bit
too much to ask, especially where decent-quality uprights can be had
for half that price, and reasonable quality used bikes had for an even
smaller fraction.
-Luigi
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