Well I've been thinking about adding a SWB recumbent to my stable, so I emailed a guy who had
purchased one of those SWB and asked him his opinion of it. Here is a snip of what he wrote back...
"The price is too good to be true. I had to take the bike to a cycle shop to tune it. The shop
owner said that the gears were 30 year old technology. They don't shift that well and the brakes
are not good quality. The seat is plywood with a little foam over the wood. One of the inner
tubes was bad and the valve was also non functioning. This style of bike is very dangerous to
ride and it took me a while to get use to the unstable handling so if you buy one be careful at
first. I do like the recumbent style and will probably try and get one locally soon. My advice
is spend the money on a quality bike and I think you will be pleased. "
Brian RANS Tailwind