Isn't the country Colombia? John Riley <
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> Ths message was posted to this group in December:
>
> > From: j browe (
[email protected]) Subject: columbian bent recently bought
> > alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent Date: 2002-12-05 20:39:12 PST
> >
> > I recently contacted a buyer of one of the columbian bents from evanity .com questioning him on
> > his experience and here is his reply:
> >
> > Hi Joel, I wish I could be more positive for you but the most I can say is that the bike was
> > very inexpensive for a recumbent. I don't think I would buy from
> > e.vanity again. The bike was shipped from Bogotá Colombia about one month after the auction
> > ended. When it arrived the FedEx driver said it wasn't packaged very well. He marked the
> > shipment as damaged, but we both thought that maybe it was only the box. I hoped for the best
> > and worked to put the bike together over a period of about 3 days. I think there were at least
> > 6 bent parts I have straightened including both forks and both gear sets. Guess I should have
> > returned it without opening, and shipping damage isn't the fault of e.vanity, but I'm not too
> > crazy about the general quality, either, though I have almost no recumbent experience. This
> > bike's brake and shifter cables are routed down the right hand side, right past the chain. It
> > seems like they could rub and be damaged. I may try to change them to the left hand side away
> > from the chain but there are some little welded-on parts that won't work out that way. One
> > shifter is stuck- unusable- and seems to have been assembled that way. I haven't yet gotten
> > one of the rear brake pads to fit against the wheel correctly... seems like it's attachment to
> > the rear fork is welded a little crooked or I am not doing something right with it. Haven't
> > gotten to the front brakes yet. I just got disgusted when I was trying to fit the seat onto
> > the frame. It is held on with one 1/4" bolt underneath and 2 braces in the back. The bolts in
> > the braces don't match and one is missing, but, the biggest problem is that not all the holes
> > in the frame that the 1/4" bolt goes through are drilled squarely. I can't put the seat on in
> > the position I need without redrilling the holes or coming up with a different kind of
> > attachment. Maybe I'll get over being disgusted and try to make the best of it. Good luck and
> > be careful, Tom