THE SHOWROOM!!

USED FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS:   

                        May 21, 2012.    Bike frames and 'kits' will be made to order moving forward.    I make up 'front ends' from incoming donor bikes.    These await your specification so I can build them to length for you and with your specific component set in mind.  Write or call, and we can set it up!   See pricing on the Parts FOR SALE page.

Mach 2 new - finished in 2024  - for sale at $500

This bike has been a finished frame languishing in the basement waiting for me to have space in the shop to finish and hold  it.   This is an interesting, 'electric' blue powdercoat finish, a color my painter hasn't used with me before.   The seat for reference is more a standard, bright blue.   The paint is lighter in shade, somehow more vibrant in contrast.   

In any case, it is a Mach 2, the flagship bike at Recycled Recumbent,  I dare say until Bacchetta starts making Bella's again, this is the only long wheelbase touring recumbent currently made in the US.   Long, comfortable, easy to ride, easy on your sit bones and on your arms and shoulders.   It is for me the perfect touring bike, my own bike is of course on the title page of the website, these bikes are made of the same stuff, less a little bling.

Tuesday and Thursday were rain days this week.   I don't love riding wet.   And I have a little space in the toy shoppe, why not build out another bike?    So, here it is.   I chose this yellow frame because it is a long one - as shown this bike is set for a 47" x-seam and it can adjust longer as well.   (And it can adjust for shorter folk as well.    But think 6' tall and up.)    This frame was made in think early last fall, it's only been waiting for me to have room enough to store it as a completed bike.

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Mach 3 bike, new in October, 2025. For sale at $750

The Mach 3 custom built by Recycled Recumbent is a dual 26" long wheel base recumbent.   This one I built up as a new bike, using components from a used Stratus XP with a damaged frame.   This new frame is steel, rugged, and ready to ride!   Features 26" wheels with new Schwalbe Marathon tires front and rear.   3 by 9 speed drive train with twist grip shifters.  V-brakes front and rear.  New FSA triple crankset.   New Recycled Recumbent heavy duty mesh seat.   Single mast handlebar (from the XP).   

This bike is a great, comfortable recumbent ready to cruise the road and carry  you for the long haul.   Great touring bike.   

SIzed for riders roughly 6' tall, adjustable both above and below that height.   

Design

Crank Height     14"

Seat Height          22"

Frame length       39"

Wheel base           71"

USED BIKES BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS:

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EZ-1 SC steel.    A great entry recumbent bike.   Offered for $250

The Steel frame version of the EZ-1.   Sun's original recumbent made to designs from Easy Racers.   This bike is the exact same geometry as the EZ-1 SC Lite above, but it is heavier with the steel frame and slightly lesser components.    This is Steve's bike, he's been a friend here in Milwaukee for years - Steve has moved on to other adventures.    This bike is clean and well maintained, Steve keeps his many bikes very well.   

This bike features three by seven gearing with twist grip shifters.   V-Brakes front and rear.   Fenders, a two leg kickstand, and there is a wireless computer on the handlebar that seems to be working (I don't warrant that).   It has a handlebar mirror.   Tires are in good shape.   Bike overall is clean and ready to ride.    Included if you want it is a half-fairing kit, I can't guarantee that all the mounting hardware is there - most of it is.

This is a great first bike, or a great guest bike to keep for your home visitors.   It adjusts easily for riders from 4'-6" tall to 6'-6" tall, and is an easy, intuitive first time recumbent ride.

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Burley Limbo      Unique shock ride, overhand linked steering   - for sale at $300

Burley usta make bikes, not just trailers.   They made a few really sweet, unusual entries into the recumbent field.   The Limbo is one of them.   The monotube frame could be classed a  CLWB recumbent (compact long wheel base).   It handles with agility, rides with confidence and on a soft hydraulic rear shock.   The Burley seat is mounted onto an aluminum track on the main tube - adjustment is easy and it does not need rear seat braces.   The steering is unique, with a mid-ship pivot and masted handlebar linked with a bell-crank to the front fork.  Steers like a mountain bike, rides in comfort.    Note that it will fit a wide range of people.   Also note that with a 23" seat, it might be a better bike for a tall person than someone shorter.   Try reaching the ground from a 23" bar stool if you are considering this bike.   I can do it, at 6' tall.   Can you?

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Sun EZ-Sport        REVISED on June 9!              For sale at $400

The original Sport looks like this, I've revised it for a new, lower seat position, like this!   

The EZ-Sport.   This is a favorite, first rider friendly recumbent.   Easy to adjust, familiar to start, easy to ride.   I suggest this bike to anyone for whom a recumbent is a new idea, and they just want to try it for a while.    The Easy Sport is a comfortable, adjustable upright posture, an easy feet forward pedal cycle, and familiar handlebar and controls.    I've yet to meet someone who can't start off immediately and ride this bike.   That said, it's a pretty good bike, often all you might ever want.   Good solid 3x8 gear train, V-brakes, comfort seat, 26" rear and 20" front wheels.    Ya can't go wrong.    This is the steel frame model, there is also an aluminum frame version that weighs a few pounds less.    

NOTE THE REVISED FRAME AND NEW SEAT.    I've trimmed the frame to eliminate the high horizontal bar, leaving the bike with this graceful teardrop shape.   I've also added the Recycled Recumbent lightweight sling seat in lieu of the stock Sun padded seat.

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Easy Racers' Tour Easy - the model touring bike - for sale here at $500

The Tour Easy is the most popular touring bike on the road.   Even my own bikes do homage to this design.   The Tour Easy handles well, is easy to learn and to ride, and is comfortable and efficient for hours and hours of riding.   It also carries a touring load easily and well.    This bike came to me as an unfinished restoration, many components are not 'stock' from the original factory bike.   The prior owner was moving to mountain biking and other pursuits, so this langushing project came here for finishing and to find a new home.   

This is a medium size frame, suitable for x-seams up to 44", or riders up to about 5'-10" tall on average.  It can adjust down for riders to about 5'-3" tall.   There are exceptions, but this is a fair marker on rider size range.

Details of the work done here.   The bike needed a rear derailleur (Shimano Tiagra added), it needed an idler (TerraCycle Sport idler added).  It came with a choice of seats, I selected this ER Cobra seat for it.   The Cobra seat's tall back plate was cracked, so I fashioned mending plates to repair it.   The bike needed a new handlebar, this is an old stock Easy Racers' handlebar I added.   A complete assembly here, plus tuning and clean up, and this Tour Easy is ready to ride.

Features - 

Note this fork is not native to the bike.   The prior owner added this fork, originally from a Sun Bicycles Tour Easy - to this bike, it works perfectly.

• Cobra seat

• 3 by 9 gearing operated by trigger shifters.

• Caliber brakes front and rear.   The front one is new, added here.

• Beautiful wheels are Velocity Spartacus deep vee wheels.  700c rear and 20" (451c) front.   Good tires.

• Frame mount kickstand

• solid blue paint on this frame - it isn't showroom new, but it shows very few nicks and scratches, no fading

• Lycra cover for Cobra seat is in great shape, no wear, no holes.

This is a fine Tour Easy, ready to ride - come and see!   

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Sun X-3 Delta Trike – used in good condition – priced at $450 with no motor.

Priced at $600 with new Swytch electric assist motor kit.  

This trike came in just before Christmas, I still have a few things to complete on it.  On the mechanical side I plan to add new brake cables for the two rear wheel disc brakes. On the Swytch motor side, I have ordered a 40 cm extension cable to connect the hub motor to the controller.

This is a delta trike – one front wheel and twin rear wheels.   The drive train powers one rear wheel, the other is a freewheel.   Drive gearing is three rings on the crankset and an 8 speed cassette, operated with twist shifters.   There are twin operated disc brakes for the rear wheels and a standard V-brake for the front – all wheels are 20” (406c).   Installed are Kenda Kwest 100 psi road tires, not new but quite serviceable. If you look closely at the seat, there are a couple of small nicks in the white part of the seat base.   The trike is very adjustable for different size riders, and has a low and easy step over.   The delta trikes generally have a higher seating position than most tadpole trikes – easier to sit down on and get up from. The X-3 tilts both rear wheels slightly towards center to increase stability for the trike.

The optional Swytch motor system adds electric assisted pedaling – this unit is new-old stock from Swytch, their basic conversion kit.  It has a cadence sensor for pedal assist power, it has a throttle switch.   The control unit (pictured on the handlebar here) is very basic – on/off and level of assist control.   The throttle is a thumb operated unit currently on the right handlebar.   The supplied battery with this motor is quite modest – 15-20 mile range.   Swytch sells a number of accessories for this model – larger battery, LCD on the handlebar indicator, etc.   None of those accessories is here with this kit.

It is December 31 now – Happy New Year!   Likely I will receive the brake cables I need next week, the motor extension cable will be 2-3 weeks out.   Bike is tuned up and ready to ride (save for the brake fix). I’d prefer not to ship this trike if we can avoid it – I have packed and shipped a trike like this before.  

Come get a great ride about trike for the new year!  

Update Jan. 14, Swytch motor kit installed.   Kit is new, never installed before.   

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SWYTCH electric assist motor kit                                                                             new, offered for $200 complete

Swytch motor kits were designed for Dahon folding bike, but are adaptable to any bike with a front 20" wheel.   My Mach 2 can mount it, a Rans Tailwind, a Rocket, anything.   The sister kit to this one is mounted for now on the Sun X-3 trike just above this listing.    This kit is complete, new, never been installed.   It includes the hub motor mounted on a 20" (406) wheel, wiring, a pedal sensor, a twist grip throttle, a mounting wiring block, the battery controller, and a charger for the battery.    I have a complete installation and operation manual and a quick start guide.   The Swytch motor has varied power assist levels and a likely maximum range of 25 miles.   Swytch is a functioning company and offers additional accessories for this motor kit.    C

Come and get it in Milwaukee or nearby, I am not sure I can legally ship the battery.