Recumbents seem to cost more than similarly-equipped safety bicycles. Why?
A. The difference in price is getting smaller, but there’s still a financial ‘hit’ to buying a recumbent. Seats and stem/handlebars rely on labor-intensive custom assemblies instead of mass-stamped parts destined for the safety bicycle market. Also, most recumbent manufacturers are small companies, and can’t benefit from volume orders of components.
