@@JackLoughborough i bought it for $350 on fb marketplace. Earlier this year I found another XP on fb marketplace, a beautiful blue xxl steel frame model for $200. I think they’re generally going for around 500-1000 right now. But if you’re patient and willing to drive a ways to pick one up, you can get some great deals
lwb recumbents do pose some storage complications. I've got some ceiling hangers in my storage area and I've been thinking about some vertical stands to save some room because I've currently got too many recumbents myself
You can generally get nice Rans and Easy Racers bikes fairly cheap these days. It seems that generally someone will offer a bike for sale in a part of the country that might be 500 miles or more away from interested buyers. I think I paid $300 for this bike from a seller on FB Marketplace in Michigan. But I think if this would have been available in CA, TX or FL, it probably would have been able to sell for $500, $600 or more. If you really want a nice Rans XP there are sellers available right now that can you get you a nice one for around $1000. If you're patient, you can probably find one for much less.
I don't have a lot of pure flat area on the roads and trails that I bike in my area. On a rail trail near me with a typical ride of 25 miles and 600 feet of elevation I can average about 16 mph and max around 25
@@BikesAndBanjos That's disappointing . Why do they say Recumbent's can beat road bikes on the flats in terms of speed? That's the reason I was looking into buying a recumbent because I thought they were way faster than road bikes.
@@deltafour1212 a lot of recumbents are faster. In general if I'm riding a comparable gravel bike on the same trail I described above, I'd probably ride slightly slower. However the Stratus XP isn't the best hill climber and we have long (if relatively low grade) hills in our trails. So there's always areas where a traditional diamond frame bike might gain ground. Alot of the speed also has to do with seat angle and on this bike, I've been using a fairly upright position. If I adjusted it so that I was in more of a lying down position, it would also improve speed. I tend to do more social rides and I'm usually not that concerned with speed, especially on the rail trails that I frequent. But I have been riding a Cruzbike with a front wheel drive train that seems to climb hills better than most of my other recumbents. The Cruzbike that I have is fairly heavy with wide tires and a shock and is sort of a recumbent equivalent to a gravel bike. But I'm starting to look at lighter weight road bike Cruzbikes so I'll be able to do some faster road bike riding with some of my faster biking friends. I think on very flat roads/tracks, recumbents are generally faster than diamond frame bikes and if you're really looking for a speedy recumbent, I'd take a look at Cruzbikes
I have a Rans Stratus and absolutely love it!
GREAT deal on a GREAT bike!!
How much did you pay? I'm looking at buying that model and was just curious.
@@JackLoughborough i bought it for $350 on fb marketplace. Earlier this year I found another XP on fb marketplace, a beautiful blue xxl steel frame model for $200.
I think they’re generally going for around 500-1000 right now. But if you’re patient and willing to drive a ways to pick one up, you can get some great deals
Thjere is one for sale near me and the only problem is size of bent to store in the apartment ,as there is no storage in my complex.
lwb recumbents do pose some storage complications. I've got some ceiling hangers in my storage area and I've been thinking about some vertical stands to save some room because I've currently got too many recumbents myself
What is the approximate price of a bicycle of this style? Good video
You can generally get nice Rans and Easy Racers bikes fairly cheap these days. It seems that generally someone will offer a bike for sale in a part of the country that might be 500 miles or more away from interested buyers.
I think I paid $300 for this bike from a seller on FB Marketplace in Michigan. But I think if this would have been available in CA, TX or FL, it probably would have been able to sell for $500, $600 or more.
If you really want a nice Rans XP there are sellers available right now that can you get you a nice one for around $1000. If you're patient, you can probably find one for much less.
Nice rans
How fast did you get her to go on the flats?
I don't have a lot of pure flat area on the roads and trails that I bike in my area. On a rail trail near me with a typical ride of 25 miles and 600 feet of elevation I can average about 16 mph and max around 25
@@BikesAndBanjos Same as a road bike then.
@@deltafour1212 Yes! but a LOT more comfortable ;)
@@BikesAndBanjos That's disappointing . Why do they say Recumbent's can beat road bikes on the flats in terms of speed? That's the reason I was looking into buying a recumbent because I thought they were way faster than road bikes.
@@deltafour1212 a lot of recumbents are faster. In general if I'm riding a comparable gravel bike on the same trail I described above, I'd probably ride slightly slower.
However the Stratus XP isn't the best hill climber and we have long (if relatively low grade) hills in our trails. So there's always areas where a traditional diamond frame bike might gain ground.
Alot of the speed also has to do with seat angle and on this bike, I've been using a fairly upright position. If I adjusted it so that I was in more of a lying down position, it would also improve speed.
I tend to do more social rides and I'm usually not that concerned with speed, especially on the rail trails that I frequent. But I have been riding a Cruzbike with a front wheel drive train that seems to climb hills better than most of my other recumbents. The Cruzbike that I have is fairly heavy with wide tires and a shock and is sort of a recumbent equivalent to a gravel bike. But I'm starting to look at lighter weight road bike Cruzbikes so I'll be able to do some faster road bike riding with some of my faster biking friends.
I think on very flat roads/tracks, recumbents are generally faster than diamond frame bikes and if you're really looking for a speedy recumbent, I'd take a look at Cruzbikes