A gathering place for owners and potential owners of the X-eyed Bacchetta line of Recumbent bicycles. A forum for exchange of information on equipment, rides, and anything relating to the Bacchetta line in general
... Lack of sales, I suspect. Nothing wrong with the bike AFAIK. I've been riding a Rans Tailwind and Gliss as my primary rides for several years. This is a
... Probably for the same reasons RANS killed the similar configuration V2. ... Zach Kaplan Cycles Alameda, Northern California, North America 510-522-BENT
I didn't say the disc brakes don't work, only that I know of several makes/models of disc calipers that work better. Rear driveline noise is usually a function
Best guess? Low sales. I've built a couple for customers, and a friend has one that he bought after I was out of the business. They are, indeed, nice bikes.