Flying Furniture is a Canberra, ACT / NSW based Australian business supplying cyclists with a range of the world's best folding bikes, recumbent trikes and recumbent bikes - comfortable, fast and of the highest quality - for touring and transport, Australian made and imported.

QUESTION: HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A RECUMBENT BIKE?

The simple answer is: "email me and I'll help", but read on for some more pointers. This page is the starting point for info for your recumbent bike purchase. Flying Furniture sells the broadest range of recumbent bikes and trikes in Australia and uniquely you can visit to test ride more than 20 recumbents trikes and bikes.

In stock and available for test rides are a good range of recumbents that can be divided into a few different types (some of these categories overlap) and each manufacturer listed in the upper left margin may make a model in each category:

1. Recreational recumbent bikes
2. Commuting recumbent bikes
3. HIGHRACER recumbent bikes
4. Touring recumbent bikes
5. Fast touring and "AUDAX" style recumbents
6. ULTRA high performance recumbent bikes

Click here for a full discussion on the different classes of bikes,
or read the brief discussion below.

* RECUMBENT BIKES for RECREATIONAL RIDING from: M5, Optima, Velokraft, HPVelotechnik, Bacchetta, and custom models from Flying Furniture.

Recreational bikes: These bikes may be some of the best value and least expensive available and may include any of the bikes and models listed here - it just depends on your own personal budget. Most of the recumbent bikes in a "recreational" category have a decent carrying capacity for touring too. Bikes in this category cost from just $1490 - please email for details.

* RECUMBENT BIKES for COMMUTING from: M5, Optima, Velokraft, HPVelotechnik, Bacchetta, and custom models from Flying Furniture.

Looking for a commuter bike? You can use just about any of the recumbent bikes I sell for commuting. The bikes I have selected all can be fitted with lights and some luggage carrying capability, whether this be sidebags or panniers or a seat back bag that hangs from the rear of the seat. Bikes in this category cost from just $1490 - please email for details.

* RECUMBENT BIKES - the new HIGHRACERS from: M5, Optima, Velokraft, and of course from Bacchetta.

HIGHRACER bikes with two 26"/559mm or 571mm wheels span many, if not all of the other categories here. The very light Bacchetta Highracers fit riders from 165cm/5'6" up to 200cm plus / 6'6". Bikes in this category cost from just $2590 - please email for details

* RECUMBENT BIKES for TOURING from: M5, Optima, Velokraft, HPVelotechnik, Bacchetta, and custom models from Flying Furniture.

TOURING: Every manufacturer makes a touring bike that will carry enough luggage for either lightweight credit card touring or camping. In this category some bikes have suspension and some do not. Bikes in this category cost from just $1490 or $2590 with suspension - please email for details.

* RECUMBENT BIKES for FAST TOURING and "AUDAX" from: M5, Optima, Velokraft, Bacchetta, and custom models from Flying Furniture.

FAST bikes: In this category are both the ultra high performance super fast bikes in the next category below and some of the lighter unsuspended touring bikes from above. There are now quite a few excellent choices that would see you faster overall (higher average speeds) than you would be on a lightweight upright road bike. Bikes in this category now start at a very reasonable $2590 - please email for details.

* RECUMBENT BIKES in the ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE categories from: M5, Optima, Velokraft, Bacchetta.

ULTRA high performance bikes: So why are these all called "ultra high performance"? Put simply these recumbent bikes are way way way faster than even the most tricked out upright time-trial road bike on the flat and downhill because these bikes are simply much more aerodynamic - the rider is in a very aero position. AND now some recumbent bikes are LIGHTWEIGHT enough to keep up with the uprights on the climbs too. A LIGHTWEIGHT recumbent bike has ALL the benefits of a more comfortable more aero position without the weight and hill climbing penalty. Please email for details, models and prices.

Click here for the full discussion on the different classes of bikes.


Flying Furniture also has many accessories and parts to suit your needs and your bike or trike including:

Radical Design trailers and bags, Chariot child trailers, Burley child and luggage trailers, ROTOR cranks, Windwrap (Mueller) front fairings, Velocity wheels, Pantour suspension hubs, Carradice luggage bags, Chariot child trailers and M5 aerodynamic tailfairing/tailboxes for extra speed!
Follow this link to the accessories page.