Vision R10 linear recumbent

[grldtnr]

Sniffing around one on the E- bay, in an virtual way, tried looking it up but , only comes up as a stationary exercise bike, and not a road bike, blurb says stored 30 years , and looks suitably dusty, tyres will be shot tho'.
Any one knows much about it, it's made in Seattle is about as much as I know, the seat will likely adjust for leg length along the frame , it's 'Bum' steer , my preference, and seems to have a spare section with chain set and bb brkt which thrown me a bit.
I've ridden a 'Peer Gynt' copy years ago, this one is a long stick type frame, in might get along with it.
Main trouble is ,I need another bike like a fish needs a deep sea trawler !

 

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There was one commercially available recumbent - the Burley Limbo - that could convert between LWB and SWB as you describe. All I get for Vision R10 is a stationary exercise bike, but I think there was once a Vision recumbent brand.

 

[a.twiddler]

I had a look at that listing. I'm no expert, but it's possibly mis identified, as it looks like a Vision R40 to me. The R40 was available in various incarnations of the same frame, as it was designed to be convertible (by a bike shop) to either a SWB or LWB, with USS or OSS using the same basic frame. Have a search under "Vision R40" and compare images of the bike in the listing with images of the LWB version of the R40. If that's the case, at least it is a recognised model, not some obscure rarity. They made a lot of R40s, by recumbent standards. Vision ceased trading in 2003 but as with most old recumbents most of the replaceable parts are standard bicycle technology, and some specific parts might be available from D TEK if ever they were needed. TJ Hoyle on Youtube does a review on a SWB version which you might find useful for info.

So as with my Linear (which lay in the previous owner's dry barn for 10 years before I bought it) it could be a fairly straightforward project to get it up and running again.

 

[grldtnr]

I had a look at that listing. I'm no expert, but it's possibly mis identified, as it looks like a Vision R40 to me. The R40 was available in various incarnations of the same frame, as it was designed to be convertible (by a bike shop) to either a SWB or LWB, with USS or OSS using the same basic frame. Have a search under "Vision R40" and compare images of the bike in the listing with images of the LWB version of the R40. If that's the case, at least it is a recognised model, not some obscure rarity. They made a lot of R40s, by recumbent standards. Vision ceased trading in 2003 but as with most old recumbents most of the replaceable parts are standard bicycle technology, and some specific parts might be available from D TEK if ever they were needed. TJ Hoyle on Youtube does a review on a SWB version which you might find useful for info.

So as with my Linear (which lay in the previous owner's dry barn for 10 years before I bought it) it could be a fairly straightforward project to get it up and running again.

Thanks Twidds, I'll look it up, I'm not serious about it, but be easier to get it in & out at home.

 

[grldtnr]

Thanks Twidds, I'll look it up, I'm not serious about it, but be easier to get it in & out at home.

Googled it as a R40 , all became clearer , about the extra bit, indeed it must be a R40 and not R10 , convertible to a SWB as well as a LWB.
Which makes it an interesting proposition,
Maybe , just maybe, getting it home could be a problem.