For the same craftsmanship and components a recumbent should cost at
most 2X - 3X more than a conventional bicycle.

Volume production brings down the price a lot in the beginning but
diminishing returns soon kicks in.

My recumbent cost around 2.5x an equivalently specified stick-bike.

Bicycles are one of the all time most popular consumer items so even a
small sub market is well into volume production.

Guy
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