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Sun Bicycles EZ1 SX First Impression
January 7th, 2006 by Moe 
Today I rode my first 30 miles of the new year. I’ve been itching to try out the Sun Bicycles EZ1 SX Recumbent. I loaded it up on the truck using the Rec Rac Bike system and off I went to the San Gabriel River Trail.
I met 3 of my roadie friends and took off to the Beach on an easy 13 mph pace. So how did the bike performed?
Thumbs Up: Super comfortable, no monkey butt whatsoever, no tingling sensation on the fingers at all, no numbnuts, no shoulder pain, no neck pain. I also got used to the bike really quickly, I would say 10 minutes and I had the hang of it.
Thumbs Down:At 40 lbs plus, this bike is on the heavy side, and I felt it going up hill. Fortunately, the EZ1 comes with excellent gearing and I didn’t struggle as much.
Plans for the future: I would definitely ride this bike to work, I’m also considering doing a 50 mile fun ride on the bike.
Side Note: As I rode along on the trail, I noticed more people riding on recumbents. I have to say that although it seems that I’m a little younger than the typical recumbent rider, I got a lot of thumbs up and a ‘love that bike’ comment from other ‘bent riders.
For more information on the EZ1 SX, visit www.sunbicycles.com, if you are interested in buying one, call our buddy Scott from RPM cyclery at 951-674-BIKE, he is an authorized Sun Bicycles dealer.
March 11th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
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April 8th, 2006 at 11:15 am
I liked your EZ1 SX review and have linked our blog to it. We also have a piece on the EZ1 this month. I have reviewed the bike several times and find it an excellent value on one of the most user-friendly recumbents there is.
April 16th, 2006 at 11:35 am
I’ve put several hundred miles on the SX. However I’ve put over 7,000 miles on its sibling the EZ-1 Lite / AX which is the Aluminum version. Yes, it costs more money. But it comes with 100psi tires instead of the 65 psi that come on the SX. It is some 5 pounds lighter according to factory specs; has one more gear in the rear; and has a better quality bottom bracket bearing as I recall.
I should note that most of the miles on the Lite was with a 20″ front wheel conversion. Note: doing this will void your warranty.
The handling of the EZ-1 bikes is great and very easy for newbie’s to get used to. The seat height works well for short people and is about two inches shorter that the now out of business BikeE which also had the 16″ Front, 20″ Rear wheel format.
EZ-1’s are also more multi-user friendly as the seat can be adjusted quickly, and without tools, to fit different riders.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I noticed you mentioned a 20″ wheel conversion. I have a love hate relationship with my sun EX 1 Lite due to lots and lots of gravel that I have to cover before ever getting to a road. do you think this would help? (the small diameter tire digs in) I’d really like to be riding my bike - not taking it for a walk. My warranty is out anyway - and I either will sell my bike and get another style (ack - the $$), or try to make this one work better.
I heard that even though the wheels were much bigger on the short wheel base (good for commuting?), it would still be a bad idea to switch to something like that due to balance vs sticking to the longer base.
very confused. any help from an unbiased person with much knowledge would be very helpful.
Thanks.