ActionBent is a direct importer/manufacturer. When you buy from us here, you skip at least three markups. We use no agents  or distributors.  We deliver the world's best value in top-quality recumbent bicycles using only the finest, well-known components. Our bikes are proudly made in Taichung, Taiwan,  that's Free China, home of most high-end bike manufacturing in the world right now. They are immediately shipped to you from our home in Redmond, Washington, USA.  We are half the price of any comparable recumbents!