The Lightning F-40 is a recumbent bike with a chromoly, aluminum and steel Lightning Elastomer / Pacific Tube frame. The frame comes in colors like red, red and blue.

Originally released in 1993, there are 7 versions of this bike. Due to the frame materials, we estimate that this bike weighs around 25 pounds. The F-40 has frame suspension with 1in travel.

Components

The F-40 comes with Mix and Suntour XC Pro components, including an aluminum, oversized, bonded Lightning stem, a Suntour, Stronglight A9 Shimano 105 headset and bar-end, grip-shift, Shimano CX-DT shifters.

Drivetrain

The F-40 has 7,9 speeds and has a Shimano Suntour XC Pro derailleur.

Wheels

It comes with Moulton tires (622mm x 25mm) and Sun, Mavic MA-2 HED Jet rims.

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Specs

Type Recumbent
Year 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003
Alt. Names F40, F-40