Not surprised. The market is pretty saturated, what with all the major bike manufacturers making them.

Nice! I had one of those ubiquitous Japanese sport tourers back in the 80s and did almost everything on it. I regret selling it.

Keep an eye on the bottom bracket. When I did track racing back in the 80s, it seemed like it was usually a Benotto that started a kilo with a loud crack when the BB shell broke away from the seat tube, forcing the rider to have to find another bike in a hurry. Maybe that was just their track bikes, but it tended to put people off Benotto bikes in general.

I used to do track racing years ago. You always knew who was about to buy a new track frame by the loud cracking noise their bottom bracket shell made as it broke away from the seat tube when they started a kilo (1000m time trial). It was always some sprinter with enormous quadriceps muscles.

I sold the touring bike that I commuted to work on for 23 years when the frame started feeling really whippy, especially going uphill out of the saddle. Metal does fatigue over time, even steel.

Also, it was a mid-80s bike with a 6 speed freewheel and those were getting harder to find.

Impressive! You must have quads of steel.

Does a trailer add a bit of stability? My better half started having balance problems in the last few years and no longer feels confident riding a bike outdoors. He is also taking blood thinners, so his cardiologist encouraged him to stay on the home trainer. As an ex bike racer, he isn’t enthusiastic about riding a shopper trike or 3 wheeled recumbent either. (A bit of machismo there!) But maybe a trailer would salve his ego.