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Our Next Show-december 4th at 2 pm EdT 7 pm UTC
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Our Most Recent Webcast
Uprights vs Bents-Engineer Speed Tests 10 Bikes!
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Ever since the UCI banned recumbents from their races the controversy about the fastest bike configuration has raged. Ron Thompson is a mechanical engineer who has devoted considerable time working on this issue. He has designed, built and raced the Generation 4 (G4) recumbent bike. This work has encouraged him to conduct a scientific speed trial of 10 bike configurations both bent and upright to determine what can be learned about their inherent benefits and drawbacks.
I was contacted by Jared Parseghian about his company Parbikes. They sell side-by-side recumbent tandem quadricycles. He invited my wife and me up to Toledo, Ohio for a look and a quick test ride on a beautiful autumn morning. We are veteran bent tandem riders but this was our first time pedaling right next to one another. Nina Paley was our guest at the LBR booth at Cycle-Con 2022. She took advantage by test riding everything she could get seat time on. Denny Voorhees grabbed a trike and our 360 camera to accompany her on Friday afternoon. Nina gives us her thoughts about riding the Carver Ti-Glide, Steintrike Wild One and the HASE Kettwiesel. Lastly, we have a viewer submission from Shawn Greener a US military vet. We see excerpts of his YouTube video from the Honor the Warriors annual ride in Charlotte, NC. |
Cycle-Con 2022 Playlist
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All the interviews, bikes, trikes, seminars and more from our comprehensive coverage of America's premiere recumbent event.
SPONSORS: HP Velotechnik, Sun Seeker, TerraCycle, Eco Cycles, Trident, TerraTrike/Greenspeed, ICE Trikes, HASE, Steintrikes, SMARTBRAKE, Connecticut Yankee Pedaller, Trailside Trikes, Laid Back Cycles, Jersey Bents, Bent Revolution, Mt. Airy Bicycles CREDITS: Producer/Director: Gary Solomon Videographer, Tray Bourgoyne, Drone Operator: Tray Bourgoyne, Seminar Video: Denny Voorhees and Phil Paulsen, Test Ride Video: Nina Paley and Denny Voorhees, LBR Booth Personalities: Sylvia Halpern and Nina Paley, LBR Booth Directors: Janet Paulsen and Marilyn Solomon |
Battle Mountain-World human powered speed challenge playlist
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The fastest human powered bikes in the world meet every year on a lonely stretch of highway in Battle Mountain, Nevada. In this series we meet the brave riders and the teams that built the incredible machines that can achieve speeds of 70, 80 or even 90 mph.
These Battle Mountain 2022 HPV Speed Challenge videos are made possible by the generosity of our sponsors: Sun Seeker, Connecticut Yankee Pedaller, AZUB, Greenspeed/Terratrike, Eco Cycles Catrike, TerraCycle Credits: Producer/Director: Gary Solomon, Videographer: Tray Bourgoyne, Drone Video: Nik Vatin, Technical and Statistical support: Jun Nogami, Historical Background and Logistical support: Al and Alice Krause, On Site Support Arnold and Marieke Ligtvoet, Technical Assistance: Mike Mowett |
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