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Our Next Show-october 25th at 2 pm EdT 6 pm UTC
Recovering my health by riding a bent!
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Special Reports
Coming in September/October-BentCon 2020
This will be a series of 4 live webcasts simulcast on both Facebook and YouTube. Scheduled for this fall we will try to recreate the experience of a customer attending a Spezi or Recumbent Cycle-Con as best we can. Each show will be set up as if this person is about to evaluate a particular category of bent and that will be the theme of that broadcast. We are asking participating manufacturers to provide a rep to explain why their one particular model is best suited to this customer's needs. Each rep will have about 5 minutes to promote the product before we move on to the next rep. Preceding these pitches we'll have an independent panel of experts on hand for a detailed discussion which we hope will arm you with the knowledge to evaluate each manufacturer's bike, trike or accessory. We will invite live viewer participation on chat during the webcast and the discussion will continue online with comments on all our social media platforms.
The 4 themes corresponding to our 4 webcasts will be:
The 4 themes corresponding to our 4 webcasts will be:
- Buying My First Bent (Should I get E-assist?)-September 20th
- Buying a Bent for Touring-September 27th
- Buying a Fast or Racing Bent-October 4th
- Bent Riding Accessories and Resources -October 11th
bentcon 2020-"Buying a bent for touring"
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These are the BentCon 2020 sponsors that make this all possible:
Angletech, Bent Revolution, Bent Up Cycles, Bicycle Evolution, BicycleMan, Connecticut Yankee Pedaller, Easy Street Recumbents-Austin, Easy Street Recumbents-Ft. Worth, Hostel Shoppe, Jersey Bents, Laid Back Cycles, Lancaster Recumbent, Trailside Trikes and Recumbentpdx. |
Bike touring in comfort is where recumbents excel. But how do you go about finding just the right bike, trike or velomobile for your road trip? In our second episode of BentCon 2020 we arm you with everything you'll need to make an informed decision. Set up as a virtual visit to a recumbent convention we attempt to bring you the total experience of a Spezi or Recumbent Cycle-Con in this online virtual experience.
Segment 1 consists of an independent panel of experts who will guide you step by step through the buying process. Our panel includes bent shop owners Doug Davis-Bicycle Evolution, Peter Stull-Bicycle Man, Kelvin Clark-Angletech, Tim Segard-Bent Revolution, Mickey O'Brien-Laid Back Cycles and Jonathan Garcia-Rose City Recumbents. In addition we've added noted bent celebrities Sylvia Halpern-Travels by Trike and Larry Varney-BentRider Online to round out this very savvy group. Segment 2 is where you make your virtual visit to the manufacturers expo booths. Most major manufacturers in the bent industry will be with us to pitch the one or two products they feel is best suited for your next tour. They have only 5 minutes to make their case so look for another exciting and fast paced round of concentrated and relevant information. |
BentCon 2020-"Buying my first recumbent"
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These are the BentCon 2020 sponsors that make this all possible:
Angletech, Bent Revolution, Bent Up Cycles, Bicycle Evolution, BicycleMan, Connecticut Yankee Pedaller, Easy Street Recumbents-Austin, Easy Street Recumbents-Ft. Worth, Hostel Shoppe, Jersey Bents, Laid Back Cycles, Lancaster Recumbent, Trailside Trikes and Recumbentpdx. |
Choosing your very first recumbent bike, trike or velomobile? We will arm you with all the knowledge you need to succeed at purchasing your initial laidback transportation. Set up as a virtual visit to a recumbent convention we attempt to bring you the total experience of a Spezi or Recumbent Cycle-Con though we won't have the test track.
In Segment 1 we begin with our "Newbie Seminar". This consists of an independent panel of experts who guide you step by step through the buying process. Our panel includes bent shop owners Doug Davis-Bicycle Evolution, Peter Stull-Bicycle Man, Kelvin Clark-Angletech, Tim Segard-Bent Revolution and Jonathan Garcia-Rose City Recumbents. In addition we've added noted bent celebrities Sylvia Halpern-Travels by Trike and Larry Varney-BentRider Online to round out this very savvy group. Segment 2 is where you make your virtual visit to the manufacturers expo booths. Most major manufacturers in the bent industry are with us to pitch the one product they feel is best suited to you for that very first bent. They each have only 5 minutes to make their case so I think they will be concise, educational and entertaining. Finally, we take your questions and comments to round out the show. |
Bent Expo-TerraTrike
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Widely regarded as the leader in recumbent trike sales TerraTrike continues to innovate and expand their offerings. Marshall Randall the director of Sales and Marketing gives us the detailed view of the entire lineup for 2021 including specs, pricing and a look at what's coming up.
TerraTrike webpage https://www.terratrike.com/ |
bent expo-greenspeed
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The entire recumbent triking community was saddened by the death of Greenspeed founder Ian Sims. Fortunately, WizWheelz purchased the Australian company and has begun the process of updating the line and expanding the marketing of these great three wheelers. National marketing manager Torey Groen takes us through the remarkable lineup of trikes including specs, pricing and a glimpse into the future of Greenspeed.
Greenspeed webpage http://greenspeed-trikes.com/ |
Our Most Recent Webcast
Podbike-with founder per Hassel sorenson
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Per Hassel Sorenson is an engineer from Norway who has designed an environmentally friendly velomobile meant for mass production. I first sat in a Podbike at Spezi in 2017 and was taken by its sleek, futuristic design and very practical features. Per joins us today to talk about the Podbike’s past, present and future. We are excited to introduce Honza Galla as our news director. Honza is the editor of Recumbent.News and will be creating a news segment for each of our webcasts starting today. Welcome Honza! Larry Varney joins us with his latest review of the ICE Ultimate Sprint X and we finish up Denny Voorhees and the sports.
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Latest Audio podcast versions of our show
You can listen here or find us on mobile with your favorite podcast app. Just search for Laidback Bike Report!
Here's What We Have Coming Up
October 4th-BentCon 2020 “Buying a Fast or Racing Bent”
October 11th-BentCon 2020 “Bent Riding Accessories and Resources”
October 25th-"Winning Back Your Health on a Bent!"
November 8th-Nina Paley "Bent rider extraordinaire!"
October 11th-BentCon 2020 “Bent Riding Accessories and Resources”
October 25th-"Winning Back Your Health on a Bent!"
November 8th-Nina Paley "Bent rider extraordinaire!"
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