Laidback Bike Report

We're recently back from the world's largest recumbent bike and trike show. We'll go booth by booth and talk about all the products that intrigued us at this year's Spezi event with our panel.00:00:00  Intro00:00:25  What's on Today's Show00:01:10  Panel Introduction00:03:30  Sponsor Introduction01:11:45  Spezi 2025 Highlights with our panel including Tray Bourgoyne, Mickey O'Brien, Honza Gala and Peter Stull01:39:10  Sponsor Thanks01:42:00  Announcements01:43:00  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Spezi 2025  https://en.spezialradmesse.de/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

From Vancouver, British Columbia we take a close look at the Veemo. This reasonably priced light electric vehicle is now backed by the large mobility company Envo who promise to bring this rider and climate friendly transportation to North America and the world. They are in it for the long haul.Spezi 2025 is almost here so we sit down with the promoters to see what to expect this year at the world's largest recumbent event.Our Swiss pal David Brandenberger is getting ready to continue his worldwide tour on the Solatrike. This trike and solar powered trailer rig has already been more than halfway around the world and is currently in Canada. David tells us about his amazing past travels and lets us in on his plans to continue his journey south this spring.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:10  Panel Introduction00:04:14  Sponsor Introduction00:07:18  Honza with the Recumbent News  00:14:27  The Veemo Light Electric Vehicle with Sam and Ali  00:58:30  Spezi 2025 Preview with Gabriel and Florian Wolf01:11:45  Solatrike World Tour Update with David Brandenberger01:49:00  Sponsor Thanks01:52:00  Announcements01:55:30  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.Aussie World HPV 24 hour record breakers interview video is here: https://youtu.be/TOe_vDBZEB0We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Veemo Light Electric Vehicle from Envo  https://veemo.ca/Spezi 2025  https://en.spezialradmesse.de/Solatrike  https://www.d-t-b.ch/solatrike/*LBR Review Team Links*Thanks to Angletech in Colorado Springs supplying some of our tire levers for review!*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Adaptive Adventures is an organization that provides freedom through mobility. They travel around the USA and beyond to serve thousands of disabled adults and children with challenge events in water sports, snow events and cycling. We visited them at their Colorado headquarters in January to learn more about how their recumbent cycling programs benefit people of all ages.Next we meet Alex Pargeter the founder of Gride Solutions. They are a UK startup providing a new complete motor system for a wide variety of trike brands. They were on a dealer tour of the USA last month and we caught up with them in Gahanna, Ohio at the renowned recumbent shop Bicycle One.Finally, our own Larry Seidman shares his thoughts on a selection of tire levers he's checked out. He'll evaluate and demonstrate some of them as he tries to keep the bleeding down to a minimum!00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:25  Panel Introduction00:04:14  Sponsor Introduction00:07:05  Honza with the Recumbent News  00:13:10  Adaptive Adventures Tour00:46:30  Gride Solutions-New complete system to add e-assist to your trike         01:14:50  Tire Levers reviewed by Larry Seidman01:30:10  Sponsor Thanks01:33:02  Announcements01:33:50  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.You can find our Cycle-Con 2024 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulsttNtUboRbgaoW_97wlDNWe would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Adaptive Adventures  https://adaptiveadventures.org/Gride Solutions  https://gridesolutions.com/*LBR Review Team Links*Thanks to Angletech in Colorado Springs supplying some of our tire levers for review!*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

We take the show on the road to Colorado to visit Electric Bike Outfitters in Denver. CEO Jason Livingston gives a tour of his facility then begins a detailed tear down of a hub and a mid-drive motor. We get to see what's inside each type of e-assist and Jason shows us how to properly lubricate and maintain each for long term use. With e-assist safety high on everyone's mind right now he shows us how EBO's batteries and motors are triple checked and gives us advice on how to make sure your buying experience is a sound one.00:00:00  Intro00:00.50  What's on Today's Show00:01:55  Panel Introduction00:05:30  Sponsor Introduction00:08:00  Angletech Catrike Dumont Mystery Quiz00:09:15  Honza with the Recumbent News  00:21:19  EBO's Jason Livingston-Buying and Maintaining a Safe E-assist system for your Trike01:15:40  EBO/Jason Livingston Q & A         01:28:30  E-assist options for your Bent with EBO's Jason Livingston01:31:49  Viewer Submissions01:31:50  Sponsor Thanks01:34:49  Announcements01:36:50  Angletech Catrike Dumont Mystery Quiz--Answers and Winners01:39:05  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.You can find our Cycle-Con 2024 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulsttNtUboRbgaoW_97wlDNWe would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Electric Bicycle Outfitters(EBO)  https://www.electricbikeoutfitters.com/Email  jason@electricbikeoutfitters.comPhone Number: 720-612-4965*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

We've lamented the decline of the 2 wheeled recumbent bike over the last number of years on this webcast. The Cruzbike has been an exception and more recently Dana Lieberman's Bacchetta has reappeared on the scene. Today we talk to Stefano Bonazzoli in Italy where he is now promoting his beautifully designed Slyway Ultra carbon fiber bike. He tells us all about the 3 flexible versions of the bike and its design history. Lastly, Stefano shares his very creative ideas about how to elevate recumbent bikes into the mainstream.Also joining us is Jason Livingston from Electric Bike Outfitters to talk about the various ways to add e-assist to your trike.Finally, Wizwheelz CEO Mark Crews has an important announcement about the status of Cycle-Con for 2025.00:00:00  Intro00:01:05  What's on Today's Show00:02:38  Panel Introduction00:05:00  Sponsor Introduction00:07:30  Honza with the Recumbent News  00:15:30  Cycle-Con 2025 postponed-Interview w Mark Crews00:27:50  Slyway 2 Wheeled Recumbent Bike with CEO Stefano Bonazzoli           01:28:30  E-assist options for your Bent with EBO's Jason Livingston01:46:13  Sebring Ultra Racing for 202501:47:50  Viewer Submissions01:49:30  Sponsor Thanks01:50:10  Announcements01:52:50  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Cycle-Con website  https://cycle-con.com/Slyway Blog  https://slyway.wordpress.com/Slyway Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/@slywayrecumbentsSlyway's CEO Stefano Bonazzoli email  stefano@slywayprojects.comElectric Bicycle Outfitters(EBO)  https://www.electricbikeoutfitters.com/Bike Sebring 2025  https://www.bikesebring.org/Trike Riding Groups Listings  US Recumbent Triking GroupsZebulon Pike (trikespeak@gmail.com)*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Though he's now retired, Geoff Adams spent his professional career creating music and video for many children's shows you may remember. Being an avid recumbent rider since the 1990s he also brings those amazing talents to bear on the laidback world he loves. From lowracers to trikes we discuss it all with Geoff and share the laughs and lighthearted stories from 4 of his incredible bent videos.00:00:00  Intro00:00:55  What's on Today's Show00:01:30  Panel Introduction00:03:45  Sponsor Introduction00:06:20  From Children's Shows to Trike Videos-Geoff Adams00:58:35  Sponsor Thanks01:01:15  Announcements01:02:25  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.You can find our Cycle-Con 2024 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulsttNtUboRbgaoW_97wlDNWe would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Geoff Adams YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@geoffcadams*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Armin Ziegler has toured in many places around the world with his recumbent bikes, trikes and velomobiles. This Swiss adventurer has a well regarded collection of travel blogs that have entertained bent riders for many years. As with many velomobile riders he had been stopped by curious police a number of times always ending in a friendly chat and quick return to the road. This past May his Greek velomobile tour ended abruptly with a quite different police encounter. Armin was stopped, arrested and had his velomobile confiscated. We talk to Armin about his love for bent travel, the stable of recumbents he maintains, and some of the places he's been. Then we delve deeply into his recent ill-fated tour of Greece. He explains what exactly happened, why he thinks he was singled out and the current legal status of his court case.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:03  Panel Introduction00:04:00  Sponsor Introduction00:06:15  Honza with the Recumbent News and I take a couple of viewer polls00:13:45  Armin Ziegler-Velonaut Arrested and his Velomobile confiscated in Greece01:08:20  Larry Seidman talks about 2 adaptive riding events he worked on in Colorado01:11:35  Sponsor Thanks01:14:20  Announcements/Poll results01:19:35  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.You can find our Cycle-Con 2024 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulsttNtUboRbgaoW_97wlDNWe would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Armin Ziegler's Blog  https://armin.zcag.ch/Craig Hospital Pedal 4 Possible  https://craighospital.org/events/pedal-4-possibleArmy World Class Athlete Program  https://www.armywcap.com/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

We have two incredibly inspiring stories that share a connection involving a Steintrike Wild One trike. First up we talk to John Gunterman. John is a US veteran who was injured in the middle east. He talks about his journey of recovery, how Steintrikes have played a part in it and how he now is dedicated to helping others ride to health. Setting goals is a large part of John's plan and his focus is now on climbing the notoriously difficult Mt. Washington next spring on a Wild One. Where this trike will come from takes us to our second story...Having set their own personal goal of promoting solar power and sustainability around the world, Megan and Polo created "The Green Journey". This young couple (an American woman and Frenchman) set out from Berkeley, California this summer on two electrified solar powered Steintrikes. They were attempting to become the first solar powered trikes to cross America. Along the way they met amazing people and shared their ideas on how to make the world a better place.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:03  Panel Introduction00:04:00  Sponsor Introduction00:06:15  Honza with the Recumbent News00:13:20  US Vet to Climb Mt. Washington on a Steintrike00:50:30  The Green Journey-Solar Trikes Across America01:27:50  Sponsor Thanks01:30:40  Announcements01:32:15  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.You can find our Cycle-Con 2024 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulsttNtUboRbgaoW_97wlDNWe would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*John Gunterman  jgunterman@sterlingcollege.eduThe Green Journey (Megan and Polo)  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/thegreenjourneyInstagram  Thegreen.journeyYouTube  Thegreen.journeyWebsite  https://thegreenjourney.org/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Always one of our more popular webcasts! We have our panel of Cycle-Con 2024 attending experts share what they consider to be the highlights from each exhibitor at the event. Joining me will be Tray Bourgoyne, Larry Seidman, Larry Varney, and Kelvin Clark from Angletech.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:01:15  Panel Introduction00:03:30  Sponsor Introduction00:05:40  Cycle-Con 2024 Expert Panel Review of Exhibitors01:48:30  Viewer Submission-GoFundMe for Sun Cyclery's Joe Johnson01:50:35  Sponsor Thanks01:52:56  Announcements-BJ from Recumbent Seat Fix wants someone to take over the business01:55:00  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/Cycle-Con 2024 https://cycle-con.com/World Human Powered Vehicle Championships  https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/Phoenix Bike Wrx (formerly RANS)  https://phoenixbikewrx.com/*Guest Links*Cycle-Con  https://cycle-con.com/Joe Johnson's GoFundMe  https://gofund.me/e75bb4b5BJ's Recumbent Bike Fix business for sale  email him at recumbentseatfix@gmail.com*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

We have two bent riders who take off roading to a more comfortable place. Hezi Yismach is an Israeli bike designer and builder with a penchant for innovation. Richard Ehrlich rides his custom built off road bents where even mountain bikes are challenged. This Canadian adventure rider is even competitive in many of the racing events he enters. We will learn about these amazing guys and then engage our panel in a discussion of bikes, trikes and the future of recumbent off road riding.The Icarus Cup event is a pure human powered flight event at Manston Airport in Kent, England. Our British Human Powered Club correspondent Barney Harle was there this past June and delivers a fascinating report.Trident trikes has a new children's trike called the "Half Pint". Owner Tom Flohr was kind enough to ship me a loaner this summer so we could do a review. My grandkids unboxed, assembled and test rode it so we could evaluate it from a kids perspective.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:40  Panel Introduction00:04:30  Sponsor Introduction00:06:40  Recumbent News with Honza and Gary00:19:50  Icarus Cup Human Powered Flight with Barney Harle  00:40:30  Off Road Bent Designing, Building and Riding in Israel with Hezi Yismach  00:52:40  Off Road Bent Riding and Adventure Racing with Richard Ehrlich01:14:20  Off Road Bent Riding Panel Discussion with Honza, Tray, Larry and Gary01:28:10  Trident Trikes “Half Pint” Kids Trike Review with Gary's Grandkids  01:45:25  Sponsor Thanks01:47:30  Announcements01:49:25  Goodbye to panel and crew*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/Cycle-Con 2024 https://cycle-con.com/World Human Powered Vehicle Championships  https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/Phoenix Bike Wrx (formerly RANS)  https://phoenixbikewrx.com/*Guest Links*Icarus Cup  https://bhpfc.co.uk/the-icarus-cup/Hezi Yizmach  hezi7788@gmail.comRichard Ehrlich  richard@ehrlich.caTrident Trikes Half Pint  https://tridenttrikes.com/half-pint/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the Show.

A solar panel above and a small electric motor on the wheel of his AZUB Six bike was all the assistance Jack Butler needed to become this year's Sun Trip Champion. The Englishman battled former champ Frances Jean-Marc Dubouloz who rode a WAW velomobile on a fiercely contested route from Lyon, France to the Sahara Desert in Morocco and back. Jack tells us all about his adventure racing history, the two wheeled bent he now loves and the highlights of this year's nip and tuck race to the finish line.If you're starting to think about attending the 2024 edition of Cycle-Con this September we've got the guy with all the latest details. Mark Crews is the CEO of WizWheelz who produce this event every year. He joins me with exciting new updates on the exhibitors, venue and new policies for the largest recumbent show in North America.Larry Seidman has a Sports Report on last month's Waterford, Michigan's HPRA racing event. Larry traveled there from his Colorado home to race and bring us this report.00:00:00  Intro00:00:58  What's on Today's Show00:02:08  Panel Introduction00:04:00  Sponsor Introduction00:06:30  Jack Butler-2024 Sun Trip Champion01:04:45  Cycle-Con 2024 update with WizWheelz CEO Mark Crews  01:31:15  Larry Seidman with the Sports Report on 2024 Waterford, Michigan HPRA Races01:40:20  International Recumbent Bike Day-Viewer submission by Vernon Shaw01:47:50  Sponsor Thanks01:50:10  Announcements01:51:30  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*The Sun Trip  https://www.thesuntrip.com/en/2024-destination-sahara/Jack Butler YouTube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/@JackButlerVideosCycle-Con  https://cycle-con.com/Human Powered RaceAmerica  http://recumbents.com/hpra/LBR 2023 Report on Waterford, Michigan Racing  What it's Like Racing HPVs at Waterford 2023!**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the Show.

The Elecy is a futuristic replacement for your current car. It uses sustainable materials with a modular design created to get you and a small passenger around town. This is all the brainchild of Tamara Ivancova an ambitious young aeronautical engineer from the UK who shares the details of her project and her plan to take her company called Amara Automotive to the next level.Do you ride your bent alone or with a group? Recumbent YouTuber Sylvia Halpern joins me to talk about some of the notable riding groups around the USA and to discuss the advantages of joining or even starting an impromptu riding group yourself. The World Human Powered Vehicle Championships are returning to the UK this August. Race director Barney Harle joins me to talk about previous year's highlights and provide all the details of participating or spectating in this year's event.You can find all our Spezi 2024 booth interviews and collection video on this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vumcx2DSSuxtbB7ptqlHaIU6&si=zz-W08xD-Nou-Zvw00:00:00  Intro00:00:55  What's on Today's Show00:02:04  Panel Introduction00:04:15  Sponsor Introduction00:06:45  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:08:50  Recumbent impromptu riding groups with Sylvia Halpern00:40:28  Recumbent News with Honza Galla (Part 2)00:43:20  World Human Powered Vehicle Championships 2024 with Barney Harle01:03:15  New “Elecy” Light Electric Vehicle from Amara Automotive with Tamara Ivankova01:52:40  Sponsor Thanks01:55:06  Announcements01:58:25  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Sylvia Halpern  https://www.facebook.com/TravelsByTrikeImpromptu Trike Riders of Ohio  https://www.facebook.com/groups/impromp2World HPV Championships 2024  https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/Amara Automotive's “Elecy” https://www.amaraautomotive.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.comSupport the Show.

Join Recumbent News' Honza Galla, Swedish bent shop owner Alve Henricson, our own Tray Bourgoyne, Peter Stull and me as we stroll down the virtual aisles of Spezi 2024. We'll talk about everything that we found interesting, unique or shocking at this annual celebration of the world's "Special Bikes".You can find all our Spezi 2024 booth interviews and collection video on this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vumcx2DSSuxtbB7ptqlHaIU6&si=zz-W08xD-Nou-Zvw00:00:00  Intro00:00:51  What's on Today's Show00:01:04  Panel Introduction00:04:15  Sponsor Introduction00:06:45  3D Walk Through Spezi 2024 with Alve, Honza, Tray and Peter.02:04:23  Sponsor Thanks02:06:47  Announcements02:08:44  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links**LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the Show.

Buying a European velomobile in America has been fraught with poor selection/availability, shipping disasters and minimal expert guidance. Ben Parke has worked very hard over the last year to change all that with his new Minnesota dealership called Northland Velo. Ben's close business connection with Romanian based Velomobile World is bringing a wide range of models to his customers at discounted prices. We talk to Ben about the "shipping container load" quantities he is bringing in which he hopes will finally allow for scaling this business to new levels.The world's largest recumbent show is returning to Germany soon and so is the Laidback Bike Report. We sit down with Franz, Gabriel and Florian (the Spezi producers) for a peek at the planned program and exciting new changes they have planned for this year.This event only got its start a few years ago but the Pacific Trike Fest is returning to Portland, Oregon in June. Recumbent PDX is the force behind this fun gathering and Mel Birge joins us on the road riding his own Catrike to tell us all the amazing details.00:00:00  Intro00:00:51  What's on Today's Show00:02:20  Panel Introduction00:03:55  Sponsor Introduction00:06:45  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:15:10  Northland Velo interview with Ben Parke00:50:40  Discussion  with Peter, Tray and Gary01:01:20  Ben announces Velomobile World's 2 new models for first time!01:10:32  What to expect at Spezi 2024 with producers Franz, Gabriel and Florian 01:24:20  Pacific Trike Fest 2024 with producer Mel Birge01:30:00  Sponsor Thanks01:32:40  Announcements01:34:24  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Northland Velo  https://northlandvelo.com/Velomobile World  https://www.velomobileworld.com/Spezi 2024  https://en.spezialradmesse.de/Pacific Trike Fest  https://pacifictrikefest.com/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Florida in February is not a bad place to visit! When general manager Mark Egeland invited us to tour the factory floor of Catrike in Orlando last fall at Cycle-Con we jumped at the opportunity. Tray and I were given free range to roam the facility and interview anyone we wished. This was during their "Factory Event" so we got to see lots of Catrike owners and hear from Founder Paulo Camasmie as well. We follow the progress a new trike would take right down the production line from welding to painting to packaging and interview the team at their individual stations along the way. I think you'll find the process fascinating. The Big Honkin' Trike Rally was becoming an annual pilgrimage for bent riders across the country when the powers that be threw a liability wrench into the organizer's plans this year. Not to be beaten, they pivoted to a more open source approach and turned this into an informal BBQ and ride format along the Withlacootchee trail in Inverness, Florida this year. We attended the BBQ, met many of the trikers and interviewed Gay Ormiston Bradford who has been involved from the start.If you're looking for advice on unraveling the many trike choices available both electric and not-look no further! Andrew and Gary from Trailside Trike in Floral City, Florida show us 10 models they rolled out behind the bike shop right along the trail. You'll get their expert opinion on the pros and cons of various Catrike, Greenspeed, Terratrike, Trident and AZUB units for your consideration.00:00:00  Intro00:00:51  What's on Today's Show00:02:45  Panel Introduction00:04:50  Sponsor Introduction00:07:17  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:09:45  Catrike Factory Tour Event 202400:50:15  Discussion Peter, Honza, Tray, Larry and Gary01:10:20  Big Honkin' Trike BBQ and riding on the Withlacoochee Trail in Florida01:16:05  Evaluating 5 e-assisted and 5 non assisted trikes at Trailside Trikes01:30:25  Sponsor Thanks01:33:00  Announcements01:35:40  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport00:00:00  Intro00:00:51  What's on Today's Show00:02:45  Panel Introduction00:04:50  Sponsor Introduction00:07:17  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:09:45  Catrike Factory Tour Event 202400:50:15  Discussion Peter, Honza, Tray, Larry and Gary01:10:20  Big Honkin' Trike BBQ and riding on the Withlacoochee Trail in Florida01:16:05  Evaluating 5 e-assisted and 5 non assisted trikes at Trailside Trikes01:30:25  Sponsor Thanks01:33:00  Announcements01:35:40  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereportSupport the show

Larry Oslund joins us from his Hilton Head headquarters to talk about his recent trip to Romania and his video tour of  the Velomobile World factory. He takes us all around the facility then shows us a close up view as his personal Bülk is being built on the floor. Larry is now a Velomobile World dealer and is offering velos along side Cruzbikes for test rides and sales. Another of Larry's passions is ultra racing. We talk about his personal accomplishments and his new forays into resurrecting failed races around the country starting with Sebring and Calvin's Challenge. Last year Larry built a massive addition to his house to make room for the Cruzeum. This large structure over his garage now houses over 30 historical Cruzbikes and Cruzbike paraphernalia. We have a look at this new room as we talk to Cruzbike founders Maria and Jim Parker who join Larry for our final chat segment.00:00:00  Intro00:00:51  What's on Today's Show00:02:45  Panel Introduction00:04:50  Sponsor Introduction00:07:40  Larry Oslund-Getting involved with velomobiles00:11:00  Tour of the Velomobile World Factory in Romania00:22:25  Larry's personal experience with his new Bulk velomobile (Police Stop)00:30:00  Larry talks about starting a recumbent bike shop00:38:45  Larry chats about Ultra Racing and resurrecting Sebring and Calvin's Challenge races00:52:10  Larry future plans for a wind tunnel00:56:13  Cruzbike Museum highlights01:06:11  We visit with Cruzbike founders Jim and Maria Parker for company update01:27:25  Viewer Submissions-Beautiful LBR wooden plaque by Dennis Wells 01:28:40  Sponsor Thanks01:31:00  Announcements01:33:40  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Guest Links*Larry Oslund-Cruzeum  https://cruzbikemuseum.com/Bike Sebring  https://www.bikesebring.org/Bike Reg.org  https://www.bikereg.com/Jim and Maria Parker-Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/Florida Bicycle Safari  https://floridabicyclesafari.com/Dennis Wells Woodworking email: denny48386@yahoo.com**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Manufactured in Montreal the VT1 velomobile from Velomtek is in production and is now available to buyers in the USA. CEO Francois Garneau gives us a close up look at this amazing vehicle then shares the details of their process for purchasing via pickup or delivery.Lars Viebke started Carbontrike in Sweden years ago before entering into a collaboration with Bacchetta in 2018. Fast forward past Bacchetta's sale and split up into bike and trike business, covid complications and visa nightmares and today Lars is back up and running in Florida. He brings us up to date on this exquisite carbon fiber trike and his plan for sales and development in the future.The Florida Senior Games were held in December and bents were very well represented in the biking category. Our own Larry Seidman brings us his report on the riders and results from the competition in the Sunshine State.00:00:00  Intro00:00:48  What's on Today's Show00:02:10  Panel Introduction00:04:20  Sponsor Introduction00:07:05  Carbontrike Back in Business with the CT 2.0-Lars Viebke CEO00:48:20  Velomtek VT1 Velomobile Now in the USA-Francois Garneau CEO01:55:25  Florida Senior Games-Bent Rider Report-Larry Seidman  02:02:15  Sponsor Thanks02:04:50  Announcements02:06:10  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Carbontrike  https://carbontrikes.com/Velomtek  https://velomtek.com/Senior Games  https://seniorgames.net/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Aussie Mark Doble read on BROL that some American velonauts were planning on being the first to cross Australia in a velomobile. This got his competitive and patriotic juices flowing and he thought "Screw you Yanks you'll not be the first to do this in my country!!" So the planning began for an epic crossing of the continent "down under" in the Australian built Rotovelo. Next, our own Tray Bourgoyne and wife Lisa have been working hard on an in depth review of the just released new trike from HP Velotechnik known as the Delta Tx. You'll see it on the trail, on the road and in Tray's workshop. He details all the features and specs to let us know why this e-assisted trike might be best suited for you.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:00  Panel Introduction00:04:00  Sponsor Introduction00:06:40  Rotovelo Across Australia with Mark Doble01:24:00  LBR Review Team-HP Velotechnik's Delta Tx with Tray and Lisa Bourgoyne01:45:48  Viewer Submission-Home built recumbent bike from Chile01:47:20  Sponsor Thanks01:49:52  Announcements01:51:25  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Rotovelo Across Australia's Mark Doble  https://www.facebook.com/rotovelo.acrossaustralia*LBR Review Team Links*HP Velotechnik Delta Tx trike  https://www.hpvelotechnik.com/en/recumbent-trikes-bikes/delta-tx-comfortable-e-chopper/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Tig Cross has been working on the Electrom for almost 8 years. Now in limited production he hopes to one day make his dream of a 2 wheeled light electric recumbent come true. He believes this bike has advantages that will make it a true "car replacement" option in the future. Our own Larry Seidman participated in two senior games events last month. He was excited to see some other recumbent riders at the Huntsman Senior Games in Utah and the Nevada Senior Games as well. He tells us about the events, venues and the racers involved making it clear that more of us should join in the fun. Sports Director Denny Voorhees is back with a report on a couple of interesting endurance races including the Natchez Trace 444. Our pal Larry Oslund features prominently in this report along with a few other bent racers.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:20  Panel Introduction00:04:00  Sponsor Introduction00:06:40  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:12:20  Electrom Light Electric 2 Wheeled Vehicle with Founder Tig Cross01:23:00  Senior Games Report from Utah and Nevada with Larry Seidman01:32:40  Sports Report on Natchez Trace 444 with Denny Voorhees01:37:00  Sponsor Thanks01:39:38  Announcements01:42:00  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Electrom Light Electric Vehicle  https://www.electrom.ca/Huntsman World Senior Games  https://seniorgames.net/Nevada Senior Games  https://www.nevadaseniorgames.com/Natchez Trace 444  https://www.bikereg.com/57851Psycho 48  https://thepsycho48.com/Cycle-Con 2023  https://cycle-con.com/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Graham Browne's long career in digital design has included work with Jaguar, Dyson and Bentley. In the last few years his thoughts and efforts have turned to more low cost zero emission projects. By 2020 he had formed Northern Light Motors and developed a prototype light electric vehicle which has now gone into production in northern England. His intended market is more aimed at a cool and compelling car replacement than a screamingly fast racing machine. We talk to Graham about his company and ideas and then to our UK correspondent Barney Harle. Barney travelled to NLM headquarters, test rode the velo and regales us with his review.Next up is a look at the German Varitrike. This unusual arm and leg powered front wheel drive trike showed up at Cycle-Con 2023 with owner Dave McHenry. We show you his fun demo in the parking lot followed by a more in depth interview with Varibike CEO Martin Kraiss.Lastly, from our LBR Review Team, Nina Paley had a chance to ride the e-assisted Ti-Fly X 26. She assembled then tested the trike both on and off road around her central Illinois location. You will be entertained as well as educated by this wonderful segment.Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Northern Light Motors  https://www.northernlightmotors.com/about-northern-light-motorsBritish Human Power Club  https://www2.bhpc.org.uk/Varitrike  https://www.varibike.com/t-en-us/liegerad-trike-mit-handantriebCycle-Con 2023  https://cycle-con.com/*LBR Review Team Links*Nina Paley's AZUB Ti-Fly X electric review*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Join Honza Galla, Larry Varney, Tray Bourgoyne and me for a booth by booth discussion of our highlights from the Cycle-Con 2023 event. You can find our individual booth interview videos in our Cycle-Con 2023 Playlist right here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vukNtpta0hrdn06LMkQbwLu7&si=-cHJ9ObcT-71M5uz00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:01:40  Panel Introduction00:04:40  Sponsor Introduction00:08:40  Larry Seidman's 45 second run through the aisles of Cycle-Con 202300:10:00  Honza, Larry, Tray and I go booth by booth offering up our highlights of each01:41:50  Panel gives final thoughts on the event01:50:12  Sponsor Thanks01:52:50  Announcements01:54:49  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lots more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Cycle-Con Website  https://cycle-con.com/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Bentrider (formerly known as Bentrider Online) is now new and improved thanks to new owner Kurt Reynolds. Having previous experience on nuclear submarines and now working for Microsoft he just might have what it takes to take this well loved recumbent message board to the next level. Kurt talks to us about buying the website from our old pal Bryan Ball, what he's done to improve the board and gives us a bit of a tutorial so we can all make the most of our experience.Next up is a young German velonaut who overcame a ridiculous number of obstacles to ride and finish this year's TransAm Bike Race from Oregon to Virginia. Fortunately for us he decided to then turn around and head west in his prototype Milan RS to race at Battle Mountain, Nevada. On his way he stopped here in Ohio for a couple of days so I took advantage and did an extended interview with this impressive young rider/builder.Lastly, we present an update on the Mississippi River Tour of our good pal Jon Hodkin aka Innertuba. My wife and I journeyed west to the Illinois/Iowa border and the Quad Cities area to catch up with him. He has been playing and riding his trike/trailer rig all the way up the river from Louisiana since March. We learn about the charitable work he's doing along the way, hear about his concerts and watch him lead a trike entourage over a bridge on the great river itself.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:40  Panel Introduction00:04:45  Sponsor Introduction00:07:25  Recumbent News report with Honza Galla00:21:40  Kurt Reynolds-New Owner of Bentrider Online01:01:35  Niklas Bostelmann-Young German velonaut TransAm Bike racer with his Milan RS01:41:06  Innertuba (Jon Hodkin)-Quad Cities portion of his Mississippi River Tuba Tour  02:14:40  Sponsor Thanks02:17:15  Announcements02:19:05  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Kurt Reynolds https://www.bentrideronline.com/Niklas Bostelmann https://www.facebook.com/niklas.bostelmann    https://www.nb-leichtbau.de/Innertuba  https://www.facebook.com/InnerTubaCycle-Con 2023  https://cycle-con.com/*LBR Review Team Links***Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

We are treated to a personal tour of the AZUB Bikes facility in the Czech Republic by Honza Galla followed by an amazing trike tour in the country. Next we have on the scene coverage of the recent human powered vehicle racing event at Waterford, Michigan. This includes lots of racing video, drone shots and interviews with race producers Mike Mowett and Dennis Grelk. We also talk to Lincoln MacDonald from the University of Toronto HPV Design Team, and racers Marshall Randall and John Simon. Marshall returns for an interview about the upcoming Cycle-Con 2023 event coming up in September in Xenia, Ohio. Lastly, we have an interview with the new 24 hour world HPV record holder Ruben Schütze. This youngster from Hamburg, Germany tells Josef Janning how it all came together last weekend on the track.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:45  Panel Introduction00:04:45  Sponsor Introduction00:07:25  Recumbent News report with Honza Galla00:19:35  AZUB Tour in Czech Republic with Honza Galla00:42:42  Trike and bike riding in Czech Republic with Honza Galla00:46:30  Waterford Michigan Human Powered Racing Weekend Interviews-Marshall Randall00:48:38  Waterford-John Simon Interview00:51:00  Waterford-Lots of racing video and interview with Mike Mowett and Dennis Grelk01:32:20  Waterford-University of Toronto HPV Design Team-Lincoln MacDonald01:44:39  Ruben Schütze-New 24 hour HPV Velomobile Record holder with Josef Janning02:02:35  Cycle-Con 2023 Update with Marshall Randall02:14:02  Sponsor Thanks02:16:30  Announcements02:17:05  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Waterford HPV Racing is on Facebook's HPRA page  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1489838871260136/HPRA racing info including race results are on the Recumbents.com page here: http://recumbents.com/wisil/hpra.htmUniversity of Toronto HPV Design Team  https://www.facebook.com/hpvdt.skuleRuben Schutze and all the other racers at Aldenhoven were covered on the Drop Limits page here: https://droplimits.de/Rekordversuche/rekordevent-aldenhoven-2023.htmlCycle-Con 2023  https://cycle-con.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

We are on the road in Brno, Czech Republic and Prievaly, Slovakia where we tour the Katanga facility and Composite Products in one day. At Katanga we get a look at the CAD designs of their upcoming light electric vehicle called the VM45, building the WAW velomobile and Pony 4 quad in the workshop and a peek at the Velove cargo platform they collaborate on. Hijinks ensue when Tray and I hop on the quads for a test ride.Then it's on to Slovakia where Alan from Composite Products gets us up close and personal to their fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon fiber process all taking place in an old firehouse. HP Velotechnik hinted at a new trike while we were at Spezi this year. Now they've officially announced the DeltaTX a real departure from the tadpole trikes they have long been known for. Heiko Truppel, their marketing director takes us through the story behind this new product and we take a close look at the trike itself.Finally, we have a profile of a very highly regarded and unusual trike shop in Portland, Oregon known as Recumbent PDX. Husband and wife owners Mel Birge and Janet Morgan take us on a test ride and talk about the shop, its crew and the philosophy behind their Catrike Megastore.00:00:00  Intro00:00:45  What's on Today's Show00:02:18  Panel Introduction00:04:25  Sponsor Introduction00:07:00  LBR News Report-TransAm Bents, Waterford HPV Racing and Sandy Earl starts RAAM00:11:12  Katanga Tour and Test Riding00:32:08  Composite Products Tour in Slovakia01:06:10  DeltaTx-New Trike from HP Velotechnik01:34:00  Recumbent PDX Portland, Oregon Trike Shop Profile with Mel Birge and Janet Morgan01:56:00  Sponsor Thanks01:58:35  Announcements02:00:20  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Spezi Event  https://en.spezialradmesse.de/Sandy Earl (Red Pearl)  https://www.redpearlracing.com/Race Across America  https://www.raamrace.org/TransAm Bike Race Live Tracker  https://trackleaders.com/transam23Katanga  https://www.katanga.eu/Composite Products  https://www.composite-products.eu/DeltaTX trike from HP Velotechnik  https://www.hpvelotechnik.com/en-us/world-premiere-delta-tx-the-e-chopper-for-the-comfort-generation/RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Support the show

We use the new 3D virtual walk through technology of Matterport to take a booth by booth "Best of..." tour with our expert panel of attendees of the real life Spezi 2023. Joining us today are our own Tray Bourgoyne, Recumbent.news' Honza Galla, TerraCycle's Pat Franz, Bent Revolution's Tim Segard and my German velomobile pal Jascha Buettler. They each share their favorite or most interesting items seen as we saunter down each aisle of the show in 3D splendor. Thanks to  https://matterport.com/ for this amazing new technology!We finish up with a sports report from Denny as he interviews the amazing Sandy Earl. She is the only recumbent rider scheduled for the upcoming Race Across America 2023.00:00:00  Intro00:01:00  What's on Today's Show00:02:18  Panel Introduction00:05:39  Sponsor Introduction00:08:19  LBR News Report-with New Director Honza Galla00:11:27  Spezi 2023-3D Walkthrough with Pat Franz, Honza Galla, Tray Bourgoyne, Jascha Buettler and Tim Segard00:41:40  Sandy Earl only recumbent RAAM racer-Interview by Denny Voorhees00:59:00  Spezi 2023 Walkthrough Part 201:55:15  Sponsor Thanks01:57:40  Announcements01:59:20  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Spezi Event  https://en.spezialradmesse.de/Sandy Earl (Red Pearl)  https://www.redpearlracing.com/Race Across America  https://www.raamrace.org/Matterport 3D interactive map of Spezi 2023  https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=9AzwtbFAnCVBitblade https://bitblade.vision/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Support the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:60  What's on Today's Show00:02:35  Panel Introduction00:05:30  Sponsor Introduction00:08:00  LBR News Report-with New Director Honza Galla00:22:50  Ron Thompson-The G4 for racing, riding and production 01:25:50  Jon Hodkin's Innertuba-Mississippi River Tour 2023 with Nick White02:09:02  Spezi 2023-All the details of the upcoming event from show producers Gabriel, Franz and Florian02:28:35  Sponsor Thanks02:31:00  Announcements02:32:35  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*--Ron Thompson https://g4bikes.com/  ron@g4bikes.com  --Jon Hodkin https://innertuba.org.uk/-- Spezi https://en.spezialradmesse.de/In this episode, we're joined by Ron Thompson, Jon Hodkin, and the guys from Wolf and Wolf to discuss the G4 Racer, the Innertuba project, Spezi 2023, and the latest Recumbent.news.Ron Thompson is a recumbent bicycle engineer/designer who believes a low profile arm power assisted front wheel drive bike can transform human powered racing. His G4 Racer headlines a line of two wheeled bents he intends to bring to market.Jon Hodkin is bringing his Innertuba project back to America this spring with an ambitious trike and tuba trailer tour up the entire length of the Mississippi River. He has found a friend in recumbent advocate Nick White who is helping him find gigs with school bands and professional bands all along the way. With logistical help from Pat Franz of TerraCycle and Dave Hendricks from Connecticut Yankee Pedaller this is shaping up to be an epic journey.The guys from Wolf and Wolf are now in charge of Spezi, the highly regarded "special bike" event. They talk about all the changes and what you need to know if you plan to attend this celebration of bikes, trikes, velomobiles and all sorts of innovation on wheels.Honza will also join us with all the latest Recumbent.news of the month.This is a must-watch episode for anyone interested in recumbent bicycles, human powered racing, or innovative transportation.*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

South African Border War veteran Stan Potgieter suffered severe injuries both physical and psychological in the 1980s. He has struggled ever since to regain the promise of a healthy and settled life. Stan talks to us about his continuing attempts to overcome PTSD as well as leg and back problems. He is now doing so by riding a custom trike derived from a friend's idea for a motorized golf trike called the Tadhole. Stan is dreaming big as he hopes to join in a ride with  veterans in America from coast to coast raising awareness of veterans issues everywhere.Travels by Trike's Sylvia Halpern is back with us to lay out the details of her impending solo trike ride across the USA with a newly updated Myrtle. She is joined by Heiko Truppel from HP Velotechnik in Germany to talk about their support for her including a new frame for Myrtle. We'll find out how you can follow her intrepid journey and even join her ride when she comes to your town.Terracycle has long been known and loved as a quality supplier of accessories for recumbent bikes and trikes. Pat Franz has been the face and is the founder of the company since the mid 90s. He recently announced his retirement and the transition of the company's leadership to the younger but well experienced crew members Quintin Pruett and Caz Covert-Keefe. We sit down with all three of them and talk about the past, present and future of this venerable organization.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:04:55  Panel Introduction00:04:47  Sponsor Introduction00:07:02  Stan Potgieter-Tadhole Trike and South African Veteran's Dream00:51:20  Sylvia Halpern kicks off her Route 66 Trans American Trike Tour (with Heiko Truppel from HP)01:20:50  TerraCycle's leadership transition01:51:35  RideSouth recumbent shop looking for new owner01:56:00  Sponsor Thanks01:58:12  Announcements02:00:15  Goodbye to panel and crew*Guest Links*--Stan Potgieter  stanbiltkitchens9@gmail.com  Wear it for the Wounded  https://www.facebook.com/groups/534490074600046/--Sylvia Halpern  Travels by Trike YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/@TravelsByTrike  Email sylvia.halpern@gmail.com--TerraCycle    https://t-cycle.com/--RideSouth   Call Jim at 601-291-1004 or email oneoak@me.comPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453Support the show

Our annual look at the latest and hottest news in the world of velomobiles. We have interviews and submissions by: 00:00:00  Intro00:00:47  What's on Today's Show00:03:55  Panel Introduction00:06:15  Sponsor Introduction00:08:43  Oleksii Hanshyn our Ukrainian builder now in Ireland with Mobi Dick00:23:49  Josef Janning from Germany with M9 from Daniel Fenn00:49:50  Christian Winkgen from Germany with A9 and A9.2 from Daniel Fenn01:19:30  Francois Garneau from Montreal with the Velomtek VT-1 rollout01:33:10  Thomas Inderka from Germany with the Bülk01:48:50  Greg Cantori and Ben Parke from the US explaining the Ambassador Program for Bulk02:08:30  Stephane Boving from Czech Republic with Katanga's VM4502:35:40  Mike Lecka from North Carolina updating the latest on the Velotilt02:42:10  Ymte Sijbrandij from Netherlands with ICB's latest velo the Tuna02:50:50  Ben Goodall from Australia with the rollout of the Rotovelo 202:59:10  Final discussion with Doug Davis, Josef Janning and Nina Paley03:17:35  Sponsor Thanks03:19:33  Announcements03:21:25  Goodbye to panel and crew*Guest Links*Oleksii Hanshyn from Ireland-Mobi  https://www.youtube.com/@VelodreamerJosef Janning from Germany-M9  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janningChristian Winkgen from Germany-A9 and A9.2  https://www.velomobileworld.com/Francois Garneau from Montreal-Velomtek VT-1  https://velomtek.com/home/Thomas Inderka from Germany-Bulk  https://www.velomobileworld.com/Greg Cantori and Ben Parke from the US-Ambassador Program for Bulk  https://www.velomobileworld.com/Stephane Boving from Czech Republic-VM45  https://www.katanga.eu/Mike Lecka from North Carolina-Velotilt  https://velosrus.com/Ymte Sijbrandij from Netherlands-Tuna  https://www.intercitybike.nl/en/Ben Goodall from Melbourne-Rotovelo 2  https://trisled.com.au/Velomobile World  https://www.velomobileworld.com/Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:45  What's on Today's Show00:02:35  Panel Introduction00:04:25  Sponsor Introduction00:06:50  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:11:00  Zach Kaplan Cycles Profile-Interview with Zach00:46:00  Doug Davis-E-Assist Battery Safety Primer01:21:30  Steve Hansen (Lawyer) and Jay Townley (Bike Journalist) on Insurance and Regulation Issues  02:20:25  Sponsor Thanks02:22:25  Announcements02:23:30  Goodbye to panel and crewRecent headlines about fires associated with e-assist batteries have prompted this look into practical  safety and insurance measures you can take to prevent disasters both physical and financial. Our panel includes Doug Davis (bent shop owner/electrical engineer) with a primer on how batteries work, Jay Townley (bicycle industry journalist and regulatory expert) on fire stats and regulation and Steve Hansen (Bike Lawyer) on best insurance and legal choices for bent riders.We also have a profile of Zach Kaplan owner of the California recumbent shop that bears his name. Zach has over 100 double century rides under his belt and has an interesting and deep history with bents going back to the 90s.Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Zach Kaplan Cycles  https://zachkaplancycles.com/Steve Hansen  https://www.swhlaw.com/Jay Townley Micromobility Reporter  https://humanpoweredsolutions.com/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:18  Panel Introduction00:05:13  Sponsor Introduction00:07:45  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:13:45  Radical Design Interview01:03:00  Winter Bent Riding Secrets with Scott Christopherson01:55:50  Recumbent Sports with Denny Voorhees  02:02:10  Viewer Submission-Varibike handbike sad sale02:04:32  Sponsor Thanks02:06:50  Announcements02:08:45  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*Radical Design  https://www.radicaldesign.com/recumbent-bagsScott Christopherson  threewheelcowboy@gmail.com Hostel Shoppe  https://hostelshoppe.com/Varibike Handcycle link to buy: Katherine and Boota Virdi krvirdi@gmail.com 703-626-4598*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comRecumbent bikes and trikes are quite different from their upright brethren and so often require unique add-ons. Filling this need since the mid 90s has been the Dutch company Radical Design. We talk to owner Kyra Ottens and product designer Roman Schaffroth to discuss the history, products and how those amazing bags are designed and manufactured.As the northern hemisphere plunges headlong into the winter season we thought it was the perfect time to have a look at best practices for bent riding in cold weather. Who better to help us than former Hostel Shoppe mechanic Scott Christopherson? Scott still lives in northern Wisconsin and tells us how he prepares for triking in snow and ice. Denny updates us on some cancelled ultra races and shares a couple more bent friendly ones that are coming up. Honza joins us with the latest recumbent news and we have a sad viewer submission where you can help a family with a no longer needed child's hand trike.Support the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:60  What's on Today's Show00:02:25  Panel Introduction00:05:05  Sponsor Introduction00:08:10  Parbike Side-by-Side Tandem with Jared00:07:55  Uprights vs Bents-Engineer Ron Thompson Speed Tests 10 Bikes01:28:14  Nina Paley on the Cycle-Con 2022 Test Track-Ti-Glide, Steintrike and HASE Kettwiesel01:42:20  Viewer Submission-Shawn Greener Honor the Warrior Ride video01:44:45  Sponsor Thanks01:47:01  Announcements01:49:50  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat or other merch on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Guest Links*Parbike  https://parbikes.com/Ron Thompson  https://g4bikes.com/Shawn Greener's Honor the Warriors video  https://youtu.be/ErQNITej2wQ**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comEver 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.Support the show

We're recently back from a surprisingly successful and well attended Cycle-Con in Dayton, Ohio. Our illustrious panel of bent experts share what they saw and liked as we go through the exhibitors one by one. Joining us today are Tray Bourgoyne, Larry Varney, Nina Paley, Peter Stull, Sylvia Halpern, Matt Galat and Denny Voorhees. Our full coverage videos will follow soon but this will give you a sense of what was on offer.I sit down with Wolf and Wolf the new German owners of the world's largest and oldest recumbent festival called Spezi and we interview WizWheelz's Marshall Randall about the slew of world records he just achieved on his Greenspeed Aero.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:01:08  Panel Introduction00:04:32  Sponsor Introduction00:06:56  Cycle-Con 2022 thoughts and short video with Honza Galla on Recumbent.News YouTube Channel00:07:55  Wolf & Wolf's Franz Furmaniak Talks about their purchase of the Spezi event in Germany00:24:40  Panel Discussion on Cycle-Con 2022 with thoughts from Tray, Larry, Nina, Peter, Denny and special guests Sylvia Halpern and Matt Galat01:30:45  Interview with new trike world record holder Marshall Randall01:38:00  Sponsor Thanks01:40:25  Announcements01:42:45  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbike...) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbiker...Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possibleTerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/g1F2cGpSf4wSupport the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:48  Panel Introduction00:04:30  Sponsor Introduction00:07:00  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:11:25  Al and Alice Krause Co-Directors of World Human Powered Speed Challenge IHPVA Event01:07:37  InnerTuba aka Jon Hodkin Home Concerts and Plans for Upcoming Mississippi River Tour and ICE Trike's Patrick Selwood01:44:39  Heiko Truppel with HP Velotechnik showing us Speedmachine S-Pedelec e-assisted two wheeled bent01:51:20  Paul Kilgore with Paralyzed Veterans of America talks with Larry Seidman about riding in Adaptive Mountain Biking World Championship in Crested Butte02:16:50  Sponsor Thanks02:19:00  Announcements: Update on Cycle-Con 2022 in Dayton, Ohio02:22:55  Goodbye to panel and crewCan InnerTuba pull off his most ambitious tour to date? Our pal Jon Hodkin has been planning to ride the length of the Mississippi south to north since his last American tour. That was his triumphant ride across Iowa during RAGBRAI in 2019. We catch up with Jon in Cornwall, England at the ICE Trike facility and chat with he and ICE's Patrick Selwood about the tour, ICE's support for him and the kit he will use to accomplish his goals.Next we have the co-directors of the World Human Powered Speed Challenge Al and Alice Krause talking all about the details of the upcoming race at Battle Mountain. We learn about the history, rules, track, timing, launch and catch of the event. We also find out about those famous hats given as trophies.Heiko Truppel from HP Velotechnik shows us their latest electric version of their  two wheeled bent known as the Speedmachine. He also shows us the electric updates recently added to the Scorpion and Gekko trikes.Larry Seidman interviews Paralyzed Veteran of America rider Paul Kilgore about an off-roading race in Crested Butte, Colorado last month. The ADAPTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is a grueling 3 day event with many trikers and hand cyclists having overcome many obstacles before and after the days of racing.Honza shares the recumbent news with us including the death of the legendary Mike Burrows.Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/Mike Burrows LBR 2018 interview video  https://youtu.be/OgQ-e2lBIug*Guest Links*Al and Alice KrauseWorld Human Powered Speed Challenge  https://www.facebook.com/groups/123929127660938/IHPVA  http://ihpva.org/home/Jon Hodkin (InnerTuba) and Patrick Selwood (ICE Trikes)InnerTuba https://innertuba.org.uk/ICE Trikes https://www.icetrikes.co/Heiko TruppelHP Velotechnik Speedmachine S-Pedelec  https://www.hpvelotechnik.com/en/Paul KilgoreAdaptive Mountain Biking World Championship  https://www.adaptivesports.org/adventures/camps/adaptive-mountain-biking-world-championshipParalysed Veterans of America  https://secure.pva.org/Support the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:45  Panel Introduction00:05:30  Sponsor Introduction00:08:00  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:14:15  George from Orlando-Building Coroplast Fairings for your Bent 00:34:20  Russell Bridge & Barney Harle-”Team 77” Design/Build/Race a Bike for World Human Powered Speed Challenge01:39:48  Nina Paley-Riding the gravel on Lightfoot Ranger bent  01:47:07  Viewer Submission: Dennis Wells promotes trikes in Veteran's Parade01:48:47  Sponsor Thanks01:51:10  Coming up next month01:52:50  Goodbye to panel and crewBattle Mountain Nevada's World Human Powered Speed Challenge attracts bike designers worldwide every year. These creative builder/racers bring their best designs to this 5 mile section of desert road vying for speeds of 70, 80 or even 90 miles per hour. We look in on one of these teams in the UK working on their "Seventy-seven" project. Russell Bridge and Barney Harle lay out the history and progress of their bullet shaped streamliner which they hope to race to glory at this event. Tray and I will update their story when we see them in person at Battle Mountain next month!Next it's on to Orlando, Florida where we meet up with George. He has made some amazing coroplast bodies for his ICE Adventure and HPV Scorpion trikes. He'll explain the how and why of his years long obsession with these artistic plastic fairings. Then Nina shows off her latest bent acquisition: a laidback gravel grinder!​Honza  will join us for the bent news and we'll finish up with a patriotic parade in our Viewer Submission segment.Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*World Human Powered Speed Challenge  https://www.facebook.com/groups/123929127660938/Russell Bridge “Seventy-seven”  https://www.instagram.com/russellbridge77/British Human Power Club  http://www.bhpc.org.uk/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:03:12  Panel Introduction00:05:40  Sponsor Introduction00:08:18  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:16:08  RCC Bought by WizWheelz-Marshall Randall Marketing Director  00:34:00  Richard Myers-Long Life of Building & Racing Bents01:18:00  Josef Janning-Italian Velomobile Tour with video by Christian01:32:40  Sports Report-James Coxon World Record Holder interview w Denny01:52:00  Sports Report-Larry Seidman talks about upcoming state Senior Games 202201:59:00  Sponsor Thanks02:01:27  Coming up next month02:18:05  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/--Matt Galat  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Ykci4MKSSdTJYuYp53G7A*Guest Links*Marshall Randall--WizWheelz  https://wizwheelz.com/--Recumbent Cycle-Con  https://www.recumbentcyclecon.com/Richard Myers--World Human Powered Speed Challenge at Battle Mountain  http://www.ihpva.org/whpsc/James Coxon--British Human Power Club  http://www.bhpc.org.uk/--WRRA  http://recumbents.com/wrra/Larry Seidman--National Senior Games  https://nsga.com/--Oklahoma  https://okseniorgames.wpcomstaging.com/--Nevada  nevada.fusesport.com/--Utah  www.seniorgames.net/--Wyoming  https://wyomingseniorolympics.org/--Nebraska  www.nebraskaseniorgames.com/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show

Caleb Cline was hurt leading his Army unit in a training exercise. We feel  privileged to sit down with him to talk about his long road back to mental and physical health. That road included riding his trike to 10 new world records last April. Next we check in with our old pal AD Carson, founder of Recycled Recumbents. AD tells us about his show room rehab projects, the state of 2 wheeled bents, advice to families for disposal of your bents from the estate and his latest tour. Then we move on to Tray Bourgoyne's workshop where he shows us how to clean bike parts with ultrasound  and some trike wheel maintenance. Larry Ploetz returns this month to inform us on best practices for velomobile touring and upkeep. We'll finish off with sports news on the significant bent participation in the recent National Senior Games. Plus a bonus video from Honza and Matt Galat announcing the new collaboration between AZUB and the Ja Yoe Nation YouTube channel.00:00:00  Intro00:00:57  What's on Today's Show00:03:12  Panel Introduction00:05:50  Sponsor Introduction00:08:18  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:22:20  Caleb Cline-West Point Grad Breaks 10 World Records on Trike00:50:24  AD Carson-Recycled Recumbents/Showroom/Estate Sales of Bents01:25:25  Larry Ploetz-Velo Touring and Mechanical Fixes02:01:08  Tray's Workshop-Catrike wheel maintenance02:07:34  Sports Report-Larry Seidman talks about National Senior Games 202202:14:50  Sponsor Thanks02:17:15  Coming up next month02:18:05  Goodbye to panel and crewYouTube: https://goo.gl/CHOOgX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport  Website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Eco Cycles https://www.eco-ebike.com/ (833) 693-2453Matt Galat  https://www.youtube.com/c/JaYoeNationCaleb Cline https://www.facebook.com/caleb.cline.14AD Carson Recycled Recumbents  https://sites.google.com/site/recycledrecumbents/Larry Ploetz  lploetz1@gmail.comTray Bourgoyne  Tray@netdoor.com*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/Support the show

1) With the factory established and production team hired Francois Garneau shares the story of Velomtek. Production of this reasonably priced velomobile is underway in Quebec and plans are to expand sales to the USA and, eventually, Europe.2) Tray Bourgoyne takes us step by step on his installation of a Tongsheng TSDZ2 electric assist motor on his HP Velotechnik Scorpion. If you have wondered about what is involved in such a DIY project your answers are in Tray's garage!3) Remember that amazing Doug Davis velo chase down video we featured last month (https://youtu.be/LXitJ_ljC5A)? That was Peruvian national women's champion Alessandra Dávila Rodriguez. Doug checks in with her in Peru and gets her thoughts on racing behind and in velomobiles and riding recumbents in general. 4) Nina Paley is back with the amazing tale of her beloved Frosty (the Mango velomobile) who recently underwent some mechanical intensive care in Wisconsin. Larry Ploetz was the fixer and he explains what he did to bring Frosty back to life. 4) We finish with a tribute to Ken Poindexter (founder of Bentrider Nation) who recently lost his battle with cancer.**Table of Contents**00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:55  Panel Introduction00:04:45  Sponsor Introduction00:07:10  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:13:10  Francois Garneau from Velomtek-New North American velomobile manufacturer01:09:00  Tray Bourgoyne-Adding an E-assist mid-drive motor step by step on a Trike01:36:20  Alessandra Rodriguez-Peruvian National Champion interview01:51:10  Nina Paley-Frosty the Mango gets Fixed02:00:25  Ken Poindexter Tribute02:03:55  Sponsor Thanks02:06:10  Coming up next month02:06:55  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/--Ukrainian Kseniya Zavalniuk's fundraising auction  https://azub.eu/auction/*Guest Links*--Velomtek  https://velomtek.com/--Eco Cycles  https://www.eco-ebike.com/--Alessandra Rodriguez  https://www.facebook.com/putty.rs--Bentrider Nation  https://www.facebook.com/groups/bentridernation*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant's hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Table of Contents for this month's video00:00:00  Intro00:01:45  What's on Today's Show00:04:00  Panel Introduction00:06:00  Sponsor Introduction00:08:15  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:13:05  Saukki presents the Pros and Cons of being a Velonaut00:25:00  Aleksey Ganshin (Velodreamer) fromUkraine and Jason Dubin-NAVRA's new velo00:42:15  Mike Lecka-Velotilt Update00:52:53  Allert and Eva Jacobs from Velomobile.nl-A look at the design of the Snoek L01:33:00  Ymte Sijbrandij from Intercity Bike-The new version of the DF-XL01:44:48  Exclusive interview with Daniel Fenn on Alpha 9 design philosophy01:55:40  Ben Goodall-Trisled Rotovelo 2 and new full suspension trike02:06:30  Stephane Boving-Katanga WAW and more02:23:10  Doug Davis-How to Choose a Velomobile02:38:08  Q&A with Doug and Josef-Homebuilt Velos and Velomobile Pricing02:43:50  Sponsor Thanks02:45:55  Coming up next month02:47:17  Goodbye to panel and crewThanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible:TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/--Greenspeed Magnum Recall  https://greenspeed-trikes.com/2022/03/31/greenspeed-magnum-magnum-xl-axle-recall-immediate-action-required/*Guest Links*--Saukki on the Velomobile Channel  https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVelomobileChannel--Jason Dubin's NAVRA  https://navra.us/--Alexey Ganshin known as a Velodreamer https://www.facebook.com/velodreamer--Mike Lecka Velotilt  https://www.youtube.com/user/Pushyhog and https://velosrus.com/--Velomobile.nl  http://velomobile.nl/--InterCity Bike  https://www.intercitybike.nl/en/--Daniel Fenn YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/LausbubDaniel--Ben Goodall Rotovelo2 http://trisled.com.au/--Katanga  https://www.katanga.eu/*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

If you want to add an electric motor to your existing trike David Hall offers some compelling and inexpensive solutions. David is the founder of Eco Cycles in Nashville and shows us how you can install their motors, batteries and displays on any trike. Then we travel to France where the next World Human Powered Vehicle Championships this coming July. Marc Le Sourd is the race director for this event and he joins us with a look at all the fun details. Florida was the location for two big bent events last month. The Big Honking Trike Rally and the Bike Sebring race drew hundreds of bents for fun and competition. Denny has these stories and more in this month's Sports Report and Honza will be with us with more recumbent news.If you want to add an electric motor to your existing trike David Hall offers some compelling and inexpensive solutions. David is the founder of Eco Cycles in Nashville and shows us how you can install their motors, batteries and displays on any trike. Then we travel to France where the next World Human Powered Vehicle Championships this coming July. Marc Le Sourd is the race director for this event and he joins us with a look at all the fun details. Florida was the location for two big bent events last month. The Big Honking Trike Rally and the Bike Sebring race drew hundreds of bents for fun and competition. Denny has these stories and more in this month's Sports Report and Honza will be with us with more recumbent news.**Table of Contents for this month's video**  00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:20  Panel Introduction00:04:42  Sponsor Introduction00:06:40  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:09:30  David Hall founder of Eco Cycles-Adding e-assist to your bent01:07:40  Marc LeSourd-2022 HPV World Championships in France01:29:07  Denny Voorhees with the Sports Report-Bike Sebring/Big Honkin Trike Rally01:37:08  Odd News-Dave Lewis's “Invisible Submarine” velomobile can't be seen on the road!01:48:25  Sponsor Thanks01:50:55  Coming up next month01:52:00  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Honza's News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/--Alexey Ganshin known as a Velodreamerhttps://www.facebook.com/velodreamer*Guest Links*David Hall-Eco Cycles  https://www.eco-ebike.com/Marc LeSourd-2022 HPV World Championshipshttps://www.afvelocouche.fr/world-championships-2022-2/ Denny Voorhees SportsBike Sebring  https://bikesebring.org/Dave Lewis “Invisible Velomobile” Article in Odd Newshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/03/submarine-shaped-vehicle-recumbent-bike-Punta-Gorda-Florida/8711646343526/?fbclid=IwAR2kxRWSxfUIqTbvPZQLRFLpy9nXWL6CZ7MpkWXZo98C9WuFkO1Y_TFsjzk*LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/-Nina Paley's Links-Nina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

We explore the exciting world of wind powered land racers with bent rider Mark Harris. He has raced his land boats for over 30 years and witnessed competitive speeds over 120 mph. Next we're joined by recumbent seat craftsman BJ Strass. He shows us the equipment and techniques he uses to repair and upgrade your old bent seats. Finally, professor Craig Cornelius returns to discuss how bents have been configured and designed in the past and where they may go in the future. Honza and Denny report the news and sports as always.**Table of Contents for this month's video**  00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:10  Panel Introduction00:05:10  Sponsor Introduction00:07:15  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:11:10  Bentrider Online is back online! Announcement from Doug Davis00:14:15  Recumbent Wind Powered Landsailers with Mark Harris01:07:10  Recumbent Seat Fixes with BJ Strass01:41:15  Recumbent Packaging Problem with Dr. Craig Cornelius02:06:45  Peter Stull helps young man with balance issues choose a folding trike02:10:55  Denny Voorhees with the Sports Report02:13:50  Sponsor Thanks02:16:03  Coming up next month02:17:05  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbike...) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Nicola dreamed of touring Africa since he was a little boy in Italy. In 2018 he began touring near the western coast on his wide tired AZUB trike and trailer. Along the way he met amazing and generous people who gave him food and shelter. Then in early 2019 he ignored the warnings of local officials and rode off on the road to Timbuktu. Then next thing he knew he was looking at automatic weapons pointed at his face. He was blindfolded and abducted via motorcycle. Thus began his nearly 2 year captivity ordeal. We learn about it all and find out how this experience has changed him.Next we talk to Daniele Gonano from France. I met him a few years ago at a German Spezi event. He was displaying his solar powered tilting trike at the "Inventors Tent". Daniele is a veteran of the 6500 mile annual Sun Trip tour which includes riders of solar powered e-bikes riding across Europe and Asia. We'll hear about all that and his latest project-a tilting velomobile.Of course we'll have our news director Honza Galla with the latest in recumbent activities, our Review Team member Tim Segard has a look at the HP Velotechnik Streetmachine bicycle and Peter Stull will share his thoughts about the historic Pharobike Low Fat low racer by Dan Duchaine. 00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:55  Panel Introduction00:07:50  Sponsor Introduction00:10:10  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:13:35  Josef Janning/Honza/Doug discussion about Drymer 00:24:00  Nicola Chiacchio-World Trike Tourer Kidnapped Mali 01:13:00  Daniele Gonano-Solar Trip/Tilting Trike Design/Tilting Velomobile Build01:47:45  LBR Review Team-Tim Segard close look at the HP Velotechnik Streetmachine01:56:10  Peter Stull talks about the Classic 2 Wheel Bent called Pharobike Low Fat02:01:00  Pharobike/Dan Duchaine Discussion02:06:20  Sponsor Thanks02:08:30  Coming up next month02:09:10  Goodbye to panelNicola Chiacchio -GoFundMe Campaign : https://gofund.me/abb05e2bDaniele Gonano- Website : https://gonano.eu/aerotiltSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Is it possible that you're illegally riding that Catrike, Terratrike. or even Cruzbike on the streets of America? It turns out to be a very difficult legal question fraught with insurance and financial implications. Doug Davis chats with legal experts Charlie Thomas, Steve Magas and Steven Hansen about laws excluding some 2, 3 or 4 wheeled bents from riding our roads. It's a real problem and makes touring a potential nightmare.  Next is a segment on the best approach to buying and selling a used bent. I talk to Chris Ferguson and Steve Wood who each moderate a popular Facebook classified group for recumbents. They and our own Larry Varney (representing BentRider Online Classifieds) will discuss all the dos and don'ts involved along with our very experienced panel. Also,Larry Varney and I were invited up to Grand Rapids, Michigan where we had two days to put the new Spyder-TerraTrike's speed machine-through its paces. If you had previously thought you'd never hear the words "TerraTrike" and "speed machine" in the same sentence watch on and be amazed.  Finally, we'll have Honza and Denny with the Recumbent News and Sports respectively.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:48  Panel Introduction00:06:20  Sponsor Introduction00:07:50  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:16:15  Doug Davis-Legal Labyrinth of Riding Recumbent in America00:21:27  Legal Expert-Steven Hansen00:40:15  Legal Expert-Charlie Thomas00:48:54  Legal Expert-Steve Magas00:58:40  Doug Davis-Summary and what our viewers can do to help01:15:35  Advice for Buying/Selling your Bent-Ferg FB Recumbent Trikes & Bikes Classified01:23:30  Best Advice for Buying and Selling your Bent-Steve Wood FB Recumbent Classifieds01:33:00  Best Advice for Buying and Selling your Bent-Larry Varney BentRider Online01:43:08  Review Team-TerraTrike Spyder and ATC trikes-Larry Varney01:55:10  Peter Stull stuffs two Performer trikes and more in a van.02:00:20  Denny Voorhees-Sports Report02:03:00  Sponsor Thanks02:04:40  Coming up next month02:05:38  Goodbye to panel and crew*Honza's News Report Links*Hase Bikes  https://hasebikes.com/https://www.facebook.com/watch/operationgarderlecap/https://www.facebook.com/paltineanuhttps://www.facebook.com/zicho.huhttps://www.instagram.com/solarebike/https://www.facebook.com/4PointsAustralia/*Guest Links*Doug Davis links to “Legality of 3-4 Wheeled Bent” reference pagehttps://www.bicycle-evolution.com/index.php/the_wheels_of_regulation/Steven Hansen  https://www.swhlaw.com/Charlie Thomas  https://huberthomaslaw.com/about-us/our-attorneys/Steve Magas  https://www.ohiobikelawyer.com/*Buy and Sell Links*Facebook Recumbent Trikes & Bikes Classified  https://www.facebook.com/groups/848211398622353Facebook Recumbent Classifieds  https://www.facebook.com/groups/534973056586751BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/*LBR Review Team Links*https://www.terratrike.com/performance/spyder/*LBR Crew Links*Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley's LinksNina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amuletPeter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

We cover the launch of the production Podbike Frikar with our German reporter and velomobile expert Josef Janning. He takes a test ride and has an interview with founder Per Sorenson. Next we take a wider look at these "Velocar" type vehicles with professor Craig Cornelius including their history and future. Mathieu Aubel from HP Velotechnik reveals their new Hand Powered Trike Adapter and bookending all this is Honza Galla with the latest recumbent news and Denny Voorhees/Larry Seidman reporting on the latest competitive events in the bent world.**Table of Contents for this month's video**  00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:15  Panel Introduction00:04:55  Sponsor Introduction00:06:25  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:12:50  Dr. Craig Cornelius-A Close look at the Velocar Past and Present00:36:10  Discussion of Velocars with Doug Davis, Josef Janning, and Honza Galla00:46:50  Josef Janning-Interview with Podbike founder Per Sorenson01:05:35  Josef Janning-First look at the production Podbike Frikar from official Launch Day01:12:13  Discussion of Podbike Frikar with Doug Davis, Josef Janning and Craig Cornelius01:37:38  Mathieu Aubel-HP Velotechnik introduces new Hand Powered Trike Adapter01:44:27  Denny Voorhees-Interviews Cliff Federspiel Cruzbike 12 hour World Champ competitor01:53:20  Larry Siedman-Senior Games report on Nevada, Utah and Mississippi02:00:05  Sponsor Thank02:01:54  Coming up next month02:02:50  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to our great sponsors this month*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.com*Guest Links*Dr. Craig Cornelius  http://lefthandedcyclist.blogspot.com/*LBR Review Team Links*Podbike  https://www.podbike.com/*LBR Crew Links*Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley's LinksNina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amuletPeter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Have you ever been rolling so fast on your bent that you imagined pulling back on the handlebars and taking to the skies? Today we talk about just that with our pal Barney Harle from the British Human Power (Flight) Club. He reports on the state of flying using only pedal power from his experience at the Icarus Cup event where competition pushes innovation of these flying machines.Next we visit with mechanical engineer and author Steve Nurse in Australia. Steve has written a wonderful book called "Cycle Zoo" which is mostly about recumbents and why you should be riding and maybe building your own. We have a few of Steve's books to give away during the webcast so join us live if you can!For our third featured guest we head back to the UK and meet Alex Baines-Buffery. Alex is just an ordinary guy wanting to build something comfortable and fast for fun and commuting. He'll introduce us to "Frank" a 2 wheeled wooden bent he created and share his thoughts on his results.From our regular panelists we have segments from Peter Stull folding a Linear bike into a Honda Odyssey and our velo guru Josef Janning shows how he uses a Radical Design trailer with his velomobiles.  Honza will be along with the recumbent news of the month as always.00:00:00  Intro00:00:43  What's on Today's Show00:03:00  Panel Introduction00:05:00  Sponsor Introduction00:06:40  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:10:44  Barney Harle-Human Powered Flying in the UK00:38:45  Steve Nurse-Author of “Cycle Zoo”01:03:50  Alex Baines-Buffery-Building my own Frankenstein Bent01:25:12  Peter Stull-Folding a Linear Bike into a Honda Odyssey01:28:22  Josef Janning-The Radical Velomobile Trailer01:39:25  Sponsor Thanks01:41:08  Viewer Submissions-Jon Blumhagen's WiFi Pedalers 2021 Mission POSSIBLE Tour01:44:06  Coming up next month01:45:10  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to our great sponsors this month*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.com*Guest Links**Barney HarleBritish Human Powered Flying Clubhttps://bhpfc.org.uk/*Steve NurseBook: http://modularbikes.com.au/Chain forces article: https://hupi.org/HPeJ/0024/ChainForcesRecumbentCycles.pdfTrikes Background with links to plans: http://www.modularbikes.com.au/bigatthefront.htmlOther bike-related designs: http://modularbikes.blogspot.com/2021/09/links-to-my-bike-related-designs.html*Alex Baines-Bufferyhttps://www.facebook.com/alexander.bainesbuffery*LBR Review Team Links*Linear Bikes  https://linearrecumbent.com/Radical Design  https://www.radicaldesign.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comJon Blumhagen's WiFi Pedalers 2021 Mission POSSIBLE Tour https://thewifipedalers.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

We're excited to have Dr. Craig Cornelius with us to take a wider look at tilting trikes. We've had quite a few tilters on the webcast over the last few months so I've brought in an expert to share an overview/summary of this cutting edge engineering realm. Craig is the Principal Researcher at HPTS (Human Powered Transportation Systems) who has been involved in the design and development of prototype human-power assisted vehicles for commuting and recreation for over 40 years.Our other segments this month include Honza Galla with the news, Peter Stull with his suggestions for the optimum way for transporting your bent, Tim Segard reviewing the Cruzbike S40, and Nina Paley on her recent experience riding an e-assisted Greenspeed Magnum in Michigan.We finish up with lots of Sports. Denny will have Mike Mowett talking about the recent HPRA races in Waterford, Michigan, Larry Seidman talks about bent participation in the Nebraska Senior Games and bring us up to date on upcoming bent friendly events.**Table of Contents for this month's video**00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:30  Panel Introduction00:04:10  Larry Varney joins us for his health update00:07:10  Sponsor Introduction00:08:50  Recumbent News with Honza Galla00:24:40  Dr. Craig Cornelius presents Designing and Comparing Tilting Trikes01:09:46  Discussion with Craig, Peter Stull and Honza Galla01:22:20  Peter Stull-How to transport your trike 01:28:55  Review Team-Tim Segard reviews the Cruzbike S4001:43:35  Sports Report w Denny Voorhees01:44:00  Mike Mowett reports on HPRA races at Waterford in MIchigan01:56:00  Larry Seidman reports on Nebraska Senior Games and Steamboat Triathalo 02:01:35  Denny wraps up the sports02:02:45  Sponsor Thanks02:04:30  Coming up next month02:06:00  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to our great sponsors this month*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.com*Guest Links*Dr. Craig Cornelius  http://lefthandedcyclist.blogspot.com/*LBR Review Team Links*Cruzbike S40  https://cruzbike.com/products/s40Bent Revolution  https://www.bentrevolution.com/*LBR Crew Links*Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley's LinksNina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Greenspeed's Aero is one of the fastest trikes on the road. They also make the more sedate but ever so utilitarian Magnum. What if we raced these two trikes across Michigan and evened the odds by adding a Bosch motor to the Magnum? Meet Wizwheelz executives Marshall and Mark who conducted such a contest this month and hear their exciting stories of this adventure. Also showing up for this jam packed webcast we have Honza with the recumbent news, Jason Dubin with his project to build and race velomobiles with New York City youth and then Ben Goodall owner of Trisled tells us about the newest update to the Rotovelo. With Recumbent Cycle-Con cancelled I've edited Chuck Coyne's interview to reflect the history of the event, Mark Lovegrove from the UK talks about his two e-assist motor installations, Larry Varney reviews the AR3 tilting trike and Denny's sports segment features John McWhae who just completed a record making ride across Alberta in spite of his battle with arthritis.**Table of Contents for this month's video**00:00:00  Intro00:01:10  What's on Today's Show00:04:00  Panel Introduction00:06:45  Sponsor Introduction00:08:25  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:11:00  Gary reads RCC postponement statement from Charles Coyne00:12:00  History and logistics of Recumbent Cycle-Con with Charles Coyne00:22:00  Panel discussion-RCC postponement with Honza, Denny, Larry and Gary00:31:40  Jason Dubin introduces NAVRA-building/racing velomobiles with young people00:42:00  Ben Goodall with new Rotovelo2 update00:56:45  Greenspeed Aero and Magnum race across Michigan01:16:10  Mark and Marshall from WizWheelz talk about current industry challenges 01:19:35  E-assist motor installs on two bikes by Mark Lovegrove01:29:12  Review Team-Larry Varney reviews AR3 tilting trike01:44:15  Sports Report-Denny interviews cross Alberta record holder John McWhae01:56:25  Sponsor Thanks01:58:10  Coming up next month01:59:15  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to our great sponsors this month*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.com*Guest Links*Jason Dubin's NAVRA  https://navra.us/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Mark and Julie Lovegrove  https://www.facebook.com/therecumbentduoTrisled Rotovelo 2 link http://trisled.com.au/product/rotovelo2-preorder/?fbclid=IwAR1BLVm4326GoUE_qgSzdSukJTmS7vaTMFqtLhDEAT3gjoxjW7zgw6bndnIJohn McWhae  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/61682*LBR Review Team Links*AR3 tilting trike  https://kazebikes.com/*LBR Crew Links*Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Ron Thompson is a retired mechanical engineer. He's built a 2 wheeled bent he believes is the 4th major breakthrough in bicycle design. That's a lofty assessment but you owe it to yourself to hear him out. The ability to recruit supplemental hand power on a recumbent bike is the intriguing innovation he'll discuss with us today. The sale of Bacchetta Cycles was in the news since our last webcast. We have former CEO Mark Swanson and new owner Dana Lieberman with us for interviews. Along with the rest of the recumbent news is Honza Galla.The LBR Review Team is back with Peter Stull doing a review of the Greenspeed Magnum BW and Larry Varney evaluating the Steintrike Wild One.Nina Paley follows with her experience buying and upgrading a used Calfee Stilletto.00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:02:30  Panel Introduction00:05:22  Sponsor Introduction00:07:20  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:13:30  Mark Swanson former CEO of Bacchetta Cycles00:24:00  Dana Lieberman of Bent Up Cycles new owner of Bacchetta Cycles01:26:16  Review Team-Greenspeed Magnum BW with Peter Stull01:38:23  Review Team-Steintrike Wild One with Larry Varney01:21:25  LBR Review Team-HP Velotechnik fs eScorpion 20 reviewed by Tim Segard01:52:00  Nina Paley with her Calfee Stiletto rap and update01:58:40  Sponsor Thanks02:00:12  Announcement02:01:00  Coming up next month02:02:15  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereportThanks to our great sponsors this monthTerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.comRecumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/Bacchetta Cycles now at Bent Up Cycles https://www.bentupcycles.com/bacchetta-store/Ron Thompson's G4 Website  https://g4bikes.com/*LBR Review Team Links*Greenspeed Magnum BW  http://greenspeed-trikes.com/magnum-bw.html Steintrikes  https://stein-trikes-us.com/BentRider  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley's LinksNina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Today we literally get into the weeds with our Italian bent builder Marco Ruga. He has created an amazing off road long wheel base recumbent and will show us how he did it and where he rides it. Then Englishman Alex du Pre (who is a naval engineer) reveals his first recumbent design. A tilting trike/velomobile made initially out of wood. We have two introductory reports: first from TerraTrike on their new GTS touring trike and then Jonathan Garcia is back with the brand new Metabike Mystique. Doug is returns with another gonzo bent road fix and we have two new Review Team segments: Joseph Janning from Germany talks about velomobile wheels and Mickey O'Brien from Laid Back Cycles in California reviews the ICE Adventure trike. Denny will cap it all off with the latest in sports and Honza has our recumbent news of the month.**Clickable Table of Contents for this month's video**00:00:00  Intro00:00:50  What's on Today's Show00:03:00  Panel Introduction00:06:00  Sponsor Introduction00:07:30  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:13:55  TerraTrike introduces the TerraTrike GTS with Jace Cafretsas00:20:35  Long Wheel Base Off-Road Bent Build with Marco Ruga01:01:40  Building a tilting trike prototype out of wood with Alex du Pre01:13:00  On the Road Bent Mechanical Fixes with Doug Davis01:17:25  Introducing the Metabike Mystique 2 wheel bent with Jonathan Garcia01:28:15  LBR Review Team-The Best Velomobile Wheels with Josef Janning01:42:00  LBR Review Team-ICE Sprint X Tour with e-assist with Mickey O'Brien01:50:50  Sports Report with Denny Voorhees and Larry Seidman02:03:10  Sponsor Thanks02:05:00  Coming up next month02:06:00  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereportThanks to our great sponsors this monthTerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.comRecumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/Marco Ruga YouTube Channel:   https://www.youtube.com/user/markciccioAlex Du Pre YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlni6X7tS1Z5mGqj8OcL3gRose City Recumbents: https://www.rosecityrecumbentcycles.com/Metabike Mystique:  https://newagebikes.com/collections/metabikes/LBR Review Team LinksGinko Velomobile Wheels:  https://www.ginkgo-veloteile.de/ginkgoshop/en/Wheels/ICE Sprint X Tour:  https://www.icetrikes.co/products/sprint-x-tour-recumbent-trikeSports ReportWichita Kansas Adaptive Cycling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/285594941485Maryland Endurance Challenge:  https://mdendurancechallenge.com/BentRider  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley's LinksNina's blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina's bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

We all want to make sure our recumbent purchase transactions are transparent, honest and fair. We talk to Steve and Patti Erickson about their years long investigation into false prestige branding of recumbent trikes. Then Doug Davis shows us how to recognize "knock off" products that look just like the brands you know. Our panel then share their considerable experience with buying and selling bent with eyes wide open. Jonathan Garcia jumps in next with his first look at the ePhoenix 406 LWB from RANS that he helped design. We have two great LBR Review Team segments next. Tim Segard from Bent Revolution evaluates the HP Velotechnik e-Scorpion 20fs and Nina Paley shows us why sunblocks suck! It all kicks off with Honza Galla and our bent news report.00:00:00  Intro00:00:59  What’s on Today’s Show00:02:35  Panel Introduction00:05:50  Sponsor Introduction00:07:20  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:17:00  Avoiding Recumbent Scams-Steve Erickson “False Prestige Branding”00:27:00  Avoiding Recumbent Scams-LBR Panel discussion00:50:00  Avoid Buying Counterfeit/Illegitimate Parts-Doug Davis01:11:30  RANS ePhoenix 406 electric long wheelbase bike-Jonathan Garcia from Rose City Recumbents01:21:25  LBR Review Team-HP Velotechnik fs eScorpion 20 reviewed by Tim Segard01:28:40  Nina Paley reviews Easy Racer Recumbent Seat Fix01:30:47  LBR Review Team-Nina Paley reviews sunblocks for bents01:34:25  Sponsor Thanks01:36:00  Coming up next month01:37:35  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereportYou can watch the entire episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Zv7iotthpi0Steve Erickson’s Reddit article on False Prestige Branding: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/43i0th/false_prestige_branding_recumbent_and_other/Doug's presentation linkBolger V Amazon : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vgk8R9jeZhUNn9C_O-hTE0N5PnmJQTxH/viewRANS ePhoenix 406: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=508899995873257&story_fbid=3527031077393452Rose City Recumbents: https://www.rosecityrecumbentcycles.com/LBR Review Team LinksHP Velotechnik Scorpions: https://www.hpvelotechnik.com/en/recumbent-trikes-bikes/scorpion-adults-recumbent-trikes/scorpion-sporty-tadpole-touring-trike/Tim Segard owns Bent Revolution: https://www.bentrevolution.com/Nina’s Recumbent Seat Fix review: https://recumbentseatfix.weebly.com/BentRider  http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution  https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley’s LinksNina’s blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina’s bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Jason Dubin has been hit by cars while riding his recumbent bikes and velomobiles in the streets of New York city many times. He joins us to share video and commentary of 3 of these horrifying collisions and talk about his personal safety. Then we widen the discussion with Steve Magas "Ohio's Bike Lawyer" and our panel to put bent safety into some context and search out the best way for us all to avoid becoming another sad roadside statistic. Honza will present the news, Denny is back with his sports report, and Nina Paley leads off our new Bent Product Review series with a look at the Mango velomobile.**Clickable Table of Contents for this month’s video**00:00:00​  Intro00:00:59​  What’s on Today’s Show00:02:35​  Panel Introduction00:05:35​  Sponsor Introduction00:07:08​  Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:12:50​  Jason Dubin-3 New York City bike collisions on 360 video00:23:50​  Steve Magas “Ohio’s Bicycle Lawyer” on how to handle bike collisions00:34:10​  Panel discussion on minimizing the risk of bike collisions 01:46:00​  Nina Paley reviews a Sinner Mango velomobile01:56:40​  Denny Voorhees with our sports report on the Bessie’s Creek race in Texas02:03:35​  Sponsor Thanks02:05:18​  Coming up next month02:06:30​  Goodbye to panel and crewSteve Magas links https://www.ohiobikelawyer.com/​Insurance Advice  https://www.ohiobikelawyer.com/uncate...​What to do if you crash?https://www.ohiobikelawyer.com/uncate...​Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)

Among the very few prominent recumbent groups around the world precious few can boast of the long history of racing and designing bents as can the British Human Power Club. We'll chat with club officers Alan Goodman, Barney Harle and Chris Hamilton about their full racing seasons (including the World HPV Championships), member's unusual HPV builds and the early group history with founding member Dave Larrington. Also Dave Ashenbrener returns with an update on his "Lost Recumbent" AR-3 tilting trike which he has now produced and is available to purchase. Honza, Doug and Nina are back with their segments as well.Table of Contents for this month’s video00:00:00 Intro00:00:52 What’s on Today’s Show00:02:10 Panel Introduction00:05:55 Sponsor Introduction00:07:38 Recumbent News in 5 with Honza Galla00:12:40 Update on the “Lost Recumbent” AR-3 tilting trike with Dave Ashenbrener00:23:20 British Human Power Club Intro00:24:50 Early history of BHPC with founder Dave Larrington 00:34:00 BHPC contributions to the WHPSC at Battle Mountain00:35:40 What is the purpose of the BHPC? 00:36:50 The BHPC racing experience with Alan Goodman00:45:05 The world needs more HPV clubs like BHPC00:51:10 BHPC racing structure and rules with Chris Hamilton 01:08:50 HPVs designed and built by BHPC over the years with Barney Harle 01:25:25 Video of crazy up/down recumbent tandem riders01:27:30 BHPC publications with Alan01:33:50 Mr. Wizard’s Recumbent Road Fixes-”Derailleur Disability” 01:42:40 “The Bicycle of the Future” with Nina Paley01:46:50 Sponsor Thanks01:48:25 Coming up next month01:49:30 Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/ if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereportThanks to our great sponsors this monthTerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ Cruzbike https://cruzbike.com/TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://www.terratrike.com/ and http://greenspeed-trikes.com/Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con https://www.recumbentcyclecon.comRecumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla https://www.recumbent.news/AR-3 Tilting Trike: http://kazebikes.com/product/ar3-recumbent-tricycle/British Human Power Club: http://www.bhpc.org.uk/BentRider http://www.bentrideronline.com/Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution https://www.bicycle-evolution.com/Nina Paley’s LinksNina’s blog https://blog.ninapaley.com/Nina’s bike merchandise http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport)