Followers of the Race Across America likely already know, but in case you haven’t heard, Team RANS has successfully completed the race in the 4 Person Male category in FIRST PLACE! According to the RAAM web site, Team RANS rode for 6 days, 3 hours, and 40 minutes with an average speed of 20.46 MPH.
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There’s no stopping evolution, especially on websites. That’s my way of explaining the fact that our blog format has changed and that all the URLs are now different. Our RSS feed has changed, too, so if you subscribe to our feed, you’re going to want to resubscribe. That’s not the only change coming up here
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We see things enter the shop on occasion that really surprise us, like the 1991 ICE recumbent, a Cannondale recumbent, and, most recently, a pristine bright yellow RANS Vivo. According to the prior owner, it was ridden a total of 10 miles. It looks it! For an idea of why this is remarkable, take a
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If that teaser photo we posted earlier wasn’t enough, then you’ll love these much sharper images posted to the Catrike forums. Again, these run $139 a pair. Catrike also mentioned that the bags are made from recycled materials and that “Arkel is using a handicapped team to help make them”.
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I won’t call it the worst kept secret of trike accessories, but I will say that it’s a relief that all of the parties involved have now admitted to what we already knew. Arkel and Catrike have created rack bags for the Catrike Trail, Expedition, and 700 trikes. The bags were first “revealed” at the
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I’ve started watching all of the rally footage and figuring out what’s useful and what isn’t. What is useful is seeing just how closely people were tailing me during the 37 mile ride. Answer: really close.
Continue reading »Now would you look at that! There have been rumors of a new Bacchetta recumbent bicycle and while some of the details were wrong, it looks as though Bacchetta has gone ahead and (Aluminum Top Touring). Price is listed at $1,995.
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If you happened to look up, you probably noticed we have our new group photo posted. The high res version is not yet available, but you can grab a lower res version for download. We’re happy to say that the smiles didn’t leave the faces of our participants for the rest of the weekend. Well,
Continue reading »Before the rally even officially started, we already have photos showing off the all new delta Aergo. Everyone who has tried both tadpole and delta agrees that the delta version is far superior. Check out the Rally 2009 gallery to see photos of it or take a look at . And check back Saturday and
Continue reading »If you’re on your way to our 2009 rally, you have plenty of reasons to be excited. Here’s what’s going on this weekend: Two speakers at the pre-ride gathering. One to discuss his trans-US tour, the other to show his homebuilt folder. Finally rideable Aergos. Yes, TWO! One built around a Catrike with a BionX
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