We recently received one of the new BionX rack batteries along with a 26″ wheel. If there was one thing we learned at Interbike, it’s that electric assist is the up and coming thing, and a lot of manufacturers are looking at how they can make batteries less obtrusive. Some have gone the route of
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Olympic bike rap
There’s a gentleman who goes by the name Pedal Pundit who has chosen to highlight the dark side of the 2010 Winter Olympics: the traffic. How does he propose dealing with it? By riding his recumbent around town instead of sitting in his car all day! Or, in other words… The Pedal Pundit presents a
Continue reading »Trident Trikes Chameleon Convertitrike
Now that the shop is in full swing again, we have new equipment coming in the door which means it is time for me to bust out the camera and start clicking. Today was spent with the Trident Trikes Chameleon Convertitrike, a machine with a name as long as its wheelbase. There is one incredibly
Continue reading »ICE assembles … quickly
ICE has launched a new blog to go with their new web site, and the first entry is this cool time lapse video of an ICE Adventure2 undergoing assembly. Pay no attention to that Vortex in the back or your financial advisor will come after you with a vengeance.
Continue reading »2010 off to a great start!
There’s no denying that 2010 has started well for us here at RBR, and this year is going to keep getting better. Like many people, we’re excited to see the new ICE trikes, the Catbike Musashi, and (fingers crossed) the Greenspeed Glyde. We’ve already set the date for our rally and are in the process
Continue reading »A much shorter Catrike documentary
Remember way back when we posted the 34 minute tour of the Big Cat HPV/Catrike factory? How about nearly the same info in 13 minutes instead?
Continue reading »ICE reveals new site with 2010 Trice info
We may be sleepy, but we’re not totally dead. After months of teasing, ICE has put the new 2010 Trice info out on a brand new, incredibly engaging site: http://www.icetrikes.co.uk They put out a brief press release announcing it, and Recumbent Journal has posted a quick guide to the changes, but all the meat is
Continue reading »ICE teases with new media
ICE has released some new images and two short videos leading up to a larger announcement regarding the 2010 Trice line. In their press release was this line: “As many of you are aware, we’ve got some exciting innovations on the way for 2010.” You’re welcome. The videos can be found at ICE’s YouTube Channel.
Continue reading »Let’s not have this conversation again
If you’ve had this conversation before, you know you’ll have it again. If you haven’t had it yet, you will.
Continue reading »Interbike videos. Wait… Interbike videos?
Back in June, I shot a bunch of video for the RBR Rally without really knowing what the heck I was doing. Then I went to Interbike and shot a bunch of video without really knowing what the heck I was doing. I continue to shoot video without knowing what the heck I’m doing, but
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