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Hase Klimax

Tuesday, 13 July 2010 05:13

From Hase Press Release (Gallery and more info after the break)… Project KLIMAX: Mobility and cycling fun in any weather. Waltrop, July 5, 2010. Cycling is cool. Cycling is climate protection. And who protects the cyclist’s climate? The German specialized bike manufacturer Hase. Its KLIMAX makes trike mobility even more comfortable and efficient: The new e-trike has a Foldable Fairing. [...]

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Source: http://www.bentrideronline.com/?p=4003
 

The Rumble Strip Dilemma

Monday, 12 July 2010 17:16

Not a pretty photo for sure but it does show, thanks to the folks at Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation, how rumble strips are to be placed on rural roads in Alberta, Canada. The rumble strips begin about 200 mm. (8 inches) from the painted outer line and are only about 300 mm. (1 foot) wide [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/12/the-rumble-strip-dilemma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rumble-strip-dilemma
   

A Day Off!

Monday, 12 July 2010 05:37

Photo by Ben Hsu As if a retired guy needs a day off! Today we’re heading about 45 minutes north to Red Deer, Alberta, Canada to have a “BBB” day… that’s biking, buying and buffet. On of our favourite places to ride is in an area called Bower Ponds. In my childhood days this was [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/12/a-day-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-day-off
 

If You Are Having A Good Time, You Are On The Wrong Team - Tips for the Aspring RAAM Crew Member

Sunday, 11 July 2010 15:21

by Larry Varney Co-Editor, ‘BentRider Online I heard that bit of wisdom on my first stint as a crew member on a Race Across AMerica (RAAM) team. Incidentally, I have successfully completed my second crossing, so that qualifies me as an expert, so listen up! I am not sure who originated it, though I do have my suspicions: [...]

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Source: http://www.bentrideronline.com/?p=3982
   

THIS is what we wait all winter for…

Saturday, 10 July 2010 07:48

The Oswald’s (á la THE OSWALDS ON BLACKLICK CREEK TRAIL painting by Larry Golba) forwarded us this photo by Gene Nichols of Blacklick Trail again, saying: On Saturday mornings, sunrise often finds David’s Dawn Patrol riding south down the Alum Creek Trail from Bexley, a suburb of Columbus to the confluence of Three Creeks near [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/10/this-is-what-we-wait-all-winter-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-what-we-wait-all-winter-for
 

Hase: Soft-fabric Trike Fairing

Saturday, 10 July 2010 06:09

Chris over at Bentblog.de has picked up an interesting item from Hase. In a press release announcing their new Hase Klimax, an e-assisted trike, they also showed their new soft-top fairing! No special tools are required for assembly and when you don’t want it on the top folds into a small bag/case. Per the press [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/10/hase-soft-fabric-trike-fairing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hase-soft-fabric-trike-fairing
   

Topeak Turbo Morph™ G

Friday, 09 July 2010 02:02

Head: Presta/Schrader Barrel: Butted Aluminum Gauge: Flip-Out Analog Thumb Lock: Plastic Handle: T-Type Plastic/Kraton Capacity: 160 psi/ 11 bar Added Features: Single Action Size (L x W x H) 32.2 x 5.8 x 3 cm (12.7” x 2.3” x 1.2”) Weight: 280 g / 0.62 lb Mounting Bracket Fold-out Foot Pad This looks like a [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/09/topeak-turbo-morph%E2%84%A2-g/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=topeak-turbo-morph%25e2%2584%25a2-g
 

Di Blasi

Thursday, 08 July 2010 18:02

Some folks need a trike that will fold into a VERY small package… Di Blasi seem to have an extraordinary example. They also do folding mo-peds and folding bikes but this is about the smallest package I’ve seen on a folding (not a dis-mantled) trike… See their site at Diblasi.de → For the metrically unfamiliar, [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/08/di-blasi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=di-blasi
   

Shopping…

Thursday, 08 July 2010 06:34

One use of this “4Wielr” would be to go shopping; it would also serve as your shopping cart! The 4-wheeled version is at 4wieler.nl, while a three-wheeled version is at Feetz.nl → Check out the little video at http://www.feetz.nl/ and you will see that the trike version has a leaning front end! There is also [...]

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Source: http://www.recumbentblog.com/2010/07/08/shopping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shopping
 

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Wednesday, 07 July 2010 13:23

By BRYAN J. BALL Managing Editor I watched Toy Story 3 with my kids a couple of weeks ago. It was an amazing film and I admit I cried nonstop during the last 20 minutes or so. Like most of the Toy Story movies, the primary theme is the feelings of abandonment felt by a child’s toy [...]

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Source: http://www.bentrideronline.com/?p=3979
   

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