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Lightning Bicycles

While recumbents are becoming more and more popular, only Lightning has a 16 year history of building record breaking recumbents for cycling enthusiasts around the world.

All Lightnings are designed by top aerospace engineers, thus taking cycling out of 100 years of dark age design, and into modern NASA-like engineering. As a result, Lightning bikes have earned over 20 world records. You say you're not a racer? Well, just as the space program produced technologies useful for ordinary automobiles, Lightning has taken what they've learned from demanding race bike engineering, and applied it to the full range of Lightning bikes. Additionally, to ensure top quality, Lightnings are hand built at their modern facilities in California by skilled craftsman who have decades of experience constructing and operating jet aircraft, space satellites, and large rockets.


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Lightning F40 The Lightning F-40 is the fastest production bike ever to hit the street! Among its many world records is the ultimate road test--the Race Across America. The four-man relay completed the 3000 mile (4800 km) course in five days, one hour- an average speed Product Details
Lightning P-38 The classic P-38 is Lightning's flagship bicycle. Over 20 years old, and still going strong, the P-38 is a great all-around bike. Product Details
Lightning P-38 Ultegra The P-38 Ultegra possesses a top-of-the-line component spec. Product Details
Lightning P-38 XT The P-38 XT possesses an upgraded component spec. Product Details
Lightning Phantom The Phantom combines the design geometry and seat of the legendary P-38 with a strong Chromoly monotube construction. Product Details
Lightning R-84 Lightning strikes again with the super light dual-suspension R-84. The sub 3 pound frame is aerospace grade carbon fiber, titanium, and oversized aluminum. The seat is positioned a bit lower than the P-38 and Phantom for even more aerodynamic advantage. Product Details
Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 13:10

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 RBR storefront

1306 S. Atherton St.
State College, PA 16801
(814) 234-4636

Hours (EST)

SUN Closed
MON Closed
TUE 10AM-6PM
WED 10AM-6PM
THU 1PM-6PM
FRI 10AM-6PM
SAT 10AM-6PM

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