Laidback Bike Report
81 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Laidback Bike Report is about people. Bent riders ride interesting bikes, go to interesting places and have interesting stories. That's the basis of this monthly podcast which is the audio version of our YouTube webcasts found here: https://goo.gl/CHOOgX. Sure, we'll talk about products and have tips and tricks for you but each month our show is built around an interview. We'll continue to get the personal side from folks adventure riding around the world. We will delve into the minds of industry leaders, shop owners, and event organizers who are hoping to attract your attention with their wares. We'll get them to turn their cameras around and show us their surroundings, facilities, or latest prototype.This is how we hope to make our show worthy of your precious time.We do this broadcast live so that you can have your comments made and questions answered on the spot. This is an interactive endeavor and is not complete without audience participation. Please join us every month as we bring you our very best attempt at the Laidback Bike Report
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Buying My 1st Recumbent-BentCon 2020
September 21, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 95.7 MBChoosing your very first recumbent bike, trike or velomobile? We will arm you with all the knowledge you need to succeed at purchasing your initial laidback transportation. Set up as a virtual visit to a recumbent convention we attempt to bring you the total experience of a Spezi or Recumbent Cycle-Con though we won't have the test track. If you wish to watch this episode on YouTube here is the link: https://youtu.be/09OGSvZtFEU In Segment 1 we begin with our "Newbie Seminar". This consis...
Podbike-The Future of Sustainable Transport?
September 07, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBPer Hassel Sorenson is an engineer from Norway who has designed an environmentally friendly velomobile meant for mass production. I first sat in a Podbike at Spezi in 2017 and was taken by its sleek, futuristic design and very practical features. Per joins us today to talk about the Podbike’s past, present and future. We are excited to introduce Honza Galla as our news director. Honza is the editor of Recumbent.News and will be creating a news segment for each of our webcasts starting toda...
Bent Expo-TerraTrike
September 05, 2020 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBWidely regarded as the leader in recumbent trike sales TerraTrike continues to innovate and expand their offerings. Marshall Randall the director of Sales and Marketing gives us the detailed view of the entire lineup for 2021 including specs, pricing and a look at what's coming up. TerraTrike webpage https://www.terratrike.com/ Please support the amazing folks who make the Bent Expo series possible: The Hostel Shoppe https://hostelshoppe.com/ Bent Revolution https://www.bentrevolution.c...
Bent Expo-Greenspeed
September 05, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBThe entire recumbent triking community was saddened by the death of Greenspeed founder Ian Sims. Fortunately, WizWheelz purchased the Australian company and has begun the process of updating the line and expanding the marketing of these great three wheelers. National marketing manager Torey Groen takes us through the remarkable lineup of trikes including specs, pricing and a glimpse into the future of Greenspeed. Greenspeed webpage http://greenspeed-trikes.com/ Please support the amazing...
Kevin Belanger from Rails to Trails Conservancy
August 21, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 84 MBRails-to-Trails Conservancy's Kevin Belanger joins us to talk about the "Great American Rail-Trail" and how bent riders can benefit from this exciting new national venture. Mel Birge from Recumbentpdx will tell us all about the Pacific Trike Fest coming up in Portland this October. John Williams brings us his experience riding to and participating in the World HPV Championships last month in Nandex, France. Finally we'll check in with Jon Hodkin AKA InnerTuba as he finishes up his month long...
What We Saw at Recumbent Cycle-Con 2019
August 21, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 85.2 MBOur Team has returned from Recumbent Cycle-Con 2019 and our heads are filled with thoughts of all the amazing bikes, trikes and accessories that filled the Nashville venue. Our all star panel includes Sylvia Halpern, Bryan Ball, Larry Varney, Lars Komm, Peter Stull, Tray Bourgoyne, and Denny Voorhees. Watch as we discuss our impressions of this iconic show and its wares. **Watch our Full Coverage 2019 Recumbent Cycle-Con Video here: https://youtu.be/DwgB75fasaQ Table of Contents for this m...
Velotilt-Lean into those turns!
August 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBMike Lecka is a serious velomobile designer from North Carolina. He tells me he's always been so hard working that he "quit school because of recess"! Check him out yourself as we chat about his latest project called Velotilt-an original Dutch designed tilting velomobile which he has taken over from designer and founder Wim Schermer and plans to develop commercially. We begin with a presentation by Wim on the original project concept from Holland and then Mike will take us through his many u...
The Electrom-New E-assisted Recumbent Bike Cargo Solution
July 13, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 93.5 MBWe kick off with Joerg Gebers who was riding his Quattrovelo (we believe it's the 1st velo in China) in Shanghai. He was stopped by police, ticketed, fined and had his velomobile confiscated. Next up is Fabrizio Cross the builder of the Electrom. This recumbent bike has a creative new e-assist motor design and lots of cargo space with all weather protection for the rider. Returning to the show after a 5 year hiatus is our pal Shelly Mossey. He now owns Rolling Orange bike tours and recumbent...
1st Velomobile in China Stopped by Police!
July 11, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBJoerg Gebers is a German working and living in Shanghai, China. He imported what he reckons are the first two velomobiles into China in hopes of commuting to work and eventually riding them through Asia and back to Europe. After a few weeks of tooling around Shanghai streets without incident in his Quattrovelo he was suddenly stopped by police and had his cherished velomobile impounded. He believes it is all a misunderstanding but the story has blossomed online and there are many pictures an...
Oregon Human Power Vehicle with Lonnie Morse
June 29, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours - 101 MBDuring the 1990s the west coast was a hotbed of recumbent biking innovation. A dedicated group of bent builders and riders began exchanging ideas and ride time and in Oregon the OHPV sprang to life. Lonnie Morse has been a key part of the group for most of the ensuing years and joins us to share some details and lots of great stories. Next we welcome back Italian bent enthusiast Marco Ruga. He wowed our viewers a few weeks ago with the amazing laidback creations he builds and the comments li...
Velomobile World-Romanian Style!
June 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBA Dutchman making world class velomobiles in Romania? Meet Jan Wijnen the improbable owner of Velomobile World. Jan tells us about how he ended up manufacturing the velos of prominent Dutch and German makers by building a factory in this central European country. We chat about his production process and his big plans for the future of Velomobiles around the world. Next we continue our important discussion of where to compete with your bent. Greg Eberdt of the Arkansas Senior Olympics and A...
Bent Expo-Cruzbike
June 11, 2020 17:00 - 9 minutes - 6.48 MBIt's always a treat to chat with the legendary Maria Parker CEO of recumbent bike maker Cruzbike. In this Bent Expo video we learn all about their entire stable of capable, comfortable and crazy fast front wheel drive bikes. You'll see the S40, Q45, record winning Vendetta V20 and their new electric entry the T50e. We finish up with Maria talking about Cruzbike's 100 mile trial program and their industry leading customer service. Cruzbike https://cruzbike.com/ Please support the amazing f...
You Can Race Your Bent in an Organized Event!
June 09, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 83.6 MBHPRA is an organization for pedal powered competition across the USA. We are joined by Mike Mowett and Warren Beauchamp who will fill us in on the details. Next, we have Mark Egeland from Catrike who brings us up to date on all the latest from this American built trike manufacturer. He sticks around for an AMA session to answer any and all your questions. Finally, Larry Varney returns to talk about his review of Recycled Recumbent's Mach 2 long wheel base bike. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:45 Wha...
Dealing Velomobiles with John Williams and Neil Hood
June 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBJohn Williams is the friendly and enthusiastic face of the velomobile world. His "Velo-ads" YouTube channel and now London based velomobile dealership have put him and his business partner Neil Hood front and center in this world of fully faired human powered vehicles. John and Neil join us on this webcast to share the Velo-ads story and to talk about their ideas for choosing, riding and even racing these sleek bullet shaped wonders. Also on today's show is Ron Blackman from Easy Street Recu...
Bent Expo 2020-ICE Trikes
May 22, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBPremium recumbent trike manufacturer ICE Trikes creates their high quality three wheelers in Cornwall, England. In this interview Patrick Selwood joins me to lay out the details of their wide ranging line of trikes ranging from off road to touring to record winning racers. **ICE Trikes** https://www.icetrikes.co/ Please support the amazing folks who make the Bent Expo series possible: The Hostel Shoppe https://hostelshoppe.com/ Bent Revolution https://www.bentrevolution.com/ RecumbentPD...
Bent Expo-AZUB Bikes and Trikes
May 22, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes - 8.98 MBIt's been 20 years since Aleš Zemánek founded AZUB in the Czech Republic. Today they are a very highly regarded recumbent bike and trike manufacture boasting many finely crafted products. Marketing manager Honza Galla joins us in this video and it quickly becomes apparent that this entire organization was built around you the recumbent rider. **AZUB Bikes** https://azub.eu/ Please support the amazing folks who make the Bent Expo series possible: The Hostel Shoppe https://hostelshoppe.co...
Riding the Sidewalks of Belarus in a Velomobile!
May 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBJascha Beuttler loves to tour Europe in his Velomobile. Today he share's his adventure starting in his native Germany then traveling to Poland and Belarus. In Belarus he found himself required to ride his Quest on the sidewalk which led to an interesting interaction with local authorities. Next up we go to Mumbai, India where we meet Rajkumar Khatri. He and his family have created a unique motorized recumbent trike out of discarded upright frames. Needless to say they and their trike have be...
Choosing a Velomobile with Josef Janning and Doug Davis
May 11, 2020 18:00 - 2 hours - 87 MBVelomobiles are fast, beautiful and possibly the future of human powered transportation. There is one person in the world I'm aware of who has owned and ridden more brands, more models and more configurations of these sleek wonders than anyone not actually owning a bike shop! Today we wade deep into the mysterious world of evaluating velomobiles with world renown German velomobile visionary Josef Janning. Joining us will be our own Doug Davis the guy equally knowledgeable but having the unfa...
Songs of Bent Riding Musicians
May 08, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBWe have five incredibly talented bent riders with performances of original music they put together just for this special webcast. From the U.K. we have Kevin Brown singing with his blues guitar and Jon Hodkin playing his tuba with piano accompaniment. From New Zealand we have our Swiss pal David Brandenberger playing some heavier rock and then Jonathan Garcia is on from Portland belting out a couple of sentimental tunes with his acoustic guitar. Finally, our own Tim Cain joins us from Des Mo...
Duo Quest Tandem Velomobile
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBAfter catching up on this week's news we have Jon Hodkin on to play his tuba and share his plans for his next American Tour. Next up is Denez Bodennec who joins us from France with his new build of a side by side tandem velomobile called the Duo Quest. Then we greet Patrick Selwood from ICE Trikes who talks to us about the Cornwall based company's current status while participating in our AMA (ask me anything) session. Finally, Larry Varney reviews the Lumos helmet for those looking for the ...
U.S. Bike Shop Hand Delivers Bent Tandem to Thailand!
April 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBDana Lieberman owns Bent Up Cycles in Los Angeles. Tim Woudenberg and his partner Lucy wanted a tandem to continue a world tour in Asia. We chat with them both to learn about the ultimate in customer service as Dana delivers and sets up an AZUB tandem in Bangkok, Thailand. Alve Henricson is a Swedish adventurer who had to give up mountain climbing and upright riding because of arthritis. Unwilling to give up his adventuring he searched for a way to maintain his lifestyle and found the perfe...
You Can't Ride Your E-Assist Here!
March 16, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBElectric assist has by all accounts been responsible for the recent resurgent bent industry sales. E-assisted bikes and trikes are now everywhere and having an impact on streets and trails worldwide. In an effort to control this new type of bicycle legislators and regulators are grappling with ways to balance safety and use. On this webcast we try to shed some light on the laws and regulations you might encounter wherever you ride your bent. Steve Magas, "Ohio's Bike Lawyer", is back with ...
WizWheelz in Oz-A Visit to Greenspeed
February 28, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBGreenspeed Trikes is now a part of the WizWheelz (TerraTrike) family. We head down to Melbourne, Australia to join Marshall and Mark as they survey what it is that Wizwheelz has purchased and try to learn everything they can of the legacy left behind by Ian Sims. We learn about how and when WizWheelz plans to market Greenspeed trikes and if any changes are to be made to the line. There is an encounter with Ben Goodall of Trisled and we get to meet Ian's wife Ching and the current Greenspeed ...
Ian Sims Founder of Greenspeed Trikes
February 22, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBIf there is one man identified with creating the modern day recumbent three wheeler and bringing a viable product to market that would have to be Ian Sims. Sadly we lost Ian to cancer last year. Listen to the fascinating story of how Ian turned his job loss into a personal period of creativity and opportunity in this 2016 interview done live from Australia. You can watch this entire episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/lNjJHNz3ssI If you'd like to support what we do at the Laidback Bi...
Mike Burrows-British Bike Designer Icon
February 07, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.77 MB"I go faster than Chris Froome." So says 75 year old Mike Burrows in this interview. No one has had more influence on modern bicycle design in the last 40 years than Mike. His LotusSport Pursuit bike design was ridden by Chris Boardman to win in the 1992 Olympics and his Windcheetah trike broke new ground in the laidback world long ago. The World Human Powered Vehicle Championships held in 2018 in Kent, England were billed as a celebration of Mike's 75th birthday. Mike raced one of his low r...
Legendary Bent Designer John Morciglio
February 03, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBJohn Morciglio has been designing and building laidback performance bikes for many years. His clients ride and race these machines all over the world and most who see his creations also consider them works of art. John joins us to talk about what goes into making his carbon fiber wonders and how he manages to make each one uniquely suited to its rider. We also have Doug Davis on for an important announcement on Bicycle Evolution's affordable new $999 trike. Tim Cain shares his latest upgrad...
Bent Riding High Tech Nomad Steve Roberts
January 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBHe left his ordinary suburban work-a-day existence in 1983 to create a new life on the road. Riding what was then a rare type of vehicle known as a recumbent bike he traveled 17,000 miles over the next 10 years. But this was no ordinary recumbent bike. Join us as we meet Steve Roberts and find out why he was known as the "High Tech Nomad" and what he is up to today. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/j21mc5MWFIU Support the Show.
Trike Roller Trainers-The Story of SportCrafters
January 06, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBPete Colan has been designing and manufacturing bike trainers for 25 years and trike specific rollers for over 12 years. They are made at his northern Indiana shop with parts almost all locally sourced. We' talk to Pete about how trainers can be an important part of keeping you riding when the conditions outside are less than ideal. We also have the inspiring William Galloway who has been criss crossing the USA for the last couple of years on his trike showing how folks with brain injuries c...
Sylvia Halpern Travels by Trike
December 11, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB"But is it safe for a woman to tour by herself around the world these days?" This is probably the most common question asked of our guest Sylvia Halpern. Check out this wide ranging interview with one of the most widely known and admired trike tourists in the world. We talk about the places she's been and her recommendations for gear to plan your next epic adventure on a trike. 00:02:00 What’s on Today’s Show? 00:02:45 Introduce TerraCycle as our sponsors 00:03:10 Panel Introduction 00:0...
The Future of 2 Wheel Bents + Sandy Earl Rides No Country for Old Men in Texas
December 09, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBFull YouTube video webcast found here: https://youtu.be/b1TWbbbBCyY It's no secret that 2 wheel recumbent bikes have now lost their dominant position in sales to trikes. In this report we take a close look at the history of this transition, the current state of the market and how our illustrious panel of international industry leaders plan to carve out a successful future for 2 wheeled recumbents. We are joined by Jim and Maria Parker from Cruzbike, Mike Wilkerson from Bacchetta, Jonathan Ga...
Triking to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam
November 28, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours - 92.5 MBIn 2013 Maria Leijerstam rode her "Polar Cycle", an ICE Trikes custom built recumbent fat trike, from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole in 10 days. Two Guinness world records and a fabulous book detailing her account followed. On this webcast we'll ask her about her amazing feat and the trike that made it all possible. Chris Parker from ICE Trikes comes on to fill in his part of the story. Also, Steve Wood from San Antonio Bike Tours joins us to talk about personally leading tours o...