Latest Gary solomon Podcast Episodes
Velomobile World-Romanian Style!
Laidback Bike Report - June 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsA 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 pro...
Bent Expo-Cruzbike
Laidback Bike Report - June 11, 2020 17:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt'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 elec...
You Can Race Your Bent in an Organized Event!
Laidback Bike Report - June 09, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHPRA 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 ar...
Dealing Velomobiles with John Williams and Neil Hood
Laidback Bike Report - June 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJohn 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 t...
Bent Expo 2020-ICE Trikes
Laidback Bike Report - May 22, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsPremium 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...
Bent Expo-AZUB Bikes and Trikes
Laidback Bike Report - May 22, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt'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 organi...
Riding the Sidewalks of Belarus in a Velomobile!
Laidback Bike Report - May 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJascha 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 ...
Choosing a Velomobile with Josef Janning and Doug Davis
Laidback Bike Report - May 11, 2020 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3 ratingsVelomobiles 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 ...
Songs of Bent Riding Musicians
Laidback Bike Report - May 08, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe 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...
Duo Quest Tandem Velomobile
Laidback Bike Report - April 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAfter 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 Trik...
U.S. Bike Shop Hand Delivers Bent Tandem to Thailand!
Laidback Bike Report - April 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsDana 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 S...
You Can't Ride Your E-Assist Here!
Laidback Bike Report - March 16, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsElectric 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 w...
WizWheelz in Oz-A Visit to Greenspeed
Laidback Bike Report - February 28, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsGreenspeed 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 WizW...
Ian Sims Founder of Greenspeed Trikes
Laidback Bike Report - February 22, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf 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 a...
Mike Burrows-British Bike Designer Icon
Laidback Bike Report - February 07, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings"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 ...
Legendary Bent Designer John Morciglio
Laidback Bike Report - February 03, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJohn 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 ho...
Bent Riding High Tech Nomad Steve Roberts
Laidback Bike Report - January 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHe 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 o...
Trike Roller Trainers-The Story of SportCrafters
Laidback Bike Report - January 06, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsPete 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 c...
Sylvia Halpern Travels by Trike
Laidback Bike Report - December 11, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratings"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'...
The Future of 2 Wheel Bents + Sandy Earl Rides No Country for Old Men in Texas
Laidback Bike Report - December 09, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsFull 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...
Triking to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam
Laidback Bike Report - November 28, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn 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 ...
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