Old retired guy from the Western Slope (Grand Junction) in Colorado on a whim decided I needed a recumbent bike to help keep myself in shape. Did a little research and found a used Bacchetta Giro 26 locally for $500. It has the Carbon seat and some upgraded components so I think I did alright. I've never ridden a recumbent before and have only tried it once so far and I can tell I'm going to need to get used to it! I like the reclined position but already feel a headrest is in my future.... Hello from Colorado ..read more

My highly modified Performer Zelus FWD languished in the garage last year. I don't know why I never rode it---just didn't (bought it 5 years ago due to back injury which improved, so maybe that is it). I have taken it out about 5 times in the last month and am remembering why I like riding it: actually getting to enjoy the scenery; riding for leisure/fun rather than to meet some arbitrary distance/time metric; no wrist/neck pain; easier to ride in the wind; and all the smiles and waves... Riding my bent again after a year off ..read more

Hope you like the video, I'm riding around Northern Germany near Hamburg on a no weld, home built recumbent trike, documenting any issues and repairing or modifying the bike to fix them. Sorry in advance for some of the audio, it was very windy. Please let me know what you think of it ..read more

Ok folks long long time no see. Have been in my new apartment for a month. With my Terratrike Tour 2 the building was built in the middle of the 20th century and wow the door is skinny. Besides putting it on its side or buying a foldable stock and Frankensteining the Tour 2_ what do I do ..read more

I've been wanting to build and ride a LWB recumbent for a while now. Someone gave me full suspension mountain bike with 26" wheels and I already had the plans for the atomic zombie voyageur lwb. So the rear triangle has been grafted onto a 1 1/4" square tube and been modified for a disc brake. New 26" schalwbe tough tom 2 1/4" tires were picked up. The BBS02 motor and battery from one of my deltas will be added. I'm just in the process of building up the foam on the seat after which the... 2 wheel LWB ..read more

I have been trying to join for several days and it keeps saying I need to use the correct format but there is no formatting instructions when signing up. How can I get signed up? Leo Voss ..read more

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$250. Very nice RANS V-Rex short wheelbase recumbent bicycle in very good condition. Chromoly frame and fork. Size large, X-seam range 37" to 50". Shimano Deore 10 speed clutch rear derailleur, 11-36 10 speed cassette. Origin8 165mm crankset with 52-42-30 alloy chainrings. Shimano 105 front derailleur. Microshift thumb shifters. SRAM V-brakes with Koolstop pads. Avid brake levers. Tweener bars with GlideFlex stem, and ESI grips. Terracycle idler on chain power side. New Shimano chain. Cane... RANS V-Rex in Maryville, IL (St. Louis burb ..read more