by duncan | Aug 4, 2014 | bikes
A recumbent bicycle places the rider in a laid-back reclining position. Recumbents come in many different sizes and configurations usually with either two or threes wheels. Most recumbents are rear-wheel-drive but there are many FWD models available. A well designed...
by duncan | Jul 6, 2014 | bikes
I first spotted the Toxy ZR online in about 2005 and commissioned a friend to make me a similar machine but it never really handled satisfactorily. It was decidedly scary at speed. I cut off the boom and make it into a moving-bottom-bracket lowracer using a cut-down...
by duncan | Apr 14, 2014 | bikes
Compared to the earliest bikes, today’s road bikes represent a quantum leap in both design and engineering. How much room is there for improvement? CTech editor Matt Wikstrom...
by duncan | Mar 7, 2014 | bikes
Now this has possibilities: SpearHead Velomobile A coroplast velomobile kit for your...
by duncan | Oct 22, 2013 | bikes
I picked this up at SPEZI 2013 in Germany whilst travelling with my wife for a nearby conference. I first spotted the ZR online in about 2005 and commissioned a friend to make me a similar machine but it never really handled satisfactorily. It was decidedly scary at...
by duncan | Dec 14, 2012 | bikes
When I started randonneuring I quickly realised that there had to be a better experience than suffering saddle sores and neck pain, not to mention nerve damage resulting in lingering finger numbness. I had been toying with the idea of riding a recumbent for a few...
