My first recumbent:2002 FlyingFurniture PBP Special When I started randonneuring in 2002 I was riding a very second-hand upright bike built up from a frame acquired from a pawn shop fitted out with parts from what I had available under my house. It had served me well, having been used as my daily commuter and…
A member of BentRiderOnLine posted this story of changing his diet with life-changing results. (In case you are wondering, THIS IS NOT A SALES PAGE.) Key points: If you want your body to work the way it was designed to work, you must eat foods it was designed for you to eat. Avoid all grains,…
Some time ago I purchased some Nitto Bosco bars which are 22.2 mm diameter with a 25.4mm sleeve at the mounting point. They creaked annoyingly and sat in my parts bin for a few years. I had forgotten about the creak and recently fitted them to another bike. They are just the right shape but…
Flèche All Day Trial The Flèche All Day Trial is a 24-hour team time trial held annually. Teams of three to five riders must ride together at least 360km and finish at a designated location Teams choose their own routes to the designated finishing place. How does it work? The Flèche is a unique time…
Archer Components seems to be delivering on the Xshifter promises: “The D1x Trail Shifter transforms nearly any mechanical 1x drivetrain into a high performance electronic shifting machine. This is retrofit electronic shifting. The bike you rode today could be digitally tuned and shifting smooth tomorrow.”
Road Bike Rider has some useful tips for cold weather riding: What to wear cycling at every temperature. Keep your feet warm more Solutions for Keeping Feet Warm 9 Tips for Winter Cycling Training The Complete Guide to Winter Bicycling Winterize Your Bike
From Eric Nichols on the Randon group: A kind anonymous soul has put together this searchable website of all PBP results from 1931 through 2019: http://www.pbpresults.com/results It’s searchable by year, country, bike type, start group, etc. The 2019 numbers are probably unofficial results scavenged from various data sources. The finishing rate in 2019 was the…
This earliest model of Velocar recumbent ran for only one year. It was so low-slung that it was hard to ride and the riding position was therefore altered in 1933 for subsequent models. This 1932 prototype model was named in the Mochet catalogue as a Velo Velocar (V.V), but for the first year it was…
Should you carry a full toolkit to be prepared for any eventuality, or will you only need the basics? Jan Heine is confident his bike will not need much attention along the way. Read his thoughts here
This was my first recumbent, on which I completed PBP in 2003. The handling was excellent but the narrow high-pressure tyres gave it a harsh ride on rough roads and was almost impossible to ride on unsealed surfaces. The tailbox helped streamline the bike and also provided a large storage space which, along with the…