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Other Cool Stuff
Here is some other stuff we've collected from
time to time. Most of it is cycling-related, at least.
 | Sue Widemark
sent some kind words our way one day, calling my efforts here one of the
nicest club sites she'd ever seen (it being obvious to me that she hasn't
seen Duc's work on the Louisville
Bicycle Club site). Several of our riders (including yours
truly) have commented favorably on her site, too, so I include a link to it
here.
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 | The Kentucky
Rails-to-Trails Commission is working hard to raise our
Commonwealth's ranking from 47th in the nation in miles of linear parks made
from abandoned rail lines. Go see what they are doing, and help them
if you are able!
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 | Recumbent
Cyclist News is the periodical "tree-ware" that all of us
should be reading. There are road tests, announcements of recumbent
gatherings, news, rumors, and views of interest to the nation's recumbent
community, and even a listing of used bikes for sale!
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 | If you really want to be overwhelmed with information,
check out these two sites: Recumbents.com
is run the folks at WISIL. The other site is part of the National
Bike Greenway project, and has tons of information not found on the
first site mentioned. Look here
for recumbent-specific stuff from the NBG.
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 | Greg McMahon builds handcycles here in the Louisville
area. He uses them himself, and is particular about how they are
built. He has a website
featuring his work, too. |
 | There is also an online magazine for recumbent
enthusiasts, known as Bentrider
Online. Have a look for yourself! You will see an active
group participation on the forum there, including not a few posts by yours
truly.
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 | Recumbent and Tandem
Rider Magazine is a tree-ware periodical worthy of note. It is
one of the few bike magazines that even acknowledges that recumbents are
cool. The first time I saw it, it was mainly a buying guide for Longbikes,
co-produced by Tandem Tours, but it's since become a reliable source of
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Bikes
That Work is a company in Ames, Iowa, that makes the strongest cargo
trailers known to us. They have photographs of bikes pulling
improbable loads with their products, and those alone are worth a
look. If you ever wanted to carry stuff with your bike, these folks
can help.
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B.O.B.
Trailers--the acronym stands for Beast of Burden, and for a
single-wheel trailer, these are pretty cool. Originally for mountain
bike use on singletrack, the recumbent community has taken them and made
them a primary hauler for groceries, supplies, and assorted camping gear.
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Steve Roberts, whose tale of adventures led
me to begin my own odyssey in the world of recumbency, is now working
on what he calls the Microship.
On the web site for that project, one can find lots of information about his
travels and the recumbent
bikes he used during the period from 1983 until 1991 or so, in
addition to current information on the Microship
project itself.
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Pete
and Ed have an online bookstore that bears examination. While
I typically prefer "brick and mortar" establishments, this seems
to be a smaller outfit, unlike Amazon.com, and has many cool books on
cycling, including a few on recumbents!
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There are e-groups springing up left, right,
and center these days. One of them is a Yahoo group for owners
and soon-to-be owners of Bacchetta
bicycles. Here is a link:

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