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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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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 information on a variety of 'bent-related companies and topics.

 

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.

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.

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.

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!

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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