Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
World's First Trikes, 4-Wheel Bikes in 19th Century?
Monday, March 18, 2013
Lightning P-38 Turns 30 w/Visit from Rare T-38 Tandem!!
At Lightning Cycle's 30-year anniversary of their flagship model, the P-38, the only T-38 tandem ever made showed up!!
Saturday, March 16, 2013
50 yo Cruz Bike Maria to do 2013 RAAM for Sister
We often hear about people biking great distances and doing so for a charity. And almost always, with but rare exception, the cause was picked *after* they made their decision to do their ride of choice. One unsung hero in this regard is Paul Guttenberg, a pilot, who rode across America in 33 days for the 33 airline industry victims of the 911 tragedy. 100- 150 miles a day, with no rest days, Paul was motivated.
A 50-year old mother of four in Lumberton, NC, feels the same passion to speak to the helplessness she feels. Her sister, a near twin, only ten months older, was diagnosed last year with terminal brain cancer. As such, she is doing the biggest thing she can to help. Maria Parker, of Cruz Bike, is riding one of her company's front wheel drive recumbents across the USA in what Outside Magazine calls “the toughest test of endurance in the world”, the Race Across America.
The fear Maria feels for the challenge of pedaling at speed for 3000 miles to raise a million dollars to research a possible cures for her sister's near certain death blow, is humbling. She leaves Oceanside, CA, for Anapolis, MD June 15. Details as they emerge. In the interim. HERE is the Facebook page for how you can help Maria fund brain cancer research.
From the above Facebook web:
Compared to the Tour de France, RAAM is 1000 miles longer, has 50% more climbing, and *drafting off other racers and vehicles is prohibited*. Moreover, the top finishers cover the distance in less than half the time as the Tour de France.
Only one woman has ever completed RAAM on a recumbent bicycle: Barbara Buatois, the French holder of the world speed record (75.5 mph on a streamlined recumbent in 2009), finished RAAM in 11 days 19 hours and 48 minutes in 2010 at the age of 34.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Coventry Cycles Owner, Marilyn H, Powers Thru Head Injury
Marilyn Hayward, of Coventry Cycles, has not only overcome the head injury that resulted
from her crash last August on a recumbent, but she is starting a second store up in
Portland, OR. A true powerhouse indeed, she likes powering through uncharted territory!
btw: My head injury which also happened in August, tho several decades before, made me a better person. And it is obvious that Marilyn is driven by hers as well..
Sunday, October 28, 2012
S Wales Fixies Tease Homebuilt Bent
A Welsh fixed gear site took this guy to task
for the fun he had with the recumbent he built.
they did which includes more pictures of the bike.......
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Cruz Bike (Recumbent) Mom Shatters 24-Hour Record
49 year-old Maria Parker, a mother of four kids and co-owner of NBG Supporter, Cruz Bike, the amazing Front Wheel Drive recumbent bike, just broke the world 24-hour record. HERE is the news story that appeared about her breaking it.
And here is the result (from the Cruz Bike Facebook page):
CRUZBIKE Ok, back home now. 24-hour mileage is 470-ish. 12-hr mileage 258-ish. 200 mile time 9:20-ish. All significantly longer/faster world records, pending certification. Cold temperatures forced Maria to wear a puffy fleece coat at night + fatigue and angry stomach brought 32 mile laps from under 1:30 to about 2 hours each. Maria is tired, now sitting in a warm shower. -Jim
fyi: The men's upright bicycle road racing record was set in 2004, in Slovenia, by Sergej Kaucevic. He covered 521 miles in 24-hours..
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