Yellowbike was the exclusive U.S. importer of the Dutch made Optima line of recumbents. Yellowbike and Optima both went out of business about 2008. This page is left here for historical purposes. Yellowbike imported the racing Optima Baron, and the sporty Optima Lynx, Dolphin and Orca models. The Baron is a no holds barred low-racer…
Remember the 2020 bike, trike and toilet paper shortages? Well, stores have toilet paper but the entire bike industry is still playing catchup. In anticipation of short supplies, we ordered way more recumbent trikes over the winter than ever before. Our showroom is full – and we have 200 more recumbents on order. These orders…
The new Catrike Eola has arrived at the shop! The new Eola is Catrikes lowest price trike available, but that doesn’t mean it is lacking features. Featuring a simple 11 speed drivetrain, the Eola has a gear inch range of 18.7 to 71.3. When compared to the competition this stacks up very well: Rambler…
Come the zombie apocalypse, the Fuji Touring just might be the only bike you’ll need to survive. Forget about those 15lb carbon superbikes, they won’t last more than the first day on the back roads you’ll have to flee on. This bike is very understated with its gunmetal paint job and minimal decaling so it…
Here at the Bicycle Man we see plenty of folks who start out by saying, “I’ve been researching recumbents for three years on the Internet and have decided I need this one”. After asking them some questions we often head in a different direction. While a Catrike 700 or an Ice Vortex might seem to…