Bicycle Man 
Category: Blog
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It’s starting to snow here in Upstate New York, so I thought a refresher in proper care of your e-bike battery was in order. Batteries cost from $500 and up so I’ll also include some longevity tips that I’ve gleaned off the internet. The first thing you can do is protect your battery from extreme…
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I’ve been going to The Recumbent Cycle-Con the last five years representing either Linear and/or Avenue trikes. It’s always fun seeing the new products and getting some cool swag from the other vendors. The best thing about it is getting to try things out on the track before you decide to stock them. Do they…
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Every time we start with a new e-assist system we are nervous. They all have a learning curve and once we sell one, we are committed to providing ongoing support. Our experience with Bionx sets the tone: not so good at first, learned from their mistakes, became really good with great customer service, then went…
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I drove 750 miles to the 2019 Smoky Mountain Recumbent Rally. When I arrived I found good people, beautiful scenery and fantastic rides. It was well worth the drive! On the morning ride I took an Avenue Trike with 24 speeds. This gave me plenty of gearing for the moderate terrain we traveled. The route…
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I just bought a recumbent, how do I get it home? People often come to our shop with the whole family, three dogs, vacation gear and a car with a trunk and decide they want to take a recumbent home with them. This article is designed to get you started thinking the logistics through of…
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I’ve been taking two or three 45-minute phone calls a day about electric assists and wanted to put the information all in one place. The following is what we usually end up talking about and is a mix of fact and opinion. The Basics Let’s start with the basics. E-assists fall into two main types-hub…
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The Copenhagen Wheel went off the market in 2020 This Page Left for Information Only We get calls and e-mails daily about electric assist recumbents, or, kits to add to a recumbent. When a new product comes in, we install it on a trike and take it down to our Clark Road hill climb test…
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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…
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We got in a Terratrike EVO for a customer last week. They (and we) took it down to the Clark Rd hill test track to see how it would do. The first 1000 yards of the hill is gradual, then ramps up to very steep which makes for a great test platform. You get enough…
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During the winter months we get a lot of calls seeking information about Schlumpf drives, Rohloff hubs, Patterson cranks, Nuvinci (Enviolo) hubs etc. We want to provide you with some of the things that need to be considered when dreaming about these exotic pieces of expensive, shiny metal. The Starting Point First thing you need…