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~1990 Ryan Vanguard
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Direct descendent of the 1980 Avatar 2000
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Note "RR" Logo on front - Rolls Royce sued Ryan over this.
1978 Tour Easy
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The year Gardner Martin started Easy Racers
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One owner bike, handmade by Gardner
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With the original Zzipper fairing, the "EZ"
1980 Avatar “2000”
Serial #0024
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From the first production run beginning 1978
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This was the first recumbent in Paris-Brest-Paris
1980-1983 Hypercycle
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Made by Milt Turner
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The aptly named Hypercycle was more comfy than traditional bikes, but not relaxing to steer
1983 Leitgen Cycles
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This early one-of-a-kind SWB recumbent was designed by Steve Leitgen after chasing a Tour Easy on RAGBRAI X
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Steve later co-designed the Linear Recumbents
1983 Linear
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The First Linear Sold
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Not Kann & Leitgen Cycles Decals.
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Owned by conductor Michael Tilson Thomas kept at his Martha's Vineyard summer house.
1983 Roelandt
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Early 1980's Roelandt
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Built in Holland
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Similar to the 1905 English Recumbent
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Possibly the first mass produced recumbent bike.
1984 Backsafer Prototype
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Seat Designed at Logan College of Chiropractic Ergonomic Research Center
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Seat and Frame patented mid-1990's
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75 bicycles built in Florida
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US model led to a cheaper heavier import
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J & B Cycles licensed the design, ~2005
1986 Linear
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Made in Guttenberg Iowa by Kann MFG
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1 1/4" beam soon changed to 1 1/2" for stiffness
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These were the first:
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Production aluminum recumbents
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First Folding Recumbents
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First foam bottom/mesh back recumbent seats
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First seats with an integral pocket
1988 Linear
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All original components
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1 1/2" wide Folding Frame
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Made in Iowa till 2001
1993 BikeE CT 7 Speed
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First BikeE Model Year, US Made
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This Bike was never sold and never ridden
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BikeE was made from 1993 to 2000
ATP Vision R-40
Ca. 1994
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The most popular USS bike of the late 1990s
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Our of business - assets sold on eBay in 2004
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Shown in the SWB configuration but convertible to LWB
Brass Bent
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Nicely Executed for a one of a kind bike
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Does not adjust for rider size or disassemble for shipping!
Crystal Engineering Trice
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Built in 1992 by Peter Ross in Cornwall, England
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An early example from Crystal Engineering Trice
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The Predecessor to ICE Trikes.
DeFelice Recumbent
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Mid 1980's
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Made in New Palestine, Indiana
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By Brian DeFelice of the DeFelice Recumbent Bicycle Co. 1983-19??
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Original Suntour Components
EZ-1 by Easy Racers
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One of the originals - Made in the USA
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Forerunner of the heavier, cheaper, Taiwanese Sun EZ-1
Haluzak Traverse
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Full Suspension USS Recumbent
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One of 7 Made
Infinity II
By Ace Tool and Engineering
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Infinity recumbents made in Mooresville Indiana
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Some Infinity frames cracked from pedaling forces
Lightning P-38 with USS
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Made in the late 1980's
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One of 3 or 4 made with Under Seat Steering
Pre 1986 Linear Prototype
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First Linear with Under Seat Steering
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Hand made by Dirk Kann & Steve Leitgen
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Steve's personal bike, traded for a modern Linear Limo frameset.
Reynolds Weld Lab Nomad
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Built by George Reynolds
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2004 & 2005 WRA 200 meter record holder
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2005 WRA Kilometer record holder
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Reynolds Bikes won 1st & 2nd at 2001 HPRA
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George raced SWB bikes he designed and built.
Wiz Wheels – Terratrike 2.3
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Made in Michigan in 1999.
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The 146th trike TerraTrike made.
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Now the Largest selling brand of tadpole trikes in the world!