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