Podcasts by Laidback Bike Report
The Laidback Bike Report is about people. Bent riders ride interesting bikes, go to interesting places and have interesting stories. That's the basis of this monthly podcast which is the audio version of our YouTube webcasts found here: https://goo.gl/CHOOgX. Sure, we'll talk about products and have tips and tricks for you but each month our show is built around an interview. We'll continue to get the personal side from folks adventure riding around the world. We will delve into the minds of industry leaders, shop owners, and event organizers who are hoping to attract your attention with their wares. We'll get them to turn their cameras around and show us their surroundings, facilities, or latest prototype.This is how we hope to make our show worthy of your precious time.We do this broadcast live so that you can have your comments made and questions answered on the spot. This is an interactive endeavor and is not complete without audience participation. Please join us every month as we bring you our very best attempt at the Laidback Bike Report
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Triker Kidnapped/Held Captive for 20 Months-Nicola Chiacchio from 2022-01-11T09:00
Nicola dreamed of touring Africa since he was a little boy in Italy. In 2018 he began touring near the western coast on his wide tired AZUB trike and trailer. Along the way he met amazing and ge...
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Legal Labyrinth of Riding Recumbent in America! from 2021-12-06T08:00
Is it possible that you're illegally riding that Catrike, Terratrike. or even Cruzbike on the streets of America? It turns out to be a very difficult legal question fraught with insurance a...
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Podbike Launch and Review! from 2021-11-08T07:00
We cover the launch of the production Podbike Frikar with our German reporter and velomobile expert Josef Janning. He takes a test ride and has an interview with founder Per Sorenson. Next we ta...
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Bents Take to the Sky! from 2021-10-04T12:00
Have you ever been rolling so fast on your bent that you imagined pulling back on the handlebars and taking to the skies? Today we talk about just that with our pal Barney Harle from the British...
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Tilting Trikes-What's the Point? from 2021-09-06T10:00
We're excited to have Dr. Craig Cornelius with us to take a wider look at tilting trikes. We've had quite a few tilters on the webcast over the last few months so I've brought in ...
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Trike Race Across Michigan-Unassisted Aero vs E-assisted Magnum! from 2021-08-02T10:00
Greenspeed's Aero is one of the fastest trikes on the road. They also make the more sedate but ever so utilitarian Magnum. What if we raced these two trikes across Michigan and evened the o...
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The G4 Bicycle-Upright Power on a Bent? from 2021-07-25T08:00
Ron Thompson is a retired mechanical engineer. He's built a 2 wheeled bent he believes is the 4th major breakthrough in bicycle design. That's a lofty assessment but you owe it to your...
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Amazing New Bent Builds from 2021-06-07T10:00
Today we literally get into the weeds with our Italian bent builder Marco Ruga. He has created an amazing off road long wheel base recumbent and will show us how he did it and where he rides it....
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Avoiding Bent Scams from 2021-05-04T08:00
We all want to make sure our recumbent purchase transactions are transparent, honest and fair. We talk to Steve and Patti Erickson about their years long investigation into false prestige brandi...
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The Impact of Bent Collisions from 2021-04-12T12:00
Jason Dubin has been hit by cars while riding his recumbent bikes and velomobiles in the streets of New York city many times. He joins us to share video and commentary of 3 of these horrifying c...
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British Human Power Club from 2021-03-16T10:00
Among the very few prominent recumbent groups around the world precious few can boast of the long history of racing and designing bents as can the British Human Power Club. We'll chat with ...
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Velomobile Update 2021 from 2021-02-08T15:00
What're the latest developments in the Velomobile world? We span the globe to bring you the first velo dealer in China, a tandem Quest velo going into production in France, the latest on th...
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"The Wild One"-Steintrike's Robert Stein from 2021-01-04T10:00
From the Serbian headquarters of renowned frame builder Robert Stein we delve into the unusual concepts and designs he's been working on for 20 years at Steintrikes. Janet Buckwalter will t...
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"The Lost Recumbent"-Tilting Trike from the'80s from 2020-12-07T09:00
Creating a tilting trike in the early 1980s was anything but mainstream. Our guest for this podcast is David Ashenbrener. David will tell us his tale of designing such a recumbent and getting no...
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Bent Accessories and Resources-BentCon 2020 from 2020-11-09T10:00
Make your bent all that it can be by adding just the right accessories. Our expert panel will share their advice on dozens of possible add ons to make your bike, trike or velomobile faster, saf...
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The Goddess of Bents and Bent Riders-Nina Paley from 2020-11-09T10:00
Nina Paley is a car-free recumbent riding self described animator, director, artist and scapegoat. She is a woman who doesn't fit neatly into any of our preconceived categories and that is ...
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Battle Mountain-The Story of the Human Powered Speed Challenge from 2020-11-02T09:00
Pedaling a futuristic looking bicycle down a remote stretch of state highway in 2016 Todd Reichert whooshed his way into the record books. After 5 miles of vein popping effort he crossed the fin...
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Fighting for My Health on a Recumbent Trike! from 2020-10-26T10:00
Three compelling stories from bent riders fighting back hard to restore their mobility and health on a trike. These guys battle the ravages of diabetes, stroke, cancer and chronic pain all with ...
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Buying a Fast Recumbent-BentCon 2020 from 2020-10-05T10:00
Do you have the need for speed? Want to combine that with hours of laidback comfort? On this latest BentCon 2020 video (our virtual visit to a recumbent convention) we focus on how to evaluate b...
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How to Buy a Bent for Touring-BentCon 2020 from 2020-09-28T09:00
Bike touring in comfort is where recumbents excel. But how do you go about finding just the right bike, trike or velomobile for your road trip? In our second episode of BentCon 2020 we arm you w...
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Buying My 1st Recumbent-BentCon 2020 from 2020-09-21T09:00
Choosing your very first recumbent bike, trike or velomobile? We will arm you with all the knowledge you need to succeed at purchasing your initial laidback transportation. Set up as a virtual v...
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Podbike-The Future of Sustainable Transport? from 2020-09-07T13:00
Per Hassel Sorenson is an engineer from Norway who has designed an environmentally friendly velomobile meant for mass production. I first sat in a Podbike at Spezi in 2017 and was taken by its s...
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Bent Expo-TerraTrike from 2020-09-05T10:00
Widely regarded as the leader in recumbent trike sales TerraTrike continues to innovate and expand their offerings. Marshall Randall the director of Sales and Marketing gives us the detailed vie...
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Bent Expo-Greenspeed from 2020-09-05T10:00
The entire recumbent triking community was saddened by the death of Greenspeed founder Ian Sims. Fortunately, WizWheelz purchased the Australian company and has begun the process of updating the...
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Kevin Belanger from Rails to Trails Conservancy from 2020-08-21T08:00
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Kevin Belanger joins us to talk about the "Great American Rail-Trail" and how bent riders can benefit from this exciting new national venture. Mel Bi...
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What We Saw at Recumbent Cycle-Con 2019 from 2020-08-21T07:00
Our Team has returned from Recumbent Cycle-Con 2019 and our heads are filled with thoughts of all the amazing bikes, trikes and accessories that filled the Nashville venue. Our all star panel in...
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Velotilt-Lean into those turns! from 2020-08-17T09:00
Mike Lecka is a serious velomobile designer from North Carolina. He tells me he's always been so hard working that he "quit school because of recess"! Check him out yourself as we...
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The Electrom-New E-assisted Recumbent Bike Cargo Solution from 2020-07-13T09:00
We kick off with Joerg Gebers who was riding his Quattrovelo (we believe it's the 1st velo in China) in Shanghai. He was stopped by police, ticketed, fined and had his velomobile confiscate...
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Oregon Human Power Vehicle with Lonnie Morse from 2020-06-29T13:00
During the 1990s the west coast was a hotbed of recumbent biking innovation. A dedicated group of bent builders and riders began exchanging ideas and ride time and in Oregon the OHPV sprang to l...
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Velomobile World-Romanian Style! from 2020-06-22T11:00
A Dutchman making world class velomobiles in Romania? Meet Jan Wijnen the improbable owner of Velomobile World. Jan tells us about how he ended up manufacturing the velos of prominent Dutch and ...
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Bent Expo-Cruzbike from 2020-06-11T13:00
It's always a treat to chat with the legendary Maria Parker CEO of recumbent bike maker Cruzbike. In this Bent Expo video we learn all about their entire stable of capable, comfortable and ...
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You Can Race Your Bent in an Organized Event! from 2020-06-09T08:00
HPRA is an organization for pedal powered competition across the USA. We are joined by Mike Mowett and Warren Beauchamp who will fill us in on the details.
Next, we have Mark Egeland from Ca...
Dealing Velomobiles with John Williams and Neil Hood from 2020-06-03T11:00
John Williams is the friendly and enthusiastic face of the velomobile world. His "Velo-ads" YouTube channel and now London based velomobile dealership have put him and his business par...
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Bent Expo 2020-ICE Trikes from 2020-05-22T08:00
Premium recumbent trike manufacturer ICE Trikes creates their high quality three wheelers in Cornwall, England. In this interview Patrick Selwood joins me to lay out the details of their wide ra...
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Bent Expo-AZUB Bikes and Trikes from 2020-05-22T08:00
It's been 20 years since Aleš Zemánek founded AZUB in the Czech Republic. Today they are a very highly regarded recumbent bike and trike manufacture boasting many finely crafted products. M...
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Riding the Sidewalks of Belarus in a Velomobile! from 2020-05-22T07:00
Jascha Beuttler loves to tour Europe in his Velomobile. Today he share's his adventure starting in his native Germany then traveling to Poland and Belarus. In Belarus he found himself requi...
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Choosing a Velomobile with Josef Janning and Doug Davis from 2020-05-11T14:00
Velomobiles are fast, beautiful and possibly the future of human powered transportation. There is one person in the world I'm aware of who has owned and ridden more brands, more models and ...
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Songs of Bent Riding Musicians from 2020-05-08T16:00
We have five incredibly talented bent riders with performances of original music they put together just for this special webcast. From the U.K. we have Kevin Brown singing with his blues guitar ...
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Duo Quest Tandem Velomobile from 2020-04-21T08:00
After catching up on this week's news we have Jon Hodkin on to play his tuba and share his plans for his next American Tour. Next up is Denez Bodennec who joins us from France with his new ...
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U.S. Bike Shop Hand Delivers Bent Tandem to Thailand! from 2020-04-09T07:00
Dana Lieberman owns Bent Up Cycles in Los Angeles. Tim Woudenberg and his partner Lucy wanted a tandem to continue a world tour in Asia. We chat with them both to learn about the ultimate in cus...
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You Can't Ride Your E-Assist Here! from 2020-03-16T10:00
Electric assist has by all accounts been responsible for the recent resurgent bent industry sales. E-assisted bikes and trikes are now everywhere and having an impact on streets and trails world...
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WizWheelz in Oz-A Visit to Greenspeed from 2020-02-28T08:00
Greenspeed Trikes is now a part of the WizWheelz (TerraTrike) family. We head down to Melbourne, Australia to join Marshall and Mark as they survey what it is that Wizwheelz has purchased and tr...
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Ian Sims Founder of Greenspeed Trikes from 2020-02-22T11:00
If there is one man identified with creating the modern day recumbent three wheeler and bringing a viable product to market that would have to be Ian Sims. Sadly we lost Ian to cancer last year....
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Mike Burrows-British Bike Designer Icon from 2020-02-07T11:00
"I go faster than Chris Froome." So says 75 year old Mike Burrows in this interview. No one has had more influence on modern bicycle design in the last 40 years than Mike. His LotusSpo...
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Legendary Bent Designer John Morciglio from 2020-02-03T08:00
John Morciglio has been designing and building laidback performance bikes for many years. His clients ride and race these machines all over the world and most who see his creations also consider...
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Bent Riding High Tech Nomad Steve Roberts from 2020-01-06T11:00
He left his ordinary suburban work-a-day existence in 1983 to create a new life on the road. Riding what was then a rare type of vehicle known as a recumbent bike he traveled 17,000 miles over t...
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Trike Roller Trainers-The Story of SportCrafters from 2020-01-06T10:00
Pete Colan has been designing and manufacturing bike trainers for 25 years and trike specific rollers for over 12 years. They are made at his northern Indiana shop with parts almost all locally ...
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Sylvia Halpern Travels by Trike from 2019-12-11T16:00
"But is it safe for a woman to tour by herself around the world these days?" This is probably the most common question asked of our guest Sylvia Halpern. Check out this wide ranging in...
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The Future of 2 Wheel Bents + Sandy Earl Rides No Country for Old Men in Texas from 2019-12-09T10:00
Full YouTube video webcast found here: https://youtu.be/b1TWbbbBCyY
It's no secret that 2 wheel recumbent bikes have now lost their dominant p...
Triking to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam from 2019-11-28T09:00
In 2013 Maria Leijerstam rode her "Polar Cycle", an ICE Trikes custom built recumbent fat trike, from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole in 10 days. Two Guinness world records a...
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Triking to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam from 2019-11-28T09:00
In 2013 Maria Leijerstam rode her "Polar Cycle", an ICE Trikes custom built recumbent fat trike, from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole in 10 days. Two Guinness world records a...
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Triking to the South Pole with Maria Leijerstam from 2019-11-28T09:00
In 2013 Maria Leijerstam rode her "Polar Cycle", an ICE Trikes custom built recumbent fat trike, from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole in 10 days. Two Guinness world records a...
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