This year is the 25th Anniversary of one of the most highly respected recumbent manufacturers in the world. This past autumn AZUB Recumbents held a successful celebration event in the Czech Republic right in their home city, Uhersky Brod. Since the excitement has by now calmed down we thought it was a perfect time to sit down with the founders. CEO Aleš Zemánek shares some great stories of the origin of the company, its guiding philosophy, the challenges they experienced over the years and where they are headed today. Joined by marketing director Honza Galla, we also hear his take on everything including some wild stories and experiences. After the interview Aleš and Honza will be with us live to respond to your questions and comments along with special guest Matt Galat of Ja Yoe fame!

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:30 What’s on Today’s Show
00:02:00 Panel Introduction
00:04:00 Sponsor Introduction
00:06:50 Honza Galla with Recumbent News Segment
00:15:50 AZUB 25th Anniversary Celebration Event Coverage with Honza Galla
00:31:20 AZUB CEO Aleš Zemánek Interview along with Honza Galla
01:08:15 Discussion with Aleš, Honza and Matt Galat
01:25:38 Sponsor Thanks
01:28:30 Announcements
01:29:20 Goodbye to panel and crew

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Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-668-8766
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HASE USA https://www.hasebikesusa.com/ 802-382-0093
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*Honza’s News Report Links*
--Recumbent News https://www.recumbent.news/

*Guest Links*
-AZUB https://azub.eu/
-Matt Galat Ja Yoe Nation YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JaYoeNation

*LBR Review Team Links*

*LBR Crew Links*
-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla https://www.recumbent.news/
-BentRider/Larry Varney http://www.bentrideronline.com/
-Nina Paley’s Links
-Nina’s blog https://blog.ninapaley.com/
-Nina’s bike merchandise http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet
-Peter Stull https://bicycleman.com/
-Josef Janning https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning
-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/
-Tray Bourgoyne Tray@netdoor.com
**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**
Find years of publisher Bob Bryant’s hard work here: https://rcnpdf.com/

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Wally Swarchuk took 16 years to design and build his dream . This retired geography teacher from Canada began with no skills or experience in building bikes. He taught himself to weld and experimented with many prototypes before coming up with his current Tilt4orce Velocar. We hear his incredible story and then have our old friend Dr. Craig Cornelius evaluate this project using his many years of experience building his own tilting trikes.

Finally, our own bent triathlete Larry Seidman gives us a report from the 2025 Senior Games held near Des Moines, Iowa last summer.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:30 What’s on Today’s Show
00:01:50 Panel Introduction
00:03:30 Sponsor Introduction
00:06:20 Honza Galla with Recumbent News Segment
00:09:13 Tilt4orce Velocar Project with builder Wally Swarchuk
00:40:25 Tilting Trike Concepts and Tilt4orce Pros and Cons with Craig Cornelius
01:27:20 Sports Report-2025 Senior Games with Larry Seidman
01:31:53 Sponsor Thanks
01:34:40 Announcements
01:36:10 Goodbye to panel and crew

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TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ 800-371-5871
Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ 352-419-4809
TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/ 800-945-9910
Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-619-1003
Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835
AZUB https://azub.eu/
Connecticut Yankee Pedaller https://www.cypbikes.com/ 641-774-5557
Steintrikes https://stein-trikes-us.com/ 931-237-0889
HASE USA https://www.hasebikesusa.com/ 802-382-0093
RAD Innovations https://www.rad-innovations.com/ 802-382-0093

*Honza’s News Report Links*
--Recumbent News https://www.recumbent.news/

*Guest Links*
-Wally Swarchuk and the Tilt4orce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtmfdlOmIbMOcg1F5Lxvkg
-Craig Cornelius https://lefthandedcyclist.blogspot.com/

*LBR Review Team Links*

*LBR Crew Links*
-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla https://www.recumbent.news/
-BentRider/Larry Varney http://www.bentrideronline.com/
-Nina Paley’s Links
-Nina’s blog https://blog.ninapaley.com/
-Nina’s bike merchandise http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet
-Peter Stull https://bicycleman.com/
-Josef Janning https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning
-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/
-Tray Bourgoyne Tray@netdoor.com
**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**
Find years of publisher Bob Bryant’s hard work here: https://rcnpdf.com/

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Nothing short of a revolution in electric assisted trikes is on the way before the end of 2025! We've talked about the French CIXI system in the past (most recently in our interview with their engineers at Spezi 2025) but now they are being implemented on trikes from ICE, HASE and maybe more. These trikes will have no chain, chainrings, chain tubes, idler wheels, derailleurs, cassettes, shifters or shifter cables. Let that sink in...

On this webcast we interview Pierre Francis from CIXI. He is the co-founder and CEO who is excited to explain the PERS system in detail, talk about the early recumbent trike adopters and gives us a tour of the company's headquarters in the French Alps. Pierre also shows us the Vigoz their prototype car replacement vehicle which can pedal up to 120 KPH.

Next we talk directly to the good folks at ICE Trikes to check in on their progress at creating a completely new type of e-assist for their trikes. GM Adrian Davies, Marketing Director Phil Zschiesche and Product Designer Euan Crowder join us for a close look at the CIXI PERS ICE Trike coming this year.

We also talk about HASE's two prototypes of the CIXI system as described by CEO Marec Hase. One of these even boasted two hub motors in the rear!

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:45 What’s on Today’s Show
00:01:44 Panel Introduction
00:04:15 Sponsor Introduction
00:07:25 Honza Galla with Recumbent News
00:12:15 CIXI PERS Pedal Generator System with CEO PierreFrancis
01:01:30 ICE Trikes Implements CIXI System with GM Adrian Davies plus Phil and Euan
01:28:20 HASE Bikes Experience with the CIXI System
01:34:40 AZUB’s Honza Galla talks about where they are with pedal generator systems
01:36:22 Steintrike’s Victor Horvatski shares their progress with the CIXI System
01:37:40 Trident Trike’s Tom Flohr updates us on their version of the pedal generator system
01:39:12 Viewer Submissions-John Gunterman ascends Mt. Washington on his Steintrike
01:41:10 Sponsor Thanks
01:43:42 Announcements
01:44:30 Goodbye to panel and crew

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Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*
TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ 800-371-5871
Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ 352-419-4809
TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/ 800-945-9910
Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-619-1003
Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835
AZUB https://azub.eu/
Connecticut Yankee Pedaller https://www.cypbikes.com/ 641-774-5557
Steintrikes https://stein-trikes-us.com/ 931-237-0889
HASE USA https://www.hasebikesusa.com/ 802-382-0093
RAD Innovations https://www.rad-innovations.com/ 802-382-0093

*Guest Links*
-Cixi https://www.cixi.life/
-ICE Trikes https://www.icetrikes.co/

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