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Laidback Bike Report

Laidback Bike Report

By: Gary Solomon
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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© 2025 Laidback Bike Report Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • Now That's Interesting! Highlights from Spezi 2025 with our Panel
    May 26 2025

    We're recently back from the world's largest recumbent bike and trike show. We'll go booth by booth and talk about all the products that intrigued us at this year's Spezi event with our panel.

    00:00:00 Intro
    00:00:25 What’s on Today’s Show
    00:01:10 Panel Introduction
    00:03:30 Sponsor Introduction
    01:11:45 Spezi 2025 Highlights with our panel including Tray Bourgoyne, Mickey O’Brien, Honza Gala and Peter Stull
    01:39:10 Sponsor Thanks
    01:42:00 Announcements
    01:43:00 Goodbye to panel and crew

    Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so.

    Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.

    We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport

    *Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*
    TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ 800-371-5871 or +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)
    Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ 352-419-4809
    TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/ 800-945-9910
    Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-619-1003
    Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/ 641-774-5557
    Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835
    AZUB https://azub.eu/
    RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/ (503) 231-1000

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

    *Guest Links*
    Spezi 2025 https://en.spezialradmesse.de/

    *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/
    -Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution https://www.bicycle-evolution.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/

    **Viewer Submissions or Questions**
    Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com

    Support the show

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Veemo-Budget minded E-Velomobile!
    Apr 7 2025

    From Vancouver, British Columbia we take a close look at the Veemo. This reasonably priced light electric vehicle is now backed by the large mobility company Envo who promise to bring this rider and climate friendly transportation to North America and the world. They are in it for the long haul.

    Spezi 2025 is almost here so we sit down with the promoters to see what to expect this year at the world's largest recumbent event.

    Our Swiss pal David Brandenberger is getting ready to continue his worldwide tour on the Solatrike. This trike and solar powered trailer rig has already been more than halfway around the world and is currently in Canada. David tells us about his amazing past travels and lets us in on his plans to continue his journey south this spring.

    00:00:00 Intro
    00:00:50 What’s on Today’s Show
    00:02:10 Panel Introduction
    00:04:14 Sponsor Introduction
    00:07:18 Honza with the Recumbent News
    00:14:27 The Veemo Light Electric Vehicle with Sam and Ali
    00:58:30 Spezi 2025 Preview with Gabriel and Florian Wolf
    01:11:45 Solatrike World Tour Update with David Brandenberger
    01:49:00 Sponsor Thanks
    01:52:00 Announcements
    01:55:30 Goodbye to panel and crew

    Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so.

    Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.

    Aussie World HPV 24 hour record breakers interview video is here: https://youtu.be/TOe_vDBZEB0

    We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport

    *Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*
    TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ 800-371-5871 or +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)
    Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ 352-419-4809
    TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/ 800-945-9910
    Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-619-1003
    Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/ 641-774-5557
    Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835
    AZUB https://azub.eu/
    RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/ (503) 231-1000

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

    *Guest Links*
    Veemo Light Electric Vehicle from Envo https://veemo.ca/
    Spezi 2025 https://en.spezialradmesse.de/
    Solatrike https://www.d-t-b.ch/solatrike/

    *LBR Review Team Links*
    Thanks to Angletech in Colorado Springs supplying some of our tire levers for review!

    *LBR Crew Links*
    -Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla https://www.recumbent.news/
    -BentRider/Larry Varney http://www.bentrideronline.com/
    -Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution https://www.bicycle-evolution.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/

    **Viewer Submissions or Questions**
    Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com

    Support the show

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Adaptive Adventures Tour and New Trike Motor from the UK!
    Mar 10 2025

    Adaptive Adventures is an organization that provides freedom through mobility. They travel around the USA and beyond to serve thousands of disabled adults and children with challenge events in water sports, snow events and cycling. We visited them at their Colorado headquarters in January to learn more about how their recumbent cycling programs benefit people of all ages.

    Next we meet Alex Pargeter the founder of Gride Solutions. They are a UK startup providing a new complete motor system for a wide variety of trike brands. They were on a dealer tour of the USA last month and we caught up with them in Gahanna, Ohio at the renowned recumbent shop Bicycle One.

    Finally, our own Larry Seidman shares his thoughts on a selection of tire levers he's checked out. He'll evaluate and demonstrate some of them as he tries to keep the bleeding down to a minimum!

    00:00:00 Intro
    00:00:50 What’s on Today’s Show
    00:02:25 Panel Introduction
    00:04:14 Sponsor Introduction
    00:07:05 Honza with the Recumbent News
    00:13:10 Adaptive Adventures Tour
    00:46:30 Gride Solutions-New complete system to add e-assist to your trike
    01:14:50 Tire Levers reviewed by Larry Seidman
    01:30:10 Sponsor Thanks
    01:33:02 Announcements
    01:33:50 Goodbye to panel and crew

    Please subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so.

    Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://www.laidbackbikereport.com/.

    You can find our Cycle-Con 2024 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulsttNtUboRbgaoW_97wlDN

    We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereport

    *Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*
    TerraCycle https://t-cycle.com/ 800-371-5871 or +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)
    Trailside Trikes https://trailside.bike/ 352-419-4809
    TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/ 800-945-9910
    Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/ 916-619-1003
    Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/ 641-774-5557
    Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835
    AZUB https://azub.eu/
    RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/ (503) 231-1000

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

    *Guest Links*
    Adaptive Adventures https://adaptiveadventures.org/
    Gride Solutions https://gridesolutions.com/

    *LBR Review Team Links*
    Thanks to Angletech in Colorado Springs supplying some of our tire levers for review!

    *LBR Crew Links*
    -Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla https://www.recumbent.news/
    -BentRider/Larry Varney http://www.bentrideronline.com/
    -Doug Davis Bicycle Evolution https://www.bicycle-evolution.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/

    **Viewer Submissions or Questions**
    Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com

    Support the show

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 35 mins

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