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New entry-level HP-Velotechnik Gekko variant

BentBlogger — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:35:11 +0000

There is a new version of the HP-Velotechnik Gekko trike. In contrast to the Gekko fx it is not foldable but separable.The non-fx Gekko does – according to the specifications – seem to have a similar geometry and driving behaviour as its foldable brother. Disassembled, you end up with a package of 103 x [...]

Open Day at HP Velotechnik

BentBlogger — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:14:38 +0000

If you want to have a look at Germany’s leading recumbent manufacturer’s headquarter – here is your chance. HP-Velotechnik will have an Open-Day on 6th of August 2011.

Between 11:00 and 18:00 you can have a look into the development office and the manufacturing hall and test ride lots of models outside.

Tom Richter, who circumvented [...]

HP-Velotechnik working on Trike Velomobile add-on

BentBlogger — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:11:13 +0000

A lot of recumbent riders are fans of foldable kayaks. So are the guys at HP-Velotechnik. So it was no wonder that they approached the German Klepper Faltbootwerft AG when they thought about their latest project.

In the last years, HP-Velotechnik had focused on improving comfort, ergonomics and foldable trikes. With the Scorpion fs, they [...]

Job offer from HP Velotechnik

BentBlogger — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:51:37 +0000

For quite some time I have wanted to make an interview with the bosses of HP Velotechnik. Generally, they are willing to do this and I sent my question a while ago. Nowever, those two guys are working hard in their firm, so yet they could not answer my questions.

Now Paul hollants asked me [...]

Spezi2011: Who is showing what – Part 1

BentBlogger — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:41:30 +0000

The Special Bikes Show, or Spezi (abbreviation for the German word Spezialradmesse), is the biggest and most important fair for the European recumbent scene. What started as an idea of a bike shop owner in Germersheim 15 years ago, now attracts visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. This years exhibitor with the [...]

Recumbent-tweet of the day: Raptotrike Updated

BentBlogger — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:44:56 +0000

It took only hours after Arnold Ligtvoet, the head of Raptobike had tweeted a link to his facebook-site where he had posted a picture of a new trike he devoloped on the basis of his single tracked recumbents until the message spread over the recumbent-related internet, like ligfiets.net. If you are visiting BentBlog.de regularly, [...]

Something new from HP-Velotechnik

BentBlogger — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:01:02 +0000

Psst… there is something new coming from HP-Velotechnik. See video after the break…

Hase presents new E-Trike with foldable fairing

BentBlogger — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:27:04 +0000

Hase is going to present a new E-trike on basis of their Kettwiesel. The KLIMAX 2K will cost around 5600 Euro and will be shown on the EuroBike 2010 (see Press Release, currently only in German). I personally feel that e-bikes go beyond the subject of BentBlog.de, therefore Idid not report much about them [...]

ICE-Sprint finalist at the BrandNew Award

BentBlogger — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:43:18 +0000

Icletta’s ICE-Sprint, a versatile, sporty, foldable trike which is available with and without suspension became finalist in the BranNew Award 2010, category Urban/Design. This Award is granted by the Bike-Expo fair in Munich.

Congratulations to Kirk Seifert, the head of Icletta, who is importing the ICE-trikes for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Icletta writes:

The ICE Sprint is a [...]

Factory Visit: Optima Cycles

BentBlogger — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:44:01 +0000

It became pretty quiet here on BentBlog.de. I have quite a lot to do in my feed-the-family-job. Nevertheless, sometimes this job is useful for my blog articles as well. When I returned from a four-day meeting in Noordwijkerhout (Netherlands) some weeks ago (yes, that long ago), I managed to plan the route in a way [...]