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RaptoBike Midracer Review – Part 2 – Riding Impressions

BentBlogger — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:02:32 +0000

Here is part 2 of René Freising’s RaptoBike Midracer review. Thank You, René.

The riding position is quite similar to a lowrider. As I adjusted the seat angle to 27 degrees, the transmission of power is pretty good. However, the first start was pretty shaky. Getting the supporting leg into the pedal takes longer than [...]

RaptoBike Midracer Review – Part 1 – Assembly

BentBlogger — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:23:37 +0000

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The Spezi 2012 is running!

BentBlogger — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:18:47 +0000

This year, I did not approach the exhibitors of Europe’s biggest special bikes show, which new items they were going to bring to Germersheim. I did not have the time to. In spite of that, some manufacturers sent me some information and some rumors appeared in forum posts. So if you are looking for a [...]

New Photos of the Alleweder A8 update

BentBlogger — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:09:34 +0000

In the German Velomobilforum they are called „Aluminauts“ at times. Velomobile riders (or wannabes) who are having a special relationship to the aluminium velomobile Alleweder in its different model generations. Whether it is the construction material aluminium or the fact that you can build an aluminium Alleweder on your own: For Aluminauts the [...]

Alligt offers Sunrider-drawings for own projects

BentBlogger — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:49:08 +0000

It was already mentioned in my interview with Leo Visscher and Dietrich Lohmeyer: Alligt and Akkurad are revising the Sunrider completely.

As a result, the Sunrider will have a bigger engine hood in the front (works on cranks/bottom bracket) and a rear wheel hood (works on rear wheel/ derailleur) in the rear for a [...]

Alleweder A8, Sunrider and a four-wheel vehicle. An interview with Leo Visscher and Dietrich Lohmeyer

BentBlogger — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:28:17 +0000

I had the great pleasure to interview Leo Visscher, the head of Alligt.nl and Dietrich Lohmeyer who is the boss of Akkurad.com.

BentBlog: Leo, with your company Alligt, you are producing all kinds of parts for recumbent bikes. Your most famous product surely is the Alleweder. How did it come that you took over the [...]

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 [...]

Tunbebug Shake: The safe way to listen to music while riding

BentBlogger — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:45:21 +0000

In every bicycle related forum you can find a thread of heavy discussions whether a bike helmet helps preventing from severe injury or not. At least in every German bicycle forum I know. I won’t repeat pro-helmet or contra-helmet arguments here and I will additionally not discuss why or whether I am wearing a [...]

“A powerful energy source” – an interview about the “Forumslader”

BentBlogger — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:21:39 +0000

Long ago, on Rad-Forum.de someone had the idea to build a charging device which uses the energy from the hub dynamo to charge electronic gadgets. While meanwhile similar devices are available from commercial producers, was developed there as a community project. Jens During from Cottbus, Germany, documented the development on Forumslader.de [...]

Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery on BentBlog.de

BentBlogger — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:54:50 +0000

I am a big fan of the Yehuda Moon comics. If you don’t know Yehuda, Joe, Frank, the Ninja Biker and all the others, visit yehudamoon.com and have a look at the archive. From now on the daily Yehuda Comic can also be found on BentBlog.de (just klick on the link at the top of [...]