Laidback Bike Report

Why Off Road Bent Riding Might be for You!

We have two bent riders who take off roading to a more comfortable place. Hezi Yismach is an Israeli bike designer and builder with a penchant for innovation. Richard Ehrlich rides his custom built off road bents where even mountain bikes are challenged. This Canadian adventure rider is even competitive in many of the racing events he enters. We will learn about these amazing guys and then engage our panel in a discussion of bikes, trikes and the future of recumbent off road riding. The Icarus Cup event is a pure human powered flight event at Manston Airport in Kent, England. Our British Human Powered Club correspondent Barney Harle was there this past June and delivers a fascinating report. Trident trikes has a new children's trike called the "Half Pint". Owner Tom Flohr was kind enough to ship me a loaner this summer so we could do a review. My grandkids unboxed, assembled and test rode it so we could evaluate it from a kids perspective. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 What’s on Today’s Show 00:02:40 Panel Introduction 00:04:30 Sponsor Introduction 00:06:40 Recumbent News with Honza and Gary 00:19:50 Icarus Cup Human Powered Flight with Barney Harle 00:40:30 Off Road Bent Designing, Building and Riding in Israel with Hezi Yismach 00:52:40 Off Road Bent Riding and Adventure Racing with Richard Ehrlich 01:14:20 Off Road Bent Riding Panel Discussion with Honza, Tray, Larry and Gary 01:28:10 Trident Trikes “Half Pint” Kids Trike Review with Gary’s Grandkids 01:45:25 Sponsor Thanks 01:47:30 Announcements 01:49:25 Goodbye to panel and crew *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/ Cycle-Con 2024 https://cycle-con.com/ World Human Powered Vehicle Championships https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/ Phoenix Bike Wrx (formerly RANS) https://phoenixbikewrx.com/ *Guest Links* Icarus Cup https://bhpfc.co.uk/the-icarus-cup/ Hezi Yizmach hezi7788@gmail.com Richard Ehrlich richard@ehrlich.ca Trident Trikes Half Pint https://tridenttrikes.com/half-pint/ *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 **Viewer Submissions or Questions** Send to laidbackbikereport@gmail.com Support the show

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