Recumbent News

Rhoades Car Truck Joins CouchBike to Star in Parade

The Busycle: Ride the Ultimate Recumbent

After a winter of inaction, the Busycle rides again! This only one of its kind vehicle is now ready to stretch its legs in preparation for the fairs and bike events of May and the rest of the summer. If you've never ridden the Busycle before, now is your chance to come give it a whirl. Toward that end, on Sunday April 1, we'll be giving 1/2 mile demonstration rides from 12-4 on the block that surrounds El Carmello elementary school on the Bryant St Bike Blvd at Loma Verde in Palo Alto, CA. If we get enough fit riders, we may even do a few time trials.You can help us get it El Carmello, we leave at noon from my house in midtow, or you can meet us at the grade school at any time to join in the fun. Guests Welcome. For directions or to to sign up for the Evite, post a message at the Busycle blog: http://nbgbusycle.blogspot.com

All New Linear 3.0 Arrives

Edy Arturo Lopez Peralta shows off his Chopper Bent

Edy Arturo Lopez Peralta shows off his bicycle. Maybe you like.
by Richard Ross Harris aka Rossangeles http://rossangeles.net

Post Pictures of your Bent for FREE at our Classifieds

If you have a recumbent you want to sell, we will let you place it at our Bent Classifieds WITH up to 3 photographs for FREE. Contingent upon how much traffic this offer generates, we will make this offer available until we announce otherwise. To take advantage of this, place your text at our classifieds and send your pictures and the ad ID # to nbgATbikerouteDOTcom. This applies to NBG dealers with old stock they are trying to move. For example, see the new Cargo Trike that S&B Recumbents is selling at our classifieds. To see our classifieds:

http://www.bikeroute.com/ibrd_cgi/Classifieds/class_ad.cgi?database=recumbent.setup

(Upright) Bike Riding Induces Impotence!

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bike-Riding-Induces-Impotence-46676.shtml

You may think that practicing a sport is beneficial for your health.

And it is.

Only that some sports can have surprising and contrary effects.

A research has discovered that riding a bike for long periods of time can induce temporary erectile difficulties, including impotence.

The highest risk is experienced by males who cycle at least three hours every week. The harmful effects are due to the fact that sitting on a bicycle seat for long periods exerts high pressure on a very sensitive area – the perineum, between the genitals and the anus. This particular area is full of nerves and blood vessels and the pressure on them harms the nerves and temporarily impedes blood flow, causing tingling or numbness in the penis and, eventually, erectile dysfunction (impotence).

Not surprisingly, one research discovered that while a conventional bicycle provokes this severe – even if temporary – cutoff in blood flow to the penis, a recumbent bicycle did not, because the rider does not support himself on the perineum. But if a recumbent bike is not pleasant or recommendable for you, some precautions are necessary to avoid cycling-related erectile problems:

- Use padded biking shorts.

- Raise the handlebars changing your riding position to a relatively upright one. In this position, pressure passes from the perineum to the buttocks.

- Avoid narrow seats, install a wide, well-padded or gel-filled one, which decreases the pressure on the perineum.

- Seat position also decreases pressure: if it is so high that your legs must be fully extended at the bottom of your pedal stroke, the pressure on perineum is maximum; thus the seat must not be tilted up.

- During long rides, the position on the seat must be changed often and breaks are necessary.

- If a sensation of tingling or numbness is felt in the penis, riding the bike must be stopped for a week or two.

Read More at http://www.bikeroute.com/Recumbents/BentNoImpotence.php

Pedal as you Wash (your clothes)

Pedal (on a recumbent) While You Work!

Bent Senior & German No Steer Handbuilt

This video footage is of a Venura, CA based senior in two wheel action on his bent:

The German No Steer Handbuilt:

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