Mooi om te zien, op facebook vonden we een mooie foto van een nieuw prototype van het italiaanse merk Slyway. 1

De negende uitgave van het blad Bicycle Traveler staat online. Voor de thuisblijvers in deze vakantietijd een leuke tip voor wat inspiratie voor fietsreizen! 1

Reclame op fietsenrekken weer terug, wielkaststroomlijn, omkijken op de ligfiets…, enquête ligfiets, tien redenen voor een ligfiets, het verhaal van Leitra, 'extreem laag fietsen', een quadcopter en drie velomobielen, eetbaar, ongeduldig, geen reclame 2

This is a pretty one. Just picked up this MetaBikes Metaphysic Carbon yesterday from RBR in Pennsylvania. Very light, very fast and very beautiful. Full review coming soon and I’m sure there will be more pictures.

Azub will be hosting a recumbent rally in their native Czech Republic this September. More info can be found at http://www.recumbent-meeting.com. From Azub Invite Email… (More after the jump) There will be an amazing chance to meet with other members of the recumbent community. In the middle of September there will be a big international recumbent […]

Team Cygnus tijdens het Dekra recordweekend van 11 en 12 juli 5

Here’s a little teaser of our next review trike. I just got it assembled and took it for a quick spin around the block and for some photos. The Steintrikes Wild One is available in several different wheelsize configurations and we opted for the largest. The front wheels are 406mm 20″ and the rear is […]

By BRYAN J. BALL Managing Editor Lately, I’ve had a hankering to get back out in the dirt. “Just put some fat tires on a full suspension recumbent and have it,” you may say. Well, I used to race mountain bikes on the NORBA circuit and haven’t ever been truly satisfied with pure recumbents for […]

By BRYAN J. BALL Managing Editor Smart watches in one form or another are everywhere right now. Apple, Samsung and others take the approach of making devices that are really just a second screen for your smart phone. Some devices like the Fitbit don’t try to be watches or media devices at all and just […]

The recumbent trike sales juggernaut known as Utah Trikes has launched their new house brand called “Revolution” with the Defiance FS full-suspension tadpole trike. Utah Trikes’ web site describes it thusly… We present to you (drum roll please) the new Revolution Defiance FS. It is a fully suspended trike at a price that will not drain your […]

Twist shifters can be well-nigh impossible to effect a gear change if one gets caught in the rain (unless wearing gloves with a grippy surface).

For shifting I prefer bar-end shifters, but I do miss being able to fit mirrors, GPS etc here :-(

Looks like I stick with the twist then for now because it also has 2 Mirrycle mirrors already mounted

Oh - another thing in favour of twist grips - they make mounting a Mirrycle mirror on the end of the handlebars a lot easier. There are other places to mount mirrors of course...

I'd just give the twisties a go for a while first - they'll probably be fine. It's not a particularly hard job changing over but might involved new grips and also possibly new gear cables - length might need to be different... If it's a new trike or from a dealer I'm sure you could amend the order - doubt they'll have got too far with it between Sat night and Monday morning :-)

Oh dear :( So the next question, as I did something very stupid after drinking last night is how easy is it to switch the twist grip system to bar ends ?

Good point about the mittens! We need a twist grip advocate to come up with some points in their favour now :-) I will say that bar ends are quite easily accidentally knocked as you carry or fold or get into the trike - twist grips in contrast are pretty much immune to accidental operation.

I'd also choose bar end shifters. I haven't had experience of twist shift on a trike, but can say that I'm more than satisfied with bar ends. I do have a twist shift on my semi-recumbent and find some difficulty in winter when riding in my mitts. It's just more clumsy. I would imagine this would exacerbate any steering issues (as outlined above).

I'd say not on a direct steer trike Peter. I found steering while changing gear on the Trail more than 'interesting with twisties and easy with bar ends.

I prefer them (bar end shifters) too - but just a personal preference really.