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RECUMBENT
BIKES AND TRIKES AVAILABLE FOR TEST RIDES
We strive to keep a selection of
recumbent bikes and trikes in stock, assembled and ready for you to
test ride. As you can guess, the mix of these changes as customers
make purchases and as the manufacturers make deliveries. It is best
to call ahead and make an appointment for a test ride, and verify
which models are currently available to ride.
The following cycles are available for
test rides as of Monday, June 23, 2008:
- WizWheelz TerraTrikes:
- Path
- Cruiser
- Tour
- Zoomer
- Zoomer Elite
- Big Cat HPV Catrikes:
- Trail
- Expedition
- Road
- Speed
- 700 (on order)
- Villager (in
assembly)
- Greenspeed trikes:
- Trice trikes from ICE:
- KMX Karts trikes:
- Tornado
- Cyclone
- Storm
- Typhoon
- RANS bikes:
- Formula 26
- V-Rex (on order)
- Stratus XP
- Street
- Lonestar Tricycles:
NOTE: There has been an extremely high
demand for some of the bikes and trikes. Usually we can order a bike
or trike that we don't have in stock and it will arrive and be ready
within a week. Here are the current factory lead times:
- RANS currently has a 2 week
lead time at the factory.
- Catrike currently has a 2 week
lead time at the factory.
- WizWheelz currently has a 1
week lead time at the factory, except for Paths, which are
backordered until mid June.
- Cycle Genius currently has a 2 week
lead time at the factory.
- Greenspeed's currently has a 1
week lead time at the factory.
- ICE (Trice trikes) currently has a 1
week lead time at the factory.
LOCAL
RIDES
Local ride information is noted below.
If you don't see one listed, or if you'd like to find a local
recumbent rider to ride with, please feel free to email the editor
at fun@rcutah.com.
Bent Bike
Boogies
- What are they? Informal rides for
bent riders to associate together, although other cyclist are
certainly welcome. These are unsupported rides - which means bring
your own water and snacks. The rides are usually 15 to 25 miles
and the pace is whatever you want it to be. Some will want to race
along. Others would rather kick back in their recumbent seats and
enjoy the scenery while they mosey along. No matter what pace you
want to ride, there will probably be someone else there to keep
you company, if you want it. In fact, most kept an easy-going pace
so we could stay together and enjoy visiting during the scenic
ride. All the selected routes offer bathroom and picnic facilities
along the way. So come join with other recumbent enthusiasts. They
make great friends.
- In 2006 there were three Bent Bike
Boogies. Again there were three in 2007. We rode the Jordan River
Parkway Trail in northern Utah County between Thanksgiving Point
and Utah Lake. The second Boogie was the Provo River Parkway Trail
from the mouth of Provo Canyon to Vivan Park. The last Bent Bike
Boogie was to enjoy the Autumn colors - we rode from Heber City
Park through Midway to Soldier Hollow. Here is a photo at the top
of Soldier Hollow with some of the riders from the last Bent Bike
Boogie in 2006:
- 2008 Schedule (by the way, if it is
raining, snowing or otherwise doing things to make cycling
unpleasant, we won't be doing it) - all Boogies start at
8:00 a.m.:
- Bent
Bike Boogie #7 - Saturday, June 21,
2008 PLEASE
NOTE THIS RIDE IS CANCELLED UNTIL THEY REOPEN THE PATH THAT
IS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!
Ride the Jordan River Parkway Trail between Utah Lake and
Thanksgiving Point. This trail is
fairly flat, with some rolling hills near Thanksgiving Point.
The trail runs along side the Jordan River. Enjoy seeing the
Thanksgiving Point Gardens from the back side. And stop for a
few minutes to watch the radio control airplanes flying at the
RC Airport near Utah Lake's north shore. Willow Park in Lehi is
about midway on the trail with restrooms and picnic areas. We'll
start at Willow Park and ride north to Thanksgiving Point, back
past Willow Park to Utah Lake on the south, then back north to
Willow Park again. The trail crosses a couple of roads, but
otherwise avoids all automobile traffic. The ride is about 18
miles, but since we're starting near the mid-point on the trail,
you can do about half the ride if you don't want to do
the entire distance. (Link
to Jordan River Parkway Trail in Utah County)
- Bent Bike Boogie #8 - Saturday, July
19, 2008 Ride the
Provo River Parkway Trail between Utah Lake and Vivian Park in
Provo Canyon. This trail is a favorite for
cyclists to ride. It runs near the Provo River for most of the
route, and avoids traffic almost completely. It even has tunnels
under most of the roads as it follows the river through Provo.
The scenery is breathtaking in Provo Canyon and on the southern
end of the trail near Utah Lake. This trail is popular with
walkers, joggers and board riders, which gives us the
opportunity to offer a friendly hello as we cruise along. The
ride is about 30 miles, but since we're starting near the
mid-point on the ride, you can do about half the ride if you
don't want to do the entire
distance. (Link
to map of the Provo River Parkway Trail in Utah County)
- Bent
Bike Boogie #9 - Saturday, September 20, 2008
Ride from Heber
City park to Soldier Hollow and back. Enjoy the Autumn colors on
this ride through picturesque Wasatch County.
This ride is on a bike trail, or on back rural roads with little
traffic. The mile long climb to Soldier Hollow is not terribly
steep; and the view from the top is beautiful, especially in the
Fall. And then there's the one mile descent back into Midway -
well, what can we say, if you have the need for speed, this
section won't disappoint you. We'll start at Heber City Park,
head west on the bike trail to Midway, then head south on the
back roads to Soldier Hollow, then return to Heber City Park.
The total distance of this shorter ride is about 13 miles.
It can be stretched to 15 or 16 miles by taking a jount through
Midway on the way back.
(Link
to map of Heber City, Midway and Soldier
Hollow)
 
- For details on any of these rides,
look for postings here, or contact us at fun@rcutah.com.
- Other
Rides
- A new recumbent and trike friendly
touring company sponsors rides. Check out
- A terrific source for learning
about local group rides for street cycling in general is the
Cycling Utah web site - www.cyclingutah.com -
under the Road Tours and Rides section.
- BBTC (Bonneville Bicycle and
Touring Club) also publishes a ride calendar. See them at www.bbtc.net.
- www.Mountainland.org has
some ride maps.
LINKS
Links to other relevant websites are
included below. If you know of another link that should be added,
please feel free to email the editor at fun@rcutah.com.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements are noted below. If you
know another announcement that should be listed, please feel free to
email the editor at fun@rcutah.com.
- Draftmaster has introduced a tadpole
trike carrier. It folds to the ground for easy loading/unloading.
It can be configured to carry one or two tadpole trikes, or a
combination of tadpole trike, delta trike, recumbent bike, normal
bike, tandem, etc. Call us with information on what you need to
carry and we can help you by configuring a premium quality
Draftmaster rack.
- We now accept Discover credit
cards.
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah is in the
top 5 dealers for WizWheelz and Catrike again in 2007.
- We are now an authorized Baby Jogger
reseller for quality joggers and bike trailers. We keep bike
trailers in stock. These trailers will work with recumbent bikes
and tadpole trikes.
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah added the
ICE (Inspired Cycle Engineering) product line of Trice trikes and
we usually have the standard models in stock and available for
test rides. This includes the ICE Q, ICE QNT, ICE T and ICE TNT.
These trikes fold for easier transportation. They also feature
suspension for a smoother ride.
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah added the
Baby Jogger fine line of bike trailers and trailer/jogger
combination models. We have the Switchback and Tailwind models in
stock. Come check them out.
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah added the
Greenspeed product line of trikes and we have the standard models
in stock and available for test rides. This includes the
Greenspeed GT3, Greenspeed GT5, Greenspeed X3, Greenspeed X5, and
Greenspeed Anura. Most of the Greenspeed trikes fold or separate
into two pieces for easier transportation. Greenspeed, often
considered the top-of-the-line in trikes, has been a major
player in the recumbent industry for many years.
- We now accept VISA and Mastercard,
so purchasing has never been easier!
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah now offers
a delivery service to the following states: Utah, Nevada, Arizona,
California, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington. Other states
may be arranged on a case-by-case basis. Delivery includes
adjusting the bike or trike to the rider at time of delivery. See
the Delivery Options page for more details.
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah is now a
Gold level dealer for Catrikes.
- Recumbent Cycles of Utah is ranked
#4 among the WizWheelz dealers for 2006. Not bad for our first
year! We are also a Gold level dealer for WizWheelz.
- Catrike announces 2 new models for
2007: the Trail and the Expedition.
- WizWheelz announces 3 new models for
2007: the , Zoomer
Elite and Zoomer.
- Interbike 2006 was a great success.
We picked up several new product lines including KMX Karts,
Tri-ton, DraftMaster and Topper. Check out their pages on this
website.
- Catrike announces a new model - the
700 - in late
summer 2006. This tadpole trike has a large 700c rear wheel
offering higher speeds.
SPECIAL SEASON-END SALE
We have bikes and trikes at special
season-end prices for as long as our supply lasts. The bike
season goes from October 1 - September 30. So the 2007 season has
ended and we're making room for 2008 models. In most cases the
models are not changing in 2008, so this is your chance to get a new
or demo model at substantial savings. Check them out and save
hundreds!
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