Bent Up Cycles

RAAM can get a bit lonely.  When 25 teams hit the road, they get spread out relatively quickly, and often it doesnt even feel like you are r...

I thought I would share some stories from our RAAM adventure that we finished a couple weeks ago. Rather than giving a blow-by-blow account...

We have been talking about it for awhile and now it's a reality - the Bent Up Cycles referral program! It's simple...give us a call...

We first had a chance to see the Azub trikes back in October, prior to the Recumbent Cycle Con. Needless to say, we were very impressed wit...

Effective Tuesday, April 24th, we will be changing our hours. Our new hours will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 2pm to 6pm, Saturday no...

A busy training schedule often leaves me devoid of fun and memorable rides. It's easy to get caught up into the "schedule" at...

We have been waiting very patiently for the new Vortex to arrive from Inspired Cycle Engineering. We were expecting a lower, more laid bac...

A dear friend of the shop, and Challenged Athletes everywhere, John Elliott posted a great article on adapting a trike, Adaptation of a trik...

Written by Dana Lieberman If you have spent any amount of time riding on public roads as a cyclist, you have probably been yelled at, called...

This article applies to the Bacchetta CA3.0, CA2.0, CA1.0, Aero, and the one Corsa I know of (JC) with a seat plate. I first really felt ...

This bike was very popular at Recumbent Cycle Con last Sunday. People liked the sensation of having close to even weight distribution betwe...

Here is a table of what happens to a human's ability to produce power as altitude goes up, due to lower partial pressure of oxygen:   ...

For those of you still eying my favorite bike: We've got one CA2.0 left in stock. Its a Large 700c Sport Spec, $3199. We could sell it a...

So its occurred to me, after I had Matt built it, that a shorter rider, who is after 700c wheels, might want to sit fully upright in the se...

This is a short piece of my commute home. This is just after I leave the San Fernando Valley. Its a great place for testing headlights, as ...

After getting about four hours of sleep, Roland, Hiroshi and I woke up at midnight and hit the road at about 1am. They had oatmeal, I...

We woke up at 7am, ready to go! Today was going to be a great day of cycling. Once we topped out on the Parks Highway a few miles after Ca...

This was the day. Actually, THE should be capitalized. In all of my planning, I knew this day would be the hardest, the crux move, so to s...

We were thrilled to be leaving the Paxsom Lodge. We had one good climb to the top of the Richardson Highway, and then it would be basically...

We grudgingly packed up and headed out into the fog. Of course, as soon as we pulled out of the driveway, we began a three mile climb up in...