All Wheel Suspension for non Suspension Recumbent.

Because you don’t have your legs to absorb the shock from writing, a recumbent bike can be a rough ride, and during the commute that can bone jarring. These new loop wheel can be retrofitted to your Recumbent and turn your bike into a smooth ride. Here are some great follow up links
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1205277475/loopwheels-for-a-smoother-more-comfortable-bicycle
http://www.velovision.com/showStory.php?storynum=1264

Blue Print for safe Commuting on a Bike.

Portland has many of the issues with commuting by bike like South Florida. However they are developing a blue print for change. Please check out there plan for the today and  future http://btaoregon.org/blueprint/.
below is a shot of the plan downtown this would be get for Miami's and Fort Lauderdale's downtown. This solution is supporting bikers by putting the island on the side not down the middle. making it more safe for everyone bikers and  folks walking.

Also this is a great solution that I have biked on in Portland along rivers or canals like we currently have all through Fort Lauderdale. 

Broward County could learn a lot from this blueprint. 

The new Beach recumbent bike

I know you have seen my Post on a Florida beach recumbent, Well check this out this an Recumbent with a hammock and a surf board attachment.


below is an picture with the surf board.

the best part is you can get on the ground floor of this bike just go to the following site. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1360891828/the-bananahama-bikes-project

You have to love Cruzbike

You have to love Cruzbike and there willingness to give back to everyone. If you haven't heard buy a Crusbike and they will discount it for a $100 and give $100 for new brain cancer research closer to adoption. That is a win win I think I will need an new bike for that kind of class. Check it out at Cruzbike

Folding Recumbent

I have never had any issue transporting my recumbent however my is a short wheel base recumbent it was easy to get on the bus and on the lite rail. However flying is a different issue. That was make a folding recumbent nice. DownTube has a nice 9 speed out for under $600

 Add the Cruzbike conversion for 395

and for under 1000 you have a folding Recumbent you can take on the Plane or Boat.

the best bike for a Mom or Dad, hey it 2013

this is an awesome family bike, yes it is not an recumbent but it could be, it is flexible enough. Check this out first it's a stroller

Now it's a bike

  Two Kids not a problem

Go Double Dutch, two kids and Groceries with this

How cool is that you need to check these guys out at http://www.tagabikes.com/default.asp?lang=eng

the Other Side of Recumbent

I am not a big fan of this side of the Recumbent family. However this bike has a lot going for it. One thing is it folds, even the wheels. I am very big on the direct drive solution on this bike, I hate chains. Some of the other things I would think is it would climb better than most Recumbent. Please check out the details at http://www.tuvie.com/collapsible-bicycle-concept-by-blair-hasty/

Commuter path

My big issue with South Florida is the lack of commuter paths. If you ever visit Fort Lauderdale you will see there is a lot of space for it but it is not being used. putting a bike path here would be easy.

IKEA bike

Have you ever went to Ikea and bought anything, you know that it comes in a box and you have to put it together. well now there is a Bike like that. check out the video below. This would be a get bike for travel you would just box it up and go.
 

Build a Trail from Plantation to Ft Lauderdale Beach

I have pointed out in my blog is that there is no bike trail that cuts across Plantation to Fort Lauderdale Beach this a plan that does using the Sunrise canal that start from the everglades to the bleach. Using this plan it could be done with funds from the Federal Government and  would a big help to the local businesses.

Pigs on the bike trail

The neat thing about bikes is how quiet they are. This is a great demonstration of this fact. This is how close you can get to nature on a bike.  

Flevobike is a great design

Flevobike is a design from the Netherlands and there are a number of version of this design. It centers around a front wheel drive which pivots. Below is a hauling version  from from Human Powered Machine

there is a standard two wheel version from from Ebay

and only the frame from Ebay

to make thinks more confusing there a bike Manufacturer that doesn't use this designed 

Commuter path

My big issue with South Florida is the lack of commuter paths. If you ever visit Fort Lauderdale you will see there is a lot of canals. Fort Lauderdale is known as the Venice of America. Many of these canals Run west to east and connect the Everglades with the Alantic ocean the problem is there's plenty of bike trails in the parks, but no real bike trails to use as commuting paths. As you can see it would be very easy to put a path along these Canels and make them great commuting paths.

The Perfect Recumbent for South Florida

This is a great Recumbent for South Florida because it is a Recumbent with a Beach chair. The funny thing is that this was developed in the Netherlands. Because the beach in Netherlands is totally different then in South Florida .

Please check out their Web Site at http://www.minq.nl/

New kind of Trail in South Florida

Well I am in South Florida now and the trails here are very different, if you get off the trail you may find a Alligator.