A Catrike Trail E-Cat accessorized with a Shimano Alfine-8 drivetrain upgrade, Racktime rear rack with integrating basket, phone-mount, and extra mirror using AlphaBENT accessory mounts.
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25 April 2017 - 9:40pm
TARTAR Spring 2017 - Recumbent trike ride on Sacramento's American River Trail
An informal ride called Tour of the American River for Trikes and Recumbents TARTAR will be happening in Sacramento and riders from all points will be converging on the Sacramento area to enjoy the American River trail and to meet other recumbent trike riders.
This ride has been happening semi-yearly for quite a while and has gained a strong following.
Rides are scheduled for
- Friday 28 April 2017 at 5pm
- Saturday 29 April 2017 at 9:30am
- Sunay 30 April 2017 at 9:30am
All rides start and end at the Double Tree Suites by Hilton - Rancho Cordova - 11260 Point East Drive Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
The main information page for the rides is at http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=132689
There are announcements on two separate Meetup pages at:
Information
10 solid reasons to add electric-assist to your Catrike with a Neodrive Z20 hub-motor.
Hand-cycling is vigorous full-body exercise that builds upper body strength. HP Velotechnik's new Hands-On Cycle is available for the Gekko-26 model with a weight rating to 320lb.
AlphaBENT offers the German-made Neodrive Z20S torque-based hub-motor electric-assist upgrade kit for Catrikes -- even those with 142mm through-axles.
This elegant e-kit upgrades non-motorized Catrike recumbent trikes with a smooth, powerful motor built into the rear wheel. The intuitive system ihas a simple, comprehensive control / display that mounts efficiently onto a shifter.
A fire in the early morning of 5 June 2024 destroyed our neighbor business, MidCentury Sacramento. AlphaBENT escaped the worst of it and is back up and running.
Catrike introduces a new trike with a wider stance and higher seat and weight limit.
Catrike has discontinued the venerable Road recumbent trike model.
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Face-time with ICE. Ask all of your questions. Find out what happens behind the scenes. And, try trikes, trikes, trikes... including the fully automatic ICE Adventure electric trikes.
Classifieds
Catrike
Join Kyle Bryant and the Ataxians for the RideAtaxia Norcal 2018 on June 2, 2018 in Winters, California.
This annual ride raises much-needed funds for research to cure Friedrich's Ataxia (a progressive neurological disease.)
We raise funds for research by cycling. And, we raise hope by joining together in support.
10, 50, and 100 mile options riding in the beautiful high desert around Carson City and Lake Tahoe.
More information at ediblepedal100.org
Cost is $77 and the ride is sponsored by the Reno Rotary Club.
33 mile, 56 mile, and 108 mile routes aroud Lake Almanor and through the Indian Valley.
Great views of Mount Lassen on all rides.
These supported rides have:
- rest stops
- high quality natural food and beverages
- a delicious post-ride meal
- bike raffle at the end of the ride
The Tour - This is the ONLY workshop of the year on trike touring. What do you need? Credit card, day-trips, or full-on Living the Homeless Lifestyle...
Learn why it's a bad idea to leave food in your fancy Arkel RT60 packs when you sleep..
Bring your thoughts, experiences, and share them with others.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Workshop starts when the caffeine kicks in. Cost: FREE
Join Kyle, Izzy, and a whole bunch of amazing people in the FARA Norcal Ride.
All the details right here on the official FARA Norcal website.
Always great food, friends, and beautiful weather. See you there.
Find out more about FARA here.
PBW
Wheels - This is the ONLY workshop of the year on wheels. It is a bit on the technical side: to satisfy the need for more knowledge.
How to build a wheel; true a wheel; make it round; calculate spoke lengths; smooth out bumps inside your drum brake. When can't a wheel be saved? Why are good spokes important? How and why to dish a wheel. How to make or true an unconventional (single-sided) wheel. Replacing wheel bearings.
Come with a thirst to learn.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Workshop starts when the caffeine kicks in. Cost: FREE
brakes
recumbent trike
PBW
Never fear going out again. Have confidence in your patch kit and your patching technique! Meet a goathead / puncture-vine and know your enemy. Morning snacks and caffeine provided. Workshop begins when the caffeine kicks in. Bring a flat tube to fix and tire conundrums and puzzles. Go for a ride on nearby American River Trail afterwards
Azub
Azub Open-House at AlphaBENT on the morning of 18 Oct 2016. Open invitation to try the new Azub Ti-FLY full-suspension trike, 2015 Trike of the Year TriCon, Azub Six full-suspension trike, and Azub T-Tris upgraded with 250W Neodrive electric-assist system.
PBW
Come out and learn about chains.
When to lube and how. Lube options. How to measure the wear on your chain. How to open quick-links (power links). How to use a chain tool.
We'll show you how to do all this and more concentrating on conventional multi-speed bike chains.
Caffeine and morning snacks provided. Bring a chain conundrum for our version of Stump the Chumps. Go for a ride on the beautiful American River Trail afterwards.
Where: 1114 C Street, Sac'to.
Cost: FREE
Azub, Bionx, Catrike, GoSwiss, ICE, HP Velotechnik, Greenspeed
Join AlphaBENT in welcoming HP Velotechnik during their 2017 West Coast Tour.
FSA, Patterson, Pinion, Schlumpf, Rohloff
Find out about options to standard drive systems: planetary gears, continuously variable transmission (CVT's), Capreo cassettes, Schlumpf drives, Rohloff Speedhub, and Patterson Metropolis 2-speed bottom-bracket / spider.
When are the different options appropriate? When are they on the edge? What works with what? How do you install?
We'll cover the highlights. There will be Show and Tell. Focus this week will be on the Patterson Drive. We'll put one on a test boom for a trike and see what it takes to do it.
Cost: FREE
