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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22 July 2017 - 3:36pm
Summer travel issue: Recumbent Tandem Rider magazine hits shelves
The 2017 summer travel issue of Recumbent Tandem Rider Magazine is finally in print and on the shelves at recumbent stores across the U.S.
This issue features
- a thrilling tale of cycling in the Argentine Andes from Mendoza, past one of the tallest mountains (Aconcagua) in the world and on many tall mountain roads on a RANS Screamer tandem recumbent bike.
- a side-by-side comparisons of the Azub Six and the HP Velotechnik StreetMachine GTE by two recumbent travel adventurers
- recumbent-friendly trails and roads at Lake Almanor in California just up the road from AlphaBENT's warehouse location in Chico, CA.
The current issue is FREE and available at fine recumbent shops like AlphaBENT.
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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.