Yesterday, I fell for the first time in quite a while. Just a twisted knee and a bruised shoulder but major embarrassment. As I was riding across a bridge, suddenly I was on the ground and a little dazed. The diamond frame rider behind me asked if I was OK and then added “Nice ride”. What...

This is a continuation of an earlier posting, TerraCycle’s Long bikes Slipstream Idler Kit. So what is in TerraCycle’s Longbikes Slipstream Idler Kit? The answer is simple, 2 idlers, some hardware, and installation instructions. Here is the return idler with mounting hardware. The back view of...

TerraCycle offers a Longbikes Slipstream Idler Kit that looks very nicely made. It replaces the rubber idlers seen on most recumbents with coged idlers that have high quality bearings. TerraCycle claims that the better idlers provide improved efficiency and quieter operation. This improvement is not...