"Jim Talks" about eHub Recumbent Trikes

Chief Engineer James Nunes of Sidewinder Cycle shares why customers choose adding an eHub motor to their recumbent trike.






About Sidewinder Cycle: Recumbent Trike Manufacturer Official channel providing behind the scenes, product updates, rides and fun from the "Ultimate in Comfort" recumbent trike that folds and offers Electric Recumbent Trike models.

Why we Ride

There is nothing like cruising along outdoors riding along your favorite trail with your best mate or solo. We would like to hear from all "Why you Ride".

Recumbent Trike in New Zealand

We are following the adventures and experiences of a New Recumbent Trike owner that is documenting his un-edited experiences. Below are a few pics from his post.

Sidewinder ProCruiser in New Zealand with the iconic landmark the Sky Tower in the background.

A beautiful view of Mission Bay with the Red Sidewinder Cycle ProCuiser sitting on the boardwalk.

Bicycling to Keep Off Extra Pounds

Hands down one of the best forms of exercise is bicycling - allows for both aerobic and anaerobic conditioning along with low-impact enjoyment and 99% of time is spent outside.

In a recent study by Harvard University they found that women who increased physical activities like brisk walking and bicycling by 30 minutes a day during the 16-year period maintained their weight and even lost a few pounds, but those whose exercise was slow walking did not lose any weight.

Women who decreased their bicycling time from more than 15 minutes a day to less than 15 minutes gained about four-and-a-half pounds on average.

“This is not suggesting that if you bicycle for five minutes you will immediately go back to the weight you were when you were 18,” said Anne C. Lusk, a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health who was an author of the paper. “If that were true, bicycle sales would go through the roof."

"But it’s highly suggestive that bicycling is highly beneficial in women.”

The findings are based on the second Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, which is tracking 116,608 female nurses who periodically fill out questionnaires about their health, weight, diet and behavior. The new analysis, published in the June 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, looked at weight change and behavior from 1989 (when the nurses were 25 to 42 years old) to 2005; to isolate the effects of exercise, the researchers controlled for other obesity risk factors.

So don't wait, get out there and RIDE >>>

Here are some behind the scenes pics of our new exclusive fairing that we are building for our Sponsored Adventure rider Harry Mueller. The pics show the basic frame layout with bottom welded aluminum panel that will protect and serve as storage.

Not shown is the front part of the fairing that is being built and side panels that will be retractable. This was hand designed by Chief recumbent trike design expert James Nunes.

Bike Touring LA

We at Sidewinder Cycle are always on the lookout for fun and adventure on the bike. Our neighbor to the south in Los Angeles has started bike tours in LA every third Sunday of the month. The rides are called "Get Sum Dim Sum". They also host an art gallery ride the second Saturday of each month. Hats off to these entrepreneurs for organizing not only rides but culturally influenced rides that expose people to bikes and interesting spots in LA that most would not have visited.

So, if you are in Los Angeles during one of the dates that have a ride planned, join them and experience riding and cultural. Here is the link to the article from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/mzyt9w

Have a great weekend.

How to Fold the Sidewinder

Why a folding recumbent? Well, there are several reasons why we created the ability to fold the recumbent bike.

1. Ease of transportation: transporting a recumbent can be very difficult because of the size and awkwardness of the trike. The Sidewinder has quick release features for all of its folding points including the seat, wheels and front tube. Once the seat and wheels come off all that is left is the frame which compacts down. A recent comment from a new Sidewinder owner as to the reason they purchased the trike was because they were able to fold the trike and put it into their Toyota Corolla!

Watch video of demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB7tQ3nvPjA&feature=channel_page

2. Storage: recumbent trikes take up a lot of room unless you can vertical mount to a wall or attach to your ceiling in the garage, but wait, how would you get it up there in the first place? You will avoid all of that with Sidewinder because of the ability to fold up the front tube. This feature cuts the Sidewinder length in half thus reducing the storage capacity. If you need more storage than this, you can take the steps from above #1 and completely fold the recumbent trike.

3. Commuting: yes, many of our Sidewinder Cycle riders are commuters that enjoy the experience of getting in some exercise before and after work. The problem faced with some commuters is where to store your bike once at work. Again, look at above #1 and #2 for options.

Till next time, keep it Bent!