Hase announced a recall of their aluminum tandem couplers a few months back. We now have the replacement steel couplers in stock, so if you've purchased an aluminum coupler from us in the past, please contact us for replacement information.

When sending in your couplers for replacement, please send only the main coupler hardware - do not send spacers, washer, bolts, et cetera.

Here are photos of both the aluminum and steel couplers (don't they look happy?):

At the pre-rally mixer, Rob talked Bryan J. Ball (of 'BentRider Online) into doing a bit of his stand-up act to fill the time that was slotted for Ian Sims' presentation.

Here it is:

 

HP Velotechnik has posted a video full of intrigue and theft. During a normal day of photo shoots, an unidentified visitor reveals a new trike, folds it, unfolds it, folds it again, unfolds it again (presumably) and then rides off on it.

The video is really much better than my description of it.

 

Okay, we're back. We've been pretty quiet on the blog here recently while we've been Facebooking like fiends. But I promise you we will update this bugger at least once a week now. If I fail in my quest, you have my permission to e-mail me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and tell me to get off my lazy butt.

Let's start off with a site we recently shared on FB: Bicycle Tutor.

We do love to see our customers come in to the shop with their ailing steeds so we can help them get back on their bikes, but the truth is that a lot of our customers don't live near the shop and could probably do minor fixes themselves. Bicycle Tutor is a great reference for a number of common adjustments and repairs.

Now, there will always be recumbent specific items that you might need our help with (Bicycle Tutor doesn't have anything on there about greasing the steering rods of a Sidewinder or for adjusting toe or for figuring your x-seam), but the Bicycle Tutor videos can guide you through quite a bit.

For example, here's how to adjust a rear derailleur.

 

Alan Barnard, formerly of The Recumbent Blog and currently of EcoVelo, recently posted how it is that he manages to get his bikes sparkly clean for his photo shoots.

It's a lot easier than you might think. Oh, and if you're looking to put a shopping bag around your recumbent seat, you might have to wait until the Christmas season when they hand out those obscenely huge bags.