How to Buy a Bent for Touring-BentCon 2020

Bike touring in comfort is where recumbents excel. But how do you go about finding just the right bike, trike or velomobile for your road trip? In our second episode of BentCon 2020 we arm you with everything you'll need to make an informed decision. Set up as a virtual visit to a recumbent convention we attempt to bring you the total experience of a Spezi or Recumbent Cycle-Con in this online virtual experience.Segment 1 consists of an independent panel of experts who will guide you step by step through the buying process. Our panel includes bent shop owners Doug Davis-Bicycle Evolution, Peter Stull-Bicycle Man, Kelvin Clark-Angletech, Tim Segard-Bent Revolution and panel rookie Mickey O'Brien-Laid Back Cycles. In addition noted bent celebrities Sylvia Halpern-Travels by Trike and Larry Varney-BentRider Online have returned to round out this very savvy group.Segment 2 is where you make your virtual visit to the manufacturers expo booths. Most major manufacturers in the bent industry will be with us to pitch the one or two products they feel is best suited for your next tour. They have only 5 minutes to make their case so look for another exciting and fast paced round of concentrated and relevant information. Segment 3 is where we hand out prizes and swag from our manufacturers to our live viewers!All our BentCon videos can be found in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulSlN9O6Z52HsyLUflv9ILd00:00:00  Intro00:00:57  What’s on Today’s Show00:02:00  Panel Introduction00:07:20  How can you support the Laidback Bike Report?00:08:00  Sponsor Introduction00:09:00  Expert panel-What do I need to know before buying my touring bent?00:50:15  Introducing the Manufacturers00:51:05  AZUB  https://azub.eu/tour Bent Expo Video here: https://youtu.be/195QGWsqvSU00:56:20  Bacchetta  https://bacchettabikes.com/01:01:33  Catrike  https://www.catrike.com/01:05:50  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/  Bent Expo Video here: https://youtu.be/wcp7yG9Lkew01:10:40  Greenspeed  http://greenspeed-trikes.com/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/q7VOIYRvmiY01:15:50  Hase Bikes  https://www.hasebikesusa.com/01:21:10  HP Velotechnik  https://www.hpvelotechnik.com/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/M51D9DgeFvY01:27:30  ICE Trikes  https://www.icetrikes.co/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/sMi3G4SwMkw01:31:39  Linear Recumbents  https://linearrecumbent.com/01:36:50  TerraTrike  https://www.terratrike.com/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/zflBsfdTeXI01:41:42  Trident Trikes  http://tridenttrikes.com/01:50:08  Sponsor Thanks01:47:40  Prizes and Swag Segment01:51:20  Sponsor Thanks01:52:07  Announcements-BentCon 202001:53:10  Coming up on the next regular Laidback Bike Report01:53:25  How you can support the Laidback Bike Report?Please subscribe to us on YouTube https://goo.gl/CHOOgX and Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbike... if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info is always available at www.laidbackbikereport.com.We would love to have you as a Patreon Patron where you can support all we do for as little as $1/month. Check out how it works and the benefits you can reap here: https://www.patreon.com/laidbackbikereportSupport the show