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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 1H 36M

The Best Gear Hub for your Trike!

from Laidback Bike Report · host Gary Solomon

We get a serious evaluation of the top two internal gear hubs for your trike. Mel from RecumbentPDX breaks it all down comparing the Rohloff and the new 3 X 3. Then our German correspondent Jascha Buettler takes us to Dronten in the Netherlands for the 25th anniversary celebration of Velomobiel.nl.Our pal Marshall Randall and wife Kelle are the new owners of Recumbent Cycle-Con. They are with us to share the exciting details of next year's event.Finally, Larry Varney returns with a review of the e-Lightning P-38.00:00:00  Intro00:00:31  What’s on Today’s Show00:02:20  Panel Introduction00:04:10  Sponsor Introduction00:14:00  Mel Birge from RecumbentPDX compares Internally Geared Hubs00:53:17  Jascha Buettler covers Velomobile.nl 25th Anniversary event in Dronten, Netherlands  01:01:30  Larry Varney reviews the e-Lightning electric assisted recumbent bike01:17:20  Marshall and Kelle Randall new owners of Recumbent Cycle-Con talk about its return in 202601:31:30  Sponsor Thanks01:34:10  Announcements01:35:55  Goodbye to panel and crewPlease subscribe to us on YouTube (https://goo.gl/CHOOgX) and Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laidbackbikereport/) if you haven't already done so. Lot's more info and you can also buy a hat on our website: https://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/laidbackbikereport*Thanks to these wonderful sponsors for making the LBR webcast possible*TerraCycle  https://t-cycle.com/  800-371-5871 or  +1-503-231-9798 (Outside N. America)Trailside Trikes  https://trailside.bike/  352-419-4809TerraTrike/Greenspeed https://wizwheelz.com/  800-945-9910Laidback Cycles https://laidbackcycles.com/   916-619-1003Connecticut Yankee Pedaller http://www.cypbikes.com/  641-774-5557Bicycle Man https://bicycleman.com/ 607-587-8835AZUB https://azub.eu/  RecumbentPDX https://recumbentpdx.com/  (503) 231-1000*Honza’s News Report Links*--Recumbent News  https://www.recumbent.news/*Guest Links*RecumbentPDX  https://recumbentpdx.com/Velomobile.nl  http://Velomobile.nlLightning Bikes  https://www.lightningbikes.com/Recumbent Cycle-Con  https://cycle-con.com/*LBR Review Team Links**LBR Crew Links*-Recumbent News-online news website by Honza Galla  https://www.recumbent.news/-BentRider/Larry Varney  http://www.bentrideronline.com/-Nina Paley’s Links-Nina’s blog  https://blog.ninapaley.com/-Nina’s bike merchandise  http://www.palegraylabs.com/other-stuff-1/protective-bicycle-amulet-Peter Stull  https://bicycleman.com/-Josef Janning  https://www.facebook.com/josef.janning-Tim Segard https://www.bentrevolution.com/-Tray Bourgoyne  [email protected]**The absolute best archive of early recumbent history is Recumbent Cyclist News**  Find years of publisher Bob Bryant’s hard work here:  https://rcnpdf.com/**Viewer Submissions or Questions**Send to [email protected] the show

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We get a serious evaluation of the top two internal gear hubs for your trike. Mel from RecumbentPDX breaks it all down comparing the Rohloff and the new 3 X 3. Then our German correspondent Jascha Buettler takes us to Dronten in the Netherlands for the 25th anniversary celebration of Velomobiel.nl. Our pal Marshall Randall and wife Kelle are the new owners of Recumbent Cycle-Con. They are with us to share the exciting details of next year's event. Finally, Larry Varney returns with a...

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