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AlphaBENT is open for business with regular hours 10-5 Wed-Sun. We take off a couple days on Monday and Tuesday to recharge. Staff is vaccinated and boosted and generally not wearing a mask in the shop. Social distancing is observed! We're happy to wear a mask and work mainly in the open air.

25 Mar 2020 - 6:56am

Catrike discontinues Road recumbent trike model

The Road and the Speed were the first two recumbent trike models designed and built in the USA by Catrike. The Road is now being discontinued and follows in the Speed's footsteps from several years ago.

19 Jan 2020 - 10:25pm
  • Catrike

Meet ICE: British trike manufacturer on US tour

This event has taken place and the notice is simply part of our articles archive

Meet the maker: ICE is on a tour of the U.S. and will be staying for the day at AlphaBENT on January 15, 2020.

3 Jan 2020 - 10:53am
  • ICE

Cheap trike carrier for folded recumbent trike

A customer loaded his ICE Full Fat recumbent adventure trike on an inexpensive hitch-mount platform rack.

With a solid strap-down system, it works.

6 Nov 2019 - 9:16am
  • ICE
Azub trikes are adventure ready

Meet Azub: Czech recumbent trike makers on U.S. tour

Azub will be at AlphaBENT on Wednesday, October 23 to show the latest Czech recumbent technology. Come to for test-rides, and bent-talk.

21 Oct 2019 - 8:15pm
  • Azub

Catrike makes wider axles standard equipment on all large-wheel models

Catrike introduced a mid-season change to its large-wheel recumbent trike models including the Expedition, 5.5.9., 700, and Dumont. All future models will use a 12x142mm through-axle hub.

21 Oct 2019 - 6:44pm
  • Catrike
2018 Norcal FARA RideAtaxia ride gets "Start your engines!"

RideAtaxia 1 June 2019, Winters, CA - NorCal - Friedrich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)

The 2019 annual Northern Californa FARA RideAtaxia to raise much-needed funds for research is coming up!

23 May 2019 - 10:53am
  • Catrike
Catrike Eola lead banner image

Catrike Eola: new for 2019 recumbent trike model

Catrike introduced some tempting views of the Eola, a new recumbent trike model that will hit the streets sometime in 2019.

20 Sep 2018 - 5:27pm
  • Catrike
  • FSA
  • Mirrycle
  • SRAM
  • Schwalbe
Pinking handlebar mechanism has serrated edges that mate with serrated clamp to remember previous position and angle

Pinking clamps memorize ICE handlebar position

British recumbent trike maker ICE goes pink with an obscure, but very useful, innovation built into the handlebars of ICE recumbent tricycles.

30 Aug 2018 - 3:37pm
  • Azub
  • ICE

New Bacchetta seat: B3 fine-tunes recumbent comfort

Bacchetta has expanded its seat selections to include a new style that mixes and matches the designs of the existing Recurve and Euromesh seats.

7 Jul 2018 - 10:32am
  • Bacchetta

Bionx bankruptcy

Electric-assist and retrofit electric motor company Bionx has gone bankrupt and its assets are being sold off.

27 Jun 2018 - 4:50pm
  • Bionx
Sideview of ICE Full Fat recumbent trike with Rohloff Speedhub drivetrain

ICE Full Fat Hunting Trike w. Rohloff

This trike is outfitted for multi-day camping trips and specifically for hunting and packing in and out of the backcountry.

21 Mar 2018 - 2:29pm
  • ICE
  • Ortlieb
  • Radical Designs
  • Rohloff
  • Schwalbe

Folding and unfolding a Catrike Dumont

This is a short (4 minute) video of folding and unfolding a Catrike Dumont full-suspension trike at the recumbent trike shop in Sacramento.

19 Mar 2018 - 10:23am
  • Catrike
JCS on his Catrike 700

Recumbent trikes, aging, and the immune system

Researchers in Britain studying elderly endurance cyclists have discovered profound benefits to cycling at an older age.

13 Mar 2018 - 11:34am
  • Azub
  • Catrike
  • Greenspeed
  • HP Velotechnik
  • Hase
  • ICE
mid-light exposure of 2018 flags

Flags of 2018

Recumbent trike makers are revising their OEM safety flags for 2018 with a priority on safety over self-promotion.

5 Dec 2017 - 8:29pm
  • Catrike
  • Greenspeed
  • HP Velotechnik
  • Hase
  • Hase Spezialraeder
  • ICE
  • Purple Sky
  • Soundwinds

Catrike 700 gets 2018 makeover

Catrike is giving the venerable Catrike 700 racing trike a makeover for 2018 and addressing rider feedback gained over the years.

6 Nov 2017 - 9:11am
  • Catrike

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