Hi,

I have so little time to write at this moment.  Thankfully, friends have been writing in with notes.  Here's one from Kim (new silver HP Velotechnik Street Machine) who also appeared in last year's New York Times article.

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Hi Robert,

It's been several months since I purchased my Street Machine GTE from your company. If you recall, I picked up the recumbent with an injured knee. The knee healed and the snows arrived; along with tax season. Finally, this past month I have been out on the road with my GTE.

It is a fantastic bike! Having ridden a short-wheel based, above seat steering, lightweight recumbent for over 10 years; I can only say that the GTE blows it away. The quality speaks for itself. The trouble-free assembly speaks for your talents. I would recommend the bike in a heartbeat. The below seat steering took a few rides to get comfortable with but once I did, it provided a stability that my previous bike never achieved. The additional 6 pounds has had no impact on my ability to get up the hills of LI. The upgrades (disc brakes and bar-end shifts with drive train) put this bike in dream bike status. I would be happy to share my experiences about this recumbent or your shop with any potential buyers should they be needed. Enjoy your
summer!

Sincerely,
Kim Wasserman

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This reminds me that I need to write my own review of the Street Machine Gte.  I've felt no urgency though.  Its reputation speaks so loudly for itself, there's nothing I feel I can add.  Other than to say it rides just as well fully-loaded as it does with no racks and bags, and that is a good test for a bike.

Best,
Robert
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Robert Matson
New York City Recumbent Supply
The Innovation Works, Inc.
copyright 2011 Robert Matson

bicycling in NYC pre-car, post-safety bike -- 1895-1905

A bent friend Dan (yellow V-Rex) sent this in:

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lacy-schutz/bicycling-in-new-york-city_b_860531.html#s270488&title=Organized_Charity_Night

The Museum of the City of New York is digitizing its massive collection of photographs (some 62,000 over the next few months) and found several of interest about bicycling in the period 1895-1905. Of interest: a picture of Grant's Tomb, a photo of Riverside drive that looks positively rustic, Long Island City (which was bustling at that time), and a personal favorite--the sport cyclists group riding down to Coney Island by way of the Ocean Parkway Bike Path. The Bike Path is the oldest in the country, opened in 1895 with a parade of some 10,000 cyclists.

No hipsters, either (there's a guy sporting the prize-winning bike togs of the day).

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Best,
Robert
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Robert Matson
New York City Recumbent Supply
The Innovation Works, Inc.
copyright 2011 Robert Matson

It's Bike Month; it's May

Wow.  May is upon us.  Busy, busy.  All I'll say is: we live in exciting times.

Best,
Robert
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Robert Matson
New York City Recumbent Supply
The Innovation Works, Inc.
copyright 2011 Robert Matson