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Recumbent Articles

Why a Recumbent? - (Silent Sports, Part I, March 2000 - Revised February 2015)

Which Recumbent? - (Silent Sports, Part II, April 2000 - Revised February 2015)

Tandem Recumbents  - >(Silent Sports, Part III, June 2000)

Testing Recumbents - (Silent Sports, Part IV, August 2000)

Road Tests - (Silent Sports, Editorial, August 2000)

High Tech Trikes - (Silent Sports, Tricycle Review, July 2002 - Revised January 2011)

Tooling Around on Three Wheels  - (Silent Sports, Editorial, July 2002)

Why a Trike? - (HostelShoppe.com, February 2015)

Comfort Without Compromise - (HostelShoppe.com, February 2015)

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