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Recumbent Sizing

Setting a recumbent up for your size is pretty simple. The main measurement used is the x-seam. To find this, sit on the floor with your back against a wall, and measure from the wall to the soles of your feet.

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If you want to be a little more accurate, you can arrange an angled board, or even a stack of books so your back isn’t vertical, but I’ve found that this doesn’t usually make much difference to the result.

With this x-seam measurement, I can adjust your recumbent to approximately the right size for you before shipping it. You may need to make some fine adjustments, so it’s always good to go for your first few rides with a set of Allen keys so you can fine tune it, but you shouldn’t have to make any big changes or adjust the chain.

Pinion Touring Bike

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This custom frame was built around the Pinion enclosed gearbox.

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This is the 9-speed version, but there are versions with up to 18 gears.

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Built to be belt-drive ready.

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Hope disc brakes.

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Candy Apple Rohloff Brompton

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A great colour combination for this build, with a lime green mainframe, red hubs and light, and the rest of the build in black.

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Rohloff hub with Cinq5 thumbshifters, SON hub dynamo lighting, and TRP Spyre / HY/RD disc brakes.

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A Pair Of Alfine Bromptons

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Built for a couple from Germany, these two Bromptons got integral rear racks, Alfine-11 gearing and rear cable disc brakes.

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They also got the J-Tek Alfine shifters, much neater than the usual Alfine Rapidifre shifter on the M/H bars.

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The EU Referendum

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To say that this is not what we wanted is an understatement – as a company, Kinetics imports from Europe and exports to Europe all the time, we are European. Working together benefits us so much more than turning away would. We have many friends in Europe, and European friends who have come here to work and live.

The future is uncertain, but remember that the community of people who love bikes is more important than any political squabbles. Much more unites us than divides us.

Ben

Kevin’s Alfine Disc Brompton

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This was an existing Brompton, upgraded with Alfine-11 gears and Hope hydraulic disc brakes.

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It’s got an integral rear rack, with extra reinforcement and special fitting for a Follow-Me trailerbike attachment.

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Recumbent Trike Carrier

How do you carry a recumbent trike on the back of a campervan?

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With a special hanging device of course! It’s very secure, and leaves the top of the carrier free for other bikes.

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Raw Rohloff Brompton

Rohloff Disc Brompton

This was a rebuild of an older Brompton, but not much remained of the original bike! It was all recoated in raw lacquer, with Rohloff hub gearing, cable disc brakes and my integral rear carrier.

Rohloff Disc Brompton

Rohloff Disc Brompton

Rohloff Disc Brompton