Things to read

If you’ve explored our website much, you may already be aware that Reverse Gear distributes a newsletter about four times a year. This is a chance for us to share with you any recent changes or releases that you might have missed, perhaps highlight a product or two, mention events of interest in the next few months, provide any news … Read More

Jessica Cox is an motivational speaker based in the US who was born without arms. Among a whole string of very notable achievements, she became the first armless person to earn a pilot’s certificate. She flies, drives and generally lives a normal life, albeit using her feet how most people use their hands. I’ve not seen her speak but I … Read More

There’s another (very) long distance event happening this month and that’s the Trans Am Bike Race 2015. It’s a race along the Transamerica Trail, 4,200+miles from the Western Oregon coast to Yorktown, Virginia, and it started two days ago. It’s quite different to RAAM in that it’s an open race - no entry fee, no prize money, anyone can enter … Read More

Judi just returned from 3 weeks in London, UK visiting her son. She didn’t have the chance to cycle there but her son does about 1-2 times a week. She was surprised to see so many commuters take to the road in such a busy city. They do have the advantage of being able to use the bus lanes which are … Read More

As I said in my last post, it’s too cold to go riding, so I have spent most of my day on the Internet reading blogs and e-zines and discovering all sorts of “neat stuff” about recumbents and cycling in general. I will share more of it over time but two items I wanted to share with you right now are: … Read More