🎥 The first recumbent video game will take us all the way to Africa
Kilian Weigand and Jonas take a solar-powered recumbent tandem on a 7,000 km Sun Trip race, inspiring a unique video game for smartphones!
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HLOG: 7808 km in 46 days during the Sun Trip 2013
I finished the first edition of the Sun Trip 10 years ago. And this is a rather long recollection of the greatest adventure of my life.
🎥 Sunday video: Cycling through Australian wilderness on recumbent trikes
Irina and Radu are cycling around Australia using two AZUB recumbent trikes. Their first stretch headed to the very north point of Australia – the Cape York.
🎥 Sunday video: Sun Trip 2021 in 2 minutes + LBR today
While waiting for the full Sun Trip 2021 movie, you can watch the 2-minute long video summary. Also, make sure you watch the Laidback Bike Report today which will be about flying!
The final battle
Follow the drama of two velomobiles racing against each other in 10.000 km / 6,200 miles long Sun Trip Europe 2021. Till now, they keep an average daily covered distance of over 250 km / 155 miles.
The ultimate tilting solar-powered serial-hybrid delta trike
Extraordinary tilting trike built by the winner of The Sun Trip 2015 Bernard Cauquil for the next editions of the solar race. A masterpiece with many interesting solutions like hub motor used as a mid-drive which can recuperate even with Rohloff hub.
10 to 1: David Brandenberger is inspiring people to think outside the box
Swiss David Brandenberger is on a quest to continue his amazing journey which could be considered as one of the longest expeditions on an electric bike and maybe the longest ever on a solar-powered bike.
Sun Trip 2021 will be held in Europe only
Their latest news is that the next edition of The Sun Trip that should have happened in Summer 2020 and was postponed to 2021 won’t go from France to China, but will stay in Europe. More in the official statement from the organizers.
Don’s solar-powered gear hauler
Don has converted his Ryan recumbent tandem into a solar-powered single cargo recumbent he uses as an adventure vehicle in the mountains surrounding his home.
New book: From Bicycle Commuting To SunTrip
Laurent participated in the race of solar bikes called the Sun Trip in 2018 and wrote a book about his amazing experience. Read about the journey from being a passionate bike commuter to finishing a 14.000 km / 8,700 miles long race in just 65 days.
The Sun Trip is postponed to 2021
In 2018, The Sun Trip led up from France to Guangzhou, China, and this year it was supposed to follow the same 12,000 km long route. However, due to the current global crisis, the organizers had to postpone it for a full year.
⭐️ 9000 km between disease and health
At the age of 64, she was injured and went through a martyrdom of surgeries and illnesses that brought her to her knees. However, she wanted to get back on her feet and chose a long and lonely path. A journey through beautiful and wild Canada on a recumbent e-bike.
