I gave my Zephyr recumbent some good maintenance and plucked the old Bob-yak from the ceiling of our shed, where it hanged for 20 years. Some black paint, new bearings, grease and a bit oil after a good cleaning was all it took to be ready to roll. It’s funny that Strava asked if IContinue reading “Zephyr and Bob-yak”
Category Archives: Zephyr Lowracer
Cycle Vision in Lelystad, 2003
Cycle Vision, the annual recumbent bike event organized by the Dutch recumbent association, took place in 2003 in Lelystad. Because of the COVID-19 measures I now started to rummage through my old negatives albums, I came across the photo reports that I made back then. I immediately recognized a few well-known celebrities among Dutch recumbentContinue reading “Cycle Vision in Lelystad, 2003”
my recumbents
Since I’m working on Quest 552 I put my Zephyr next to it, to compare the height …I’ll also clean my Zephyr tomorrow, because it’s spring and it’ll get only warmer outside.
9 days left
I used recumbents for many years for my commuting … a few videos made with simple cameras.
seen in our garden today …
I am polishing good memories of the Zephyr and Bob-Yak
Zephyr
I took my old faithful Zephyr out of the shed and sprayed all the cobwebs off. The frame is made of stainless steel, the last one that Danny Siepman had made before he moved out of Colijnsplaat. details about the history and the many shapes of this bike can be found on this oldContinue reading “Zephyr”
recumbents
all kind of recumbents and velomobiles …
Zephyr Racer
Zephyr Racer is ready for action again. 15 years old , but still going strong ! most of the work was cleaning and oiling the chain .
7 years rest and rust
For the first time in 7 years I took the Zephyr Lowracer of his nail … It’ll be a special project coming summer 😉
Wim Harwig 