Bike touring in comfort is where recumbents excel. But how do you go about finding just the right bike, trike or velomobile for your road trip? In our second episode of BentCon 2020 we arm you with everything you'll need to make an informed decision. Set up as a virtual visit to a recumbent convention we attempt to bring you the total experience of a Spezi or Recumbent Cycle-Con in this online virtual experience.

Segment 1 consists of an independent panel of experts who will guide you step by step through the buying process. Our panel includes bent shop owners Doug Davis-Bicycle Evolution, Peter Stull-Bicycle Man, Kelvin Clark-Angletech, Tim Segard-Bent Revolution and panel rookie Mickey O'Brien-Laid Back Cycles. In addition noted bent celebrities Sylvia Halpern-Travels by Trike and Larry Varney-BentRider Online have returned to round out this very savvy group.

Segment 2 is where you make your virtual visit to the manufacturers expo booths. Most major manufacturers in the bent industry will be with us to pitch the one or two products they feel is best suited for your next tour. They have only 5 minutes to make their case so look for another exciting and fast paced round of concentrated and relevant information. 

Segment 3 is where we hand out prizes and swag from our manufacturers to our live viewers!

All our BentCon videos can be found in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw5zeaLy6vulSlN9O6Z52HsyLUflv9ILd

00:00:00  Intro
00:00:57  What’s on Today’s Show
00:02:00  Panel Introduction
00:07:20  How can you support the Laidback Bike Report?
00:08:00  Sponsor Introduction
00:09:00  Expert panel-What do I need to know before buying my touring bent?
00:50:15  Introducing the Manufacturers
00:51:05  AZUB  https://azub.eu/tour Bent Expo Video here: https://youtu.be/195QGWsqvSU
00:56:20  Bacchetta  https://bacchettabikes.com/
01:01:33  Catrike  https://www.catrike.com/
01:05:50  Cruzbike  https://cruzbike.com/  Bent Expo Video here: https://youtu.be/wcp7yG9Lkew
01:10:40  Greenspeed  http://greenspeed-trikes.com/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/q7VOIYRvmiY
01:15:50  Hase Bikes  https://www.hasebikesusa.com/
01:21:10  HP Velotechnik  https://www.hpvelotechnik.com/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/M51D9DgeFvY
01:27:30  ICE Trikes  https://www.icetrikes.co/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/sMi3G4SwMkw
01:31:39  Linear Recumbents  https://linearrecumbent.com/
01:36:50  TerraTrike  https://www.terratrike.com/  Bent Expo video here: https://youtu.be/zflBsfdTeXI
01:41:42  Trident Trikes  http://tridenttrikes.com/01:50:08  Sponsor Thanks
01:47:40  Prizes and Swag Segment
01:51:20  Sponsor Thanks
01:52:07  Announcements-BentCon 2020
01:53:10  Coming up on the next regular Laidback Bike Report
01:53:25  How you can support the Laidback Bike Report?

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