Bicycle Man Recumbent Test Ride Center

Specialties

We stock 100 recumbent bikes and trikes from 15+ brands so you can try a wide variety and make a good decision. Come spend a day or two, find YOUR favorite!

History

Established in 1969.

With two donated bikes I began been repairing and selling bicycles in his parents basement. Been doing it now for over 45 years. Over several decades and several moves the Bicycle Man LLC now stocks 100 recumbents and 20 traditional bikes. Our new 4500 sq ft building is less than 2 miles from the basement where it began. In 2002 we bought the assets of Linear Recumbents. We now design, test and manufacture them here also.

Meet the Business Owner

Peter S.

Business Owner

I began repairing and selling used bikes in 1969. In 1972 I cycled 1000 miles around Lake Ontario. Racing bicycles from 1972 to 2001 I won 19 of 24 races including winning the 2001 HPRA North American Championships in Montréal on a recumbent. I attended Alfred University 1973 to 1975 with an engineering independent study designing a recumbent bike. I left to pursue my bicycle business full time in 1975. In 1995 I witched to recumbent bikes due to wrist pain on regular bikes. In 2002 Bicycle Man LLC purchased the assets of Linear Recumbents in 2002. By collaborating with Alfred University, and SUNY Alfred we optimized our new design. Our ongoing fatigue testing program resulted from collaboration with Purdue University. Peter has been a guest lecture on bicycle frame design and testing at Cornell University school of Mechanical Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.