Volae Recumbent Bicycles


Frame	4130 CroMoly
Fork	Aprebic Aluminum
Seat	Volae Mesh
Steering	Volae Mid Seat Steering
R. Derail	SRAM X7
F. Derail	MicroShift R439 SS
Shifters	SRAM X7
Crankset	Truvativ Touro 30/42/52t 170mm
F. Wheel	Alex DA16 Rim 406mm / Shimano Deore Hub
R. Wheel	Alex DA16 Rim 559mm / Shimano Deore Hub
Weight	30 lbs.
Gear Range	23-116"
Color	British Racing Green
Retail	$1595.00

Volae Tour

Designed to handle cross-state tours or just cruise around the neighborhood, the Tour is equipped with durable, trouble free components. The accessory-friendly design allows you to easily add fenders, racks, lights, bags, computer, etc. Starting and stopping is a breeze thanks to the smaller front wheel and lower crankset. Fat tires or skinny tires; the choice is yours. The suspension-like feel of the ride comes from the extra comfortable mesh seat design (no recumbent butt with this seat). Upgrade to the Volae Carbon seat and you get an even faster bike. (Riders down to about 4' 10" can usually ride this bike with the molded seat).

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I just wanted to email to thank you for putting together one of the best, if not the best, bike I have ever ridden (that includes a Klein, Lightning P38, an old Colnago and assorted others over the years). Today I went on a ride that according to the Lightning's computer is 16.4 miles and according to the Cateye wireless that I put on the Volae Team is 16.5 miles so they are roughly correctly calibrated.

On the Lightning my best average speed this year (I am not in peak shape by any means) is 15.5 mph. There are a couple of steep but not too long hills that kill the average speed. On the Volae Team today my average speed without straining was 16 mph. My average speed going up hills is 2-3 mph faster on the Team than on the Lightning. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it.

The reason I think is just just great ergonomics, at least for me. I can literally feel that I am getting more power out of my muscles because I am better positioned on the pedals. It just feels great.