Supplier of 'stuff'

[Blodwyn Pig]

Are there any 'go to' suppliers of 'bent stuff / kit out there, i.e. the wiggle / CR / Spa of the recumbent world? Or is it a magical mystery tour.? I mean a website with pages of things you didn't even know existed, etc, should you need them.

[Wobbly John]

What are you after? Spares/parts (go to the manufacturer), or a whole bike/trike?

...and new or used?

Dealers tend to not have retailling based websites, so the real answer to your question is 'No'...

...but you might not have asked the right question.

[andytheflyer]

IME, nope.  You just have to know what you need, then find it from wherever offers the best deal.

Other than the frame parts of course.

[Phil W]

There are these guys from whom I recently got a light mount adapter for my boom.

https://www.icletta.com/en/index.en.html

The item came pretty quickly.

[Kim]

It's a magical mystery tour.  Some of the manufacturers are better at the accessory shop thing than others, and of course some recumbent-specific parts are generic across manufacturers.  For example I bought a HPVelotechnik-style chainring guard for the Braron from Toxy.  Also note that the likes of SJS and Spa can be very useful for brackets, widgets and other not-recumbent-specific exotica, particularly when it comes to things like cables and drivetrains.

Some useful links in in no particular order:

http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/
https://www.bikefix.co.uk/
http://www.wrhpv.com/ukshop/index.html
https://www.icetrikes.co/products/accessories
https://www.toxy-liegerad.de/Components-spares-accessories:::63.html
https://www.dutchbikebits.com/recumbent-velomobile-parts
https://www.nazca-shop.nl/en/bike-parts/
https://shop.icletta.com/en
http://recumbentparts.com/
https://hostelshoppe.com
https://t-cycle.com/
https://www.radicaldesign.com/
https://www.ventisit.nl/en/
https://www.novosport.de/193/homepage


Sometimes websites that won't actually sell you a thing (manufacturers, dealers in ABROAD who won't ship internationally, etc) are still useful for helping you discover that it exists in the first place.

If you get stuck, the BHPC forum is a good place to ask.  There's an amazing depth of technical knowledge lurking quietly within.

[Blodwyn Pig]

WOW! thanks for that Kim, must have taken you a wee while,,    Its a good place to start looking, although as yet, i don't actually know what I'm looking for, just somewhere to browse 'bented things.   

[Socks]

Good points from previous posters, if it is recumbent specific components you need to have an idea of what you want.  I'm in North East England and have taken part in the journey to recumbentism over the last few years.  If I can help you're welcome to PM me.

[McWheels]

This place is fairly trike-heavy, but the links at the top of the page are handy:
http://www.bentrideronline.com/
And within them, these seem to be chief dodgers and weezers:
https://t-cycle.com/

[Auntie Helen]

For wheels for velomobiles everyone goes to ginkgo feine Veloteile and they understand about the different stresses and strains on recumbents.

https://www.ginkgo-veloteile.de/ginkgoshop/

[Marco Stefano]

Is it possible to pin this thread to the top of the 'Dark Side' section for reference?

[network.ned]

Just spotted that bankruptbikeparts.co.uk sell chain cut to length! 9 speed is here: https://www.bankruptbikeparts.co.uk/chains/tailor-made-9-speed-chain-kmc-x9-93-high-quality-1-2-x-3-32-we-cut-to-your-lengt-ch125310

PDQ frame now sourced. On to the build...

[mzjo]

I think Kim has already given the site I was thinking of in dutchbikebits but it probably isn't the only one. If you want to trawl a lot of sites all the dutch ones would be a good place to start (sometimes understanding a bit of dutch can be helpful even if it is only to identify where you click to change the language to english).

[JefO]

There are these guys from whom I recently got a light mount adapter for my boom.

https://www.icletta.com/en/index.en.html

The item came pretty quickly.

I really like the look of their WINTR fairing. Are there any other fairing manufacturers in the UK?

[nobrakes]

I have used Icletta a few times. They are generally good to get stuff out to you quickly.

I have also got many recumbent parts e.g. handlebars, bags, mirrors, whole bikes etc through my friendly local recumbent shop (laid-back-bikes.scot).

[JefO]

Thanks for this info, nobrakes.

I might just order something from them next month.

[Socks]

Just spotted that bankruptbikeparts.co.uk sell chain cut to length! 9 speed is here: https://www.bankruptbikeparts.co.uk/chains/tailor-made-9-speed-chain-kmc-x9-93-high-quality-1-2-x-3-32-we-cut-to-your-lengt-ch125310

PDQ frame now sourced. On to the build...

I have some surplus PDQ parts, let me know with a PM if there's anything that you need.  Postage cost only.