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2011 Winter Promotion

Tue, 8th November

We are proud to introduce our new Catrike company color, Electric Blue. It is a custom powder process born from a labor of love and it is beautiful! For our Winter Promotion we are launching this new color with a $200 discount on all Catrike models.

Additionally, you can get the same promotion price of $200 off on any Catrike in Silver.

If you want to create your dream ride, we are also offering any Catrike in any color, including our beautiful Candy Colors, for no addition color upgrade cost ($100-$150 value). Choose any Catrike 700, Expedition, Speed, Road, Trail, Villager or Pocket and receive a free color upgrade of your choice.

These promotional prices are available until the end of the year. Contact your local Catrike dealers to order one of these incredible deals. This is your chance to get on a Catrike.

Thank you for all your support as we continue to make these beautiful Catrikes in our US factory.

Catrike Product Updates

Wed, 14th September

We're making some changes to our product line-up as we head towards 2012 to streamline and better focus on designing and building great Catrikes. See the tables below for details.

Items to be discontinued
Item Action Reason Sep Oct Nov Dec 2012
Catrike Dash Discontinued Low volume sales Receive final orders until end of December slots are filled or until end of stock Unavailable
Catbike Musashi Discontinued Focus on Catrikes
9-Speed Group Discontinued Low volume sales
R Group Discontinued Streamline supply chain
Lime Green Color Discontinued Substitution Color
Product Updates
Item Action Reason Sep Oct Nov Dec 2012
Group options Streamline to dedicated group configurations. Clear tendencies of group choice observed for each model.

Facilitate inventory dealers.		 Receive orders with group options until September slots are filled Start of dedicated groups
Pocket 27 Twist
Trail 27 Twist
Villager 27 Twist
Speed 27 Twist
Road 27 Twist
Expedition Bar End
700 Bar End

Lisbon Rail To Trail Rally

Wed, 14th September

Lisbon Rail to Trail will be having a rally on September 17 and 18 in Lisbon, Ohio.

Visit the following link: http://www.lisbonrailtotrail.com/aboutus for more information on the rides that will be taking place. We wish everyone attending a great time!

Ride Ataxia Orlando

Wed, 10th August

Ride Ataxia Orlando

Kyle Bryant from Ride Ataxia and The Friedreichs Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) will be having a cycling event on November 6 in Orlando (Clermont) to raise awareness for Friedreich's ataxia (FA) and fundraising for research.

Join them for a day of scenic cycling, great food, and fun in Clermont in support of FA research.

Click on the link http://rideataxia.org/orlando/ to find all the details including Location, Registration Fees, Route Details, Volunteer Info, Bike Shops, Accommodations and more.

Fundraising is not required for participation but is encouraged.

Recumbent TV

Wed, 10th August

Recumbent TV

Check us out on the latest Recumbent TV episode, featuring the 2011 Big Cat Rally and Factory Tour.

We're featured in 3 segments in episode 2. Visit http://www.recumbent.tv to watch!

Registration Now Open: Cross the finish line with Larry!

Sun, 24th April

Ride With Larry

This is Larry's journey and a ride for all those with Parkinson's

On June 25th Larry will be crossing the finish line in his hometown of Vermillion, South Dakota and he's inviting everyone to come out and ride with him this last day. If you're up for a 60 mile bike ride, Larry will be departing Sioux Falls in the early morning hours. Otherwise, you can meet up with Larry mid-morning in Beresford for the 30 mile ride into Vermillion.

It'll be a fun ride, a meaningful ride. As Larry says "it will be good for Parkinson's disease, fighting for a cure, which is, after all, what we all want. A cure."

Visit the following links for more information: http://larryrides.eventbrite.com/ and http://ridewithlarrymovie.com/larry/

Ride Ataxia NorCal/Davis

Fri, 22th April

Ride Ataxia Norcal/Davis

Kyle Bryant from Ride Ataxia and The Friedreichs Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) will be having a cycling event on May 14 in northern California to raise awareness for Friedreich's ataxia (FA) and fundraising for research.

Join them for one of the first rides of the season; scenic cycling, great food, and fun in Davis.

Click on the link http://rideataxia.org/norcal/ to find all the details including Location, Registration Fees, Route Details, Volunteer Info, Bike Shops, Accommodations and more.

Fundraising is not required for participation but is encouraged.

Big Cat Human Powered Vehicles Announces Catrike Concept Stores

Wed, 20th April

Catrike Concept Store

The concept stores will carry all Big Cat products as well as accessories for all your Catrike needs. This means you can test ride all Catrikes and Catbikes including the New Villager and Trail so you can choose the perfect trike.

Big Cat Concept Store Dealers are:

Additional concept dealers coming soon...

Thank you for supporting our amazing dealers.

All New Catrike Trail & Villager

Thu, 24th March

Big Cat HPV, LLC is proud to introduce the all new Trail and Villager with the 2nd Generation Catrike Space Frame and adjustable seat back.

All New Catrike Trail and Villager 2nd Generation Space Frame

The Catrike Trail and Villager are now siblings and share similar components and price point. The New Villager is the same great Catrike with a higher seat and wide track. The New Trail is now a seriously fun sport model with longer wheel base. They both have a triangulated second generation space-frame with an adjustable seat back. We have put a lot of work into this project and are very satisfied with these new light weight frames. The second generation space frame reaches the same high benchmark of performance set by our original space frame and are now adjustable by popular request!

2nd Generation Space Frame

The Villager's seat back can be adjusted from 35 degrees to 55 degrees, and the Trail's seat back can be adjusted from 39 degrees to 53 degrees.

Top Components

Continuing our tradition of using top quality parts from great component manufacturers, we have lifted the standard specification on the Villager and Trail to include components such as SRAM X7 gear.

Hidden quality you will experience

We even took our attention to detail into our new adjustable seat backs. All pivots on our new Catrikes have Norglide Bearings that are self-lubricating, minimal friction, maintenance free and will last a lifetime. There are no treaded bolts that interface with aluminum to wear your frame out.

Seat Pivots

The adjustable brackets that connect the seat frame to space-frame attach to a press fit bronze bushing with a shoulder to allow quick adjustment of seat angle.

Ride Ataxia Dallas

Thu, 16th March

Kyle Bryant from Ride Ataxia and The Friedreichs Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) will be having a cycling event on March 26 in Dallas, TX to raise awareness for Friedreich's ataxia (FA) and fundraising for research.

Join them for one of the first rides of the season; scenic cycling, great food, and fun in Lewisville.

Click on the link http://rideataxia.org/dallas/index.html to find all the details including Location, Registration Fees, Route Details, Volunteer Info, Bike Shops, Accommodations and more.

Fundraising is not required for participation. However you could earn great prizes including a Catrike for raising funds for FARA!

2011 Big Cat Rally & Factory Tour

Tue, 1st February

Big Cat Rally

We're holding our seventh Big Cat Rally & Factory Tour on the 5th of March! Details and Online Registration are now available over at our events page. Registrations received by the 20th of Feb will receive a free t-shirt at the event, so register now!

The Big Cat Rally & Factory Tour is for all Catrike and Catbike riders, enthusiasts and dealers. It is a very informal event here in the beautiful and historic Winter Garden, Florida. It's a great opportunity to meet and ride with others, and see how our trikes and bikes are made in the Big Cat Factory!

Ride With Larry

Wed, 12th January

Ride With Larry

San Diego, CA (January 2011) - Ride with Larry is an inspirational documentary that puts a human face on the day-to-day fight against Parkinson's. Larry Smith, a retired police captain, beloved small-town baker, and avid cyclist has had Parkinson's disease for the last 20 years. This spring filmmakers will follow him with cameras as he bikes across his state of South Dakota to raise awareness about the benefits of recumbent cycling and Parkinson's.

Larry refuses to give up or submit to the prognosis of a wheel chair. Instead, he demonstrates the power of keeping your body active and mind positive, proving that sometimes the best cure is living life to its fullest. As Larry's wife Betty states: "if you love life, and have a life that you love, you'll fight for it."

Parkinson's affects over a million and a half Americans. This documentary is an intimate portrait of the everyday battle against Parkinson's, the voice therapy, exercise routine, medications, treatments, and the community love that makes it all possible and worthwhile. Donations are currently needed to make this documentary a feature length film.

The Ride with Larry team includes Executive Producer Stephen Nemeth, whose socially conscious documentary credits include War/Dance (2008 Academy Award Nominee - Best Documentary), Flow (screened at both Democratic & Republican Conventions), and Fuel (Audience Award - 2008 Sundance Film Festival).

A film trailer is available and donations can be made online through Kickstarter.com at http://kck.st/faTC3H. You can also visit http://ridewithlarrymovie.com/donate/. All donations are tax deductible.

For more information about the project, visit http://ridewithlarrymovie.com.

Co-Director/Co-Producer Andrew Rubin comments, "This project couldn't happen without contributions from you and it makes a huge difference." Gift giveaways at various donation levels include a two night getaway at the beautiful La Costa Resort and Spa, cycling jerseys, and film credits. Additional prizes will be announced weekly throughout the 60 day campaign in which the filmmakers are pushing to raise $50,000 at kickstarter.com (keyword: ride with larry). Kickstarter is an "all or nothing" site, meaning the full $50,000 must be raised by the end of the funding or all donations will be refunded.

The filmmakers, who have loved ones with Parkinson's, want to help improve the lives of those with Parkinson's disease, family members, and caretakers. Beyond Parkinson's disease, anyone facing a life altering illness can find true inspiration in Ride with Larry.

For updates and to join the conversation, follow them on Twitter (@ridewithlarry) and join their community on Facebook (facebook.com/ridewithlarry).