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- Accessories, parts, and options for Lightning bikes
- Accessories: Cycle computer
- Accessories: Fenders
- Accessories: Handlebar bag
- Accessories: Hydration Bladder
- Accessories: Lightning shorts
- Accessories: Lightning T-shirt
- Accessories: Mirror
- Accessories: Quick-adjust kit
- Accessories: Rack
- Accessories: Rear lockable trunk
- Accessories: Seat bag
- Accessories: Shockster rack mount adapters
- Accessories: Shockster rear suspension
- Accessories: Suspended fork
- Accessories: Tilt steering
- Accessories: Zero-drag panniers
- Accessories: Zzipper fairing
- Aerodynamics and weight on moderate hills (Pease)
- All power to the people — or, in this case, from them (Sports Illustrated, 1978)
- Bike test: Project Gravel Reborn (Road Bike Action, July 2012)
- bootstrap3_player demo
- Buying a Lightning Frameset
- Can a recumbent climb hills? (video)
- Carbon Cranks from Lightning Cycle Dynamics
- Carbon Cranks photo gallery
- Carbon Cranks: 2009/2010 spyder modification to fit 2011 spindles
- Carbon Cranks: Bearing seal and spacer details for SRAM XX spyder installation
- Carbon Cranks: Bottom bracket cups
- Carbon Cranks: Bottom bracket shell types
- Carbon Cranks: Buy online
- Carbon Cranks: Ceramic bearings
- Carbon Cranks: Cranks, parts, and accessories
- Carbon Cranks: Installation
- Carbon Cranks: Lightning MTB crank
- Carbon Cranks: Spyder installation
- Carbon Cranks: Spyders
- Carbon Cranks: Tandem crankset
- Chain tensioner assembly steps
- Chainrings: Buy online
- Colors for Lightning P-38 recumbent bicycles
- Custom fitting your Lightning bicycle
- CycleDyn Fabrication photo gallery
- Dealers: Becoming a dealer
- Dealers: California and Hawaii
- Dealers: Central USA
- Dealers: Great Lakes area
- Dealers: International
- Dealers: Lightning Carbon Cranks
- Dealers: Locating one near you
- Dealers: Mid-Atlantic area
- Dealers: Midwest area
- Dealers: New England area
- Dealers: New York and New Jersey
- Dealers: Rose City Cycles
- Dealers: South Central USA
- Dealers: Southeast area
- Dealers: Western area
- Disassembling and packing your Lightning P-38 Voyager
- Doug Grosjean commuting in Dearborn, MI, on his F-40 (video)
- e-Lightning
- Easy Riders (The Daily Breeze, 1991)
- FAQ about Lightning recumbents
- First Ride of the Lightning P-38, by Jim Langley
- First ride on a Lightning recumbent
- History of the Modern Day Recumbent, by Martin Krieg
- How do Lightning bikes climb?
- How fast is the Lightning F-40? (video)
- How to buy a Lightning
- How to enter the Lightning F-40 (video)
- HPV’s Across America: RAAM Tests More Than Technology (California Bicyclist, October 1989)
- Human Power: Broken records dominate 5th Speed Championships (Wilkman)
- Human Power: Innovative bicycles
- Human Power: Recent progress in blending HPV efficiency with practicality (Pease)
- Human Power: The development of ‘The World’s Fastest Bicycle,’ Lightning X-2 (Brummer)
- Human Power: The Wind Tunnel Testing of White Lightning (Brummer)
- Interview: Tim Brummer (Laidback Bike Report, September 17, 2018)
- Interview: Tim Brummer and the Lightning P-38 ROX (Laidback Bike Report, October 8, 2016)
- Introducing the Lightning F-40 (video)
- Introducing the Lightning R-84
- Introduction to recumbent bicycles
- Lifestyle Cycles: Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
- Lightning bike demo (video)
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics — About us
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics — Contact us
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics — Welcome!
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics at work and play
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics fabrication capabilities
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics Online Store
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics Patents
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics photo galleries
- Lightning Cycles product line-up
- Lightning Cycles support
- Lightning F-22 — The Affordable Velomobile
- Lightning F-40 — World’s Fastest Production Bicycle
- Lightning F-40 photo gallery
- Lightning F-40 Racing
- Lightning F-40 reader commentary
- Lightning F-40: Strava KOM 5.1 mile segment at 28.1 mph
- Lightning F-90 — The World’s Fastest Bicycle
- Lightning F-90 photo gallery
- Lightning F-90: Winning Races all over the World
- Lightning M-5 and U-2 low racers
- Lightning Midracer photo gallery
- Lightning Midracers
- Lightning model line-up (video)
- Lightning P-38 — Legendary
- Lightning P-38 cockpit view
- Lightning P-38 Design History (Recumbent Cyclist, 1993)
- Lightning P-38 frameset order form
- Lightning P-38 order form
- Lightning P-38 owner’s manual
- Lightning P-38 photo gallery
- Lightning P-38 ROX
- Lightning P-38 serial numbers
- Lightning P-38 testimonial by Jeff Wills (video)
- Lightning P-38 Voyager
- Lightning P-38 Voyager photo gallery
- Lightning P-38 walk-around (Rose City Recumbent Cycles video)
- Lightning P-38 with belt drive
- Lightning Phantom build (Rose City Recumbent Cycles video)
- Lightning Phantom customer feedback
- Lightning Phantom D
- Lightning Phantom D Multi-Surface (video)
- Lightning Phantom features
- Lightning Phantom owner’s manual
- Lightning Phantom owner’s manual
- Lightning Phantom photo gallery
- Lightning Phantom Quad on Recumbent TV (2011)
- Lightning Phantom specifications
- Lightning Progress: An HPV development case history
- Lightning R-84 (review in Recumbent & Tandem Rider, February 2012)
- Lightning R-84 owner’s manual
- Lightning R-84 photo gallery
- Lightning R-84: World’s Lightest Recumbent
- Lightning racers, riders, and customers
- Lightning recumbent bicycles
- Lightning recumbent bicycles promo (video)
- Lightning riders on Strava
- Lightning Stealth
- Lightning Stealth (video)
- Lightning Stealth photo gallery
- Lightning Stealth with electric assist
- Lightning T-38 — Racing Tandem
- Lightning T-38 photo gallery
- Lightning T-38 tandem recumbent (video)
- Lightning Thunderbolt
- Lightning Thunderbolt photo gallery
- Lightning U-2 photo gallery
- Lightning video gallery
- Lightning X-2
- Lightning X-2 (video)
- Lightning X-2 photo gallery
- Manuals and information
- Measuring your Lightning bicycle
- Modifying P-38 seat stays for carbon seat
- More Speed — Why Lightning Bikes supports our ride and NBG
- MY BIKE: A Lightning F-40 (Recumbent Cyclist News, March/April 2006)
- P-38 30th Anniversary Party
- Parts: Adjusting ring
- Parts: Adjusting ring screw
- Parts: Ballistic fork
- Parts: Chain idler
- Parts: Kickstand
- Parts: Pedal extenders
- Parts: Seat mesh kit
- Parts: Spyder lockring tool
- Penseyres and Lightning win the Seattle to Portland Challenge (Aug./Sep. 1985)
- Print and on-line media coverage of Lightning
- Racing: 1983 ¼-mile drag race (Human Power)
- Racing: 2006 Furnace Creek 508
- Racing: A test of man and machine (PBAA Journal, 1989)
- Racing: Barclay Brown at the 1999 FC508
- Racing: Barclay Brown at the 2000 Furnace Creek 508
- Racing: FC508, What I’ve learned (Brenda Smith)
- Racing: First over 55 mph (Bicycling, 1979)
- Racing: Human-Powered Vehicles and the Race Across America (VeloNews, 1989)
- Racing: Lightning F-90 — #1 recumbent at PBP 1999
- Racing: Lightning II sets record at 54 mph (Autoweek, 1983)
- Racing: Lightning Leads at Paris-Brest-Paris 1995
- Racing: Lightning U-2 wins at USCF Time Trials (2005)
- Racing: Lightning wins at IHPSC (1998)
- Racing: Lightning’s racing heritage
- Racing: Pete Penseyres wins Seattle-to-Portland (Sportsnews, July 1985)
- Racing: Pete’s 24-Hour Record (1994)
- Racing: Pete’s San Francisco to LA record (1991)
- Racing: Pete’s Seattle to Portland win (1985)
- Racing: RAAM 1989
- Racing: RAAM 1998
- Racing: RAAM 1998 — Racer Time Station Data
- Racing: RAAM 2004
- Racing: RAAM 2004 — Racer Time Station Data
- Racing: Records tumble at the Human Powered Speed Championships
- Racing: The 1989 HPV Race Across America, a test of machine and man (PBAA Journal)
- Racing: The Argus Race … and the mean machine that won it (Weekend Argus, 1988)
- RCN Reader Road Test: Lightning F-40 …
- Reader Review: The Lightning P-38 (Nick Fessler)
- Readers write
- Review: 2007 Lightning Cycle Dynamics P-38 (Becky Taylor, 2010)
- Review: A new breed of bike (Los Angeles Times, 1992)
- Review: A recumbent bike for those who are so inclined (Los Angeles Times, 1996)
- Review: Déjà vu all over again — the 2011 Lightning P-38 (’BentRider Online, 2011)
- Review: Lighten Up — Cranks (TriRig.com, 2011)
- Review: Lightning Carbon Cranks (Road Bike Action, 2012)
- Review: Lightning Cycle Dynamics Carbon Crankset 130 Carbon Spyder with Bottom Bracket (RBR, 2012)
- Review: Lightning Cycle Dynamics R-84 (BikeReviews.com, 2000)
- Review: Lightning P-38 (’BentRider Online, 2003)
- Review: Lightning P-38 Midracer (’BentRider Online, 2011)
- Review: Lightning P-38 recumbent (Bicycle Guide, 1986)
- Review: Lightning P-38 Ultegra (’BentRider Online, 2006)
- Review: Lightning Phantom — ’Return of the Phantom’ (’BentRider Online, 2006)
- Review: Lightning Thunderbolt A-10 (’BentRider Online)
- Review: New Lightning Phantom (’BentRider Online, 2010)
- Review: The Lightning P-38 Belt Drive (Charles Coyne)
- Review: Three perspectives of the Lightning Phantom (Recumbent Journal, 2010)
- Riders: Adam Hansen (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Alec Proudfoot (F-40, touring)
- Riders: Alec Proudfoot’s DaSH Project update (December 17, 2016)
- Riders: Alec Proudfoot’s DaSH Project update (November 11, 2016)
- Riders: Alexander Hatziyannis (P-38, F-40)
- Riders: Andreas Weigel (F-40, F-90, racing)
- Riders: Barclay Brown (Voyager, racing)
- Riders: Barry and Janice Branham (P-38, R-84, touring)
- Riders: Bartolo Anatra (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Becky Taylor (P-38)
- Riders: Ben Fox (vintage P-38)
- Riders: Bob Fourney (R-84, F-40, F-90, racing)
- Riders: Bob Steele (P-38)
- Riders: Carl Murdock (F-40)
- Riders: Carl Patty (Stealth)
- Riders: Carol Ireland (e-Voyager)
- Riders: Carolyn Trimble (P-38)
- Riders: Ceb Blankenship (P-38, R-84)
- Riders: Charles Dibella (Stealth, touring)
- Riders: Chere Thrasher Athey (P-38, Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Chris and Alyce Broome (collection)
- Riders: Clive McIlrath (P-38)
- Riders: Corbett Rowell (P-38)
- Riders: Dan Hansen Jr. (F-40, R-84, touring)
- Riders: Dan Hurley (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Dan Petkunas (R-84)
- Riders: Dan Sosa (P-38)
- Riders: DaSH PA — Dead Simple Human Powered Airplane (Carbon Cranks, video)
- Riders: David Caplan (Voyager)
- Riders: David Knightly (P-38)
- Riders: David Schwartz (P-38)
- Riders: Del Cross (P-38)
- Riders: Devin Ford (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Ed Gillette (Voyager)
- Riders: Eric Warp (P-38 fairings)
- Riders: Eric Warp (P-38 racing)
- Riders: Eric Warp (P-38, racing)
- Riders: Frank Raineri (R-84)
- Riders: Gérard (P-38, F-40, racing)
- Riders: Gary Bernstein (F-40)
- Riders: Gary Souza (P-38, racing)
- Riders: Georg Gruetter (P-38)
- Riders: Greg Raven (P-38)
- Riders: Greg Raven (Phantom II, P-38, F-40, Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Guido Holenstein (P-38, F-40)
- Riders: Hank Holz and Brigitte Goulet (P-38s, touring)
- Riders: Hari Iyer (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Heidi Pinkham (R-84)
- Riders: Howard Gilbert (P-38)
- Riders: Jürgen Giesen (Phantom, video)
- Riders: James Allen Troost (Handcycle)
- Riders: Jason Wolfe (F-40)
- Riders: Jeff and Diana Wills (P-38s, video)
- Riders: Jeff Carter (P-38, R-84)
- Riders: Jim Foerster (Phantom)
- Riders: Joe Imm (P-38)
- Riders: John O’Neal (Phantom II)
- Riders: Josh Young (e-Stealth)
- Riders: Juarez Petterie (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Julia Zhu (P-38)
- Riders: Kelly Iniguez (P-38 ROX)
- Riders: Ken Leibold (F-40)
- Riders: Kenneth Huff (P-38)
- Riders: Larry Guevara (Phantom, Voyager)
- Riders: Larry Guevara (Phantom)
- Riders: Larry Guevara (Voyager)
- Riders: Lee Emmett (Phantom)
- Riders: Len Zawodniak (F-40, F-90, Voyager, Touring)
- Riders: Len Zawodniak (PAC Tour Peru, November 2013)
- Riders: Len Zawodniak (Route 66)
- Riders: Lynn Miller (F-90)
- Riders: Marius Sullwald (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Mark Snovell (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Mark Textor (P-38, R-84)
- Riders: Martin Krieg (P-38)
- Riders: Michael Kapala (Thunderbolt, R-84)
- Riders: Michael Smith (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Mick Jordan (miscellaneous photos)
- Riders: Mick Jordan (R-84)
- Riders: Mick Jordan (Ride Across Britain)
- Riders: Mick Jordan (Voyager, R-84, touring)
- Riders: Mick Jordan (Voyager)
- Riders: Mike Nicholaus (P-38)
- Riders: Noel McPharlin (P-38)
- Riders: Olav Stana (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Paul Carew (P-38)
- Riders: Paul Copeland (P-38)
- Riders: Paul Gracey (modified F-40, touring)
- Riders: Paul Links (F-40, video)
- Riders: Paul Worden (P-38, video)
- Riders: Peder Torgensen (modified P-38)
- Riders: Pete Penseyres (F-40, F-90, X-2, racing)
- Riders: Ray Boyer (P-38)
- Riders: Raymond Leikes (P-38)
- Riders: Rich Kara (Voyager)
- Riders: Rick Landers (P-38)
- Riders: Roland Stück (Phantom, R-84, F-90, trailer)
- Riders: Roland Stück (Phantom, trailer)
- Riders: Roland Stück (R-84, F-90)
- Riders: Sandro Bollina (P-38, F-40, X-2, racing)
- Riders: Scott Garwick (P-38)
- Riders: Scott Macri (P-38)
- Riders: Scott McCullough (Phantom)
- Riders: Sheryl Johnson (Voyager)
- Riders: Stefan Schmidhofer (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: Stephen Purcell (F-40, touring)
- Riders: Steve Friedlander (F-40)
- Riders: Stuart Palmer (P-38)
- Riders: Sue Yocom (P-38)
- Riders: Susan Reed (Voyager)
- Riders: Timothy Chance (Voyager)
- Riders: Tom Black (e-Lightning P-38)
- Riders: Tyger Johnson (F-40, racing)
- Riders: Wally Kiehler (F-40, R-84, racing)
- Riders: Wendy Sparks (P-38)
- Riders: Will Pederson (P-38 with trailer)
- Riders: William ‘Bill’ Cline (Phantom, P-38, touring)
- Riders: William Kaenel (Carbon Cranks)
- Riders: William Petrie (P-38)
- Road Test — Lightning Stealth
- San Francisco to Los Angeles Lightning-fast
- Tall Wheel Speed Fallacy: An interview with Tim Brummer
- Tech Tips from Lightning Cycle Dynamics
- Tech Tips: 700C Phantom rear wheel
- Tech Tips: Alleviating ‘hotfoot’
- Tech Tips: Automobile bike carriers
- Tech Tips: Disc brake adjustment
- Tech Tips: Flat feet when stopped
- Tech Tips: Lightning Carbon Cranks installation
- Tech Tips: Lightning cranks on Trek BB90
- Tech Tips: Lightnings as family heirlooms
- Tech Tips: Lightnings on rollers
- Tech Tips: P-38 suspension fork
- Tech Tips: Phantom headset
- Tech Tips: Seat cord
- Tech Tips: Seat mesh lacing
- Tech Tips: Shockster rear rack
- Tech Tips: Sliding forward
- Tech Tips: Trailers
- Tech Tips: Windtrainer
- The Lightning P-38 recumbent
- The new e-Lightning
- The next generation road bicycle
- The Outrageous Lightning F-40
- Too Fast? (Bicycle Guide, 1989)
- What customers say about Lightning Carbon Cranks
- What customers say about the P-38
- White Lightning