Schlitter Bikes

04/14/2026

Finally got a moment to install a rear suspension style rack on my Freestyle.

A fairly simple way to do a rear for light loads up to 25 pound made by Thule.

I’m running a Radical Banana S set of panniers. Makes a great place to start on setting up a self supported touring rig!!

11/14/2025

sharing Dayan’s Freestyle build from the the south east coast of Florida.

Can you say FAST!!!

10/19/2025

Recent builds!

09/26/2025

Wow, it has been six years of Freestyling!!!!

It is still my favorite recumbent of all my years of riding recumbent since 1978!!!
I have set some pretty high personal records on this bike at what one would think you are beyond your prime!!!

05/21/2025

A couple of Freestyle projects I finished up the other day.

Both bikes built with the gravel fork!
One ready to roll on gravel!

05/21/2025

Been awhile since I posted my FB page.

Got a ride coming up in July that is a lot of fun and love to see some more recumbent riders come jion me for the wheels and Wings ride on July 13th. For those that enjoy gravel there is a gravel ride on the day before the road ride, also snucked in there is the Saturaday night on ride which has always been fun! Hope to see some more recumbent riders at the Wheels and Wings ride!!!

WHEELS AND WINGS XV
A WEEKEND OF CYCLING FUN!
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Saturday July 12th- Gravel Grinder
Saturday Evening July 12th Pub Ride!
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15 mile, 31 mile, 50 mile or 62 metric century!
Start and finish at our favorite watering hole Beef O’ Brady’s for Drinks and Wings!
It’s a Ride, An Event, A Party!!
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03/24/2024

Sebring 2024 is in the books.
Congrats to Larry Oslund for putting in a nicely done event!!

Rode my Freestyle called the Blue Racer. Blue Racer is two for two in wins since I have started riding Blue!

It was rough race for me. Knew it was going to be tough but was thinking in a drafting race I would ride smart and get through it okay.
Only issues the drafting races did not have a lot of firepower in them.

Recumbents dominated the front with Three Cruzbike riders and myself.
Ken Holzhausen in the six hour and Maria Parker with Laura Crawford in a two person 12 hour team.

They all were strong riders. Ken, Maria and I did the first long loop together.
At that point Maria and Laura started doing the short loop and Ken and I went for another long loop.

At the end of two long loops,( 36 miles for the long loop), and a couple short loops, ( 3.7 miles for the short loop), 76 miles, my average speed was 23.4mph. That would be the last of that!

I started doing solo short loops which I will call torture loops!! There was less time banging into the headwind but also to less time to recover from the effort it took into the head wind. Where out on the long loop you had long stretches of tailwind to recover and get the average speed back up.

At six hours I had 130 miles but was watching the average speed tick down
Every few laps and hot foot was taking its toll!! I would try and ride for a hour and then stop to get my feet down for a few minutes.

When the feet were not screaming at me I was able to jump onto the back of Maria for a lap or two to stem the flow of declining average speed for awhile.

With two hours to go I said damm the torpedoes of pain, (my feet), and latch on to the flying CruzeForce ladies for fast laps! It was fun to ride with the beautiful strong ladies!

My Garmin showed 241.78 miles. Race timing gave me 243. 23 miles.
It helps to take the shortest line on the loop when possible.

I wrote up a little bit about the 12 hours of Sebring this last Saturday.

I did leave out one important part.
Vaune Davis volunteered to crew for me and did a most excellent job. Of course I thought I really did not need much crewing at the beginning but as time went on she kept me on track!!! Vaune thank you so much and Susan Gryder if you push Vaune to do my support, thank you!!! Vaune is great!!!!

02/21/2024

Well it has happen again. Recumbents wins a overall and someone complains it is no fair so they make a category to separate a solo recumbent rider from the traditional riders.
I have lost count through the years how many times this has happen after I entered a race and won the overall!
I do not mind having categories for different types of bikes and for age groups as long as whoever rides the furthest the fastest gets credit.

From the Subaru CASA Cycling Challenge.

Greetings riders,
A few updates from the CASAs For Kids Board meeting last night regarding this year's Subaru CASA Cycling Challenge.
After discussion on feedback from riders, we have decided that solo riders using recumbent bikes will be in a separate category, much like tandems. Additionally, the quiet hours this year will be from midnight to 4 a.m.
There is no manufacturer restricting sells of recumbents to only recumbent riders. If you think that a recumbent is advantageous then buy one and go out and prove that you can beat all of the competitors to prove it. Don’t be surprised if a guy or gal on a recumbent still beats or a traditional rider beats you. It is all about the engine and the mind that controls the engine!

01/26/2024

01/26/2024

John Tanner showing off his fit!