As a competitive cyclist, cycling has always been an integral part of my lifestyle, and even now, as my professional cycling career comes to a close, I plan to continue to cycle for leisure and to keep fit. And I have found the perfect bike to make this possible – the Maxarya recumbent.
The recumbent position is so much more comfortable and surprisingly efficient than my previous bikes. I found it easy to adjust to the upright position because the seat and bars are adjustable so it feels like a custom fit bike. In addition, I find the bike to be of superior construction and design so I find it to be a steady enjoyable ride. The gearing and high-pressure tires make the MAXARYA easy to ride in all terrain - hills, flat and trails.
The MAXARYA is a bike that is all about performance. It's comfortable enough to ride long distances without the resulting postural aches and pains. The MAXARYA is a bike for life!!!
First, let me compliment all of the people who make these products and bike machines possible. We find them excellent products which serve their intended purpose completely. All the components perform flawlessly, precisely, and intuitively as they were designed. The build quality is excellent from the smoothness of the welds (not an easy task with aluminum) to the way things fit, look and feel to the touch of the rider. This makes the riding experience more enjoyable and relaxing for the riders. We are of the older generation - 50 plus and have just about reached our tolerance for mountain bikes, road, cross and other designs (do not need the aches & pain generated by these types).
We investigated many companies, found MAXARYA design to be suitable for our needs, inquired answers to our many questions, received prompt and precise answers to everyone and (some we did not think to ask)…
Annually, we take several trips for the intended purpose of bike riding on our 500 mile driving trip radius. (1 day drive distance)
The first destination this year was from Peoria, Ill to Minneapolis, Minnesota (Grand Rounds & Mississippi River trails (routed around and through the city park district - paved path with many views of the city & out of traffic) then, to Redwing, Minn (Cannon Valley Trail - 20+ miles one direction flat & straight) then, to Lanesboro, Minn (Root River Trail - 67+miles long -we do it in segments) All this provides about 4-5 days of riding.
The bikes performed as intended by MAXARYA - flawlessly, precisely, and intuitively as they were designed. No aches, pains, etc. as a result of riding. Sit back and enjoy the scenery, stop and investigate things along the path and try to answer all other riders’ questions about the bikes.
This is a most enjoyable bike and we will receive many years of pleasure as a result of the design and ease of use.
Attached are some photos of the RAY's on vacation some with and without riders.
Thanks,
I have ridden my Ray 1X for almost 3 years and I could not be more pleased with the bike, the mid drive system with 2 chains greatly reduces chain noise and also chain care, which I like. Those longer chains are too noisy and time consuming to care for. One thing I did change was the tires, I now run Schwalbe Big Apple 20X2.35 inch tires and for the type of riding I do, I could not be more pleased with them. The bike is by design a very comfortable and well handling bike, these new tires add even more comfort and because of the tread pattern better handling still, the bike now handles like a little jet fighter and it is more stable on pavement that has loose sand and gravel over it-another plus.
I think the Maxarya Ray 1X is the best comfort recumbent bike ever made.
There is nothing that even comes close to it for more reasons than I have time to go over. I am very eager to see the new long wheel base bike you folks are working on, I hope it has many of the same well designed features that I have come to admire and respect on the Ray 1X.
Yesterday I rode about 70km to test my Ray-1X at highway, city and country unpaved roads. UALLL, what a bike! Really enjoy it a lot. In unpaved roads with a lot of holes and nodulations the suspension make a huge difference.
And Ray is a fantastic recumbent climber. It goes much better and faster in a hill than my other two recumbents.
I picked about 65km/h in some down hills and the bike still very "in control" for the velocity.
Before ride Ray I have certain about my new bike will be a HP, but now I am thinking different, and Maxarya have a lot of chances to be my new bike as well!
Thanks,
Attached is a picture from June 2006 while I was riding my great Maxarya recumbent in the annual Bike across Kansas event. (The lady in the picture is my wife, Shirley, who provided valuable moral and logistical support during this 7-day trip across Kansas.) This involves a trip from the Colorado border in the west to the Missouri border in the east--a distance of about 450 miles. Program organizers limit the ridership to about 900--quite a throng when biking through the small Western Kansas towns of less than 1,000 population.
This recumbent is the second 'bent I've owned--and by far the most suitable for me needs--simple, clean design, good handling characteristics (especially when equipped with the optional 20 inch front wheel), quality components, a nice balance between weight, structural strength and "pedalability". And the price was very competitive when compared with reasonable alternatives. Thank you for producing a quality recumbent which I can recommend without reservation to serious recumbent riders.
Sincerely,
