Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Cruzbike is a brand of recumbent bicycles based in Lumberton, North Carolina, United States. The company was founded in 2003 and all models are now designed and assembled in the United States. Cruzbike started life in Australia on the ABC show The New Inventors. It is fairly unique in that it makes a front-wheel drive recumbent bicycle with a Moving Bottom Bracket (MBB). The bottom bracket is the piece that the pedals attach to, and in this case it moves (or pivots) left and right with the front wheel when steering the bicycle.In 2004 John Tolhurst developed a kit to convert a regular (diamond-frame, or upright) bicycle to a front-wheel drive recumbent. The purpose of the kit was to provide a means to circumvent the high purchase price of recumbent bicycles. The conversion kit served its purpose but had several disadvantages including the aesthetics of the converted bicycles, the difficulty of fitting the bike to the rider, as well as concerns about the longevity of a frame not designed for the stresses encountered in recumbent bicycles. A further concern was the lack of a direct connection between the handlebars and the bottom bracket, a problem also seen in previous recumbent bicycle designs. John Tolhurst designed the Silvio to overcome these shortcomings and was awarded a US patent for the front wheel drive moving bottom bracket Silvio in 2010.Jim and Maria Parker joined the company in 2005 and started producing recumbent bicycles in addition to the now discontinued conversion kits. In January 2015, the Parkers bought out John Tolhurst's interest in the company and became the sole owners.Maria Parker attempted the women's 12 hour record on October 12, 2009 on a Silvio. She achieved 240.01 Miles in 24 hours. This also achieved the UMCA 200 Mile Road Record - Women Unfaired Recumbent and UMCA 100 Mile Road Record - Women Unfaired Recumbent records. She also rode a Cruzbike on the 2013 Race Across America and took first in the women's over-50 category."@en }
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- Cruzbike abstract "Cruzbike is a brand of recumbent bicycles based in Lumberton, North Carolina, United States. The company was founded in 2003 and all models are now designed and assembled in the United States. Cruzbike started life in Australia on the ABC show The New Inventors. It is fairly unique in that it makes a front-wheel drive recumbent bicycle with a Moving Bottom Bracket (MBB). The bottom bracket is the piece that the pedals attach to, and in this case it moves (or pivots) left and right with the front wheel when steering the bicycle.In 2004 John Tolhurst developed a kit to convert a regular (diamond-frame, or upright) bicycle to a front-wheel drive recumbent. The purpose of the kit was to provide a means to circumvent the high purchase price of recumbent bicycles. The conversion kit served its purpose but had several disadvantages including the aesthetics of the converted bicycles, the difficulty of fitting the bike to the rider, as well as concerns about the longevity of a frame not designed for the stresses encountered in recumbent bicycles. A further concern was the lack of a direct connection between the handlebars and the bottom bracket, a problem also seen in previous recumbent bicycle designs. John Tolhurst designed the Silvio to overcome these shortcomings and was awarded a US patent for the front wheel drive moving bottom bracket Silvio in 2010.Jim and Maria Parker joined the company in 2005 and started producing recumbent bicycles in addition to the now discontinued conversion kits. In January 2015, the Parkers bought out John Tolhurst's interest in the company and became the sole owners.Maria Parker attempted the women's 12 hour record on October 12, 2009 on a Silvio. She achieved 240.01 Miles in 24 hours. This also achieved the UMCA 200 Mile Road Record - Women Unfaired Recumbent and UMCA 100 Mile Road Record - Women Unfaired Recumbent records. She also rode a Cruzbike on the 2013 Race Across America and took first in the women's over-50 category.".