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World premiere?	March 2nd, 2016
Mr. Halbertsma, only 90 years old and the latest M5 Carbon High Racer customer! So customers of 72 years, 90 years! Where are the teenagers??
Mr. Halbertsma, 90 years of age and M5 Carbon High Racer rider since last Saturday The first metres on his new Carbon High Racer go astoundingly smooth. One hand on the handle bar, the other to adjust mirror and summer hat... And no, there is no need to provide tips for a smooth start. Just a few short trips to check if stem and seat angle are right and that is it. For getting these right a longer testride through the countryside is next, accompanied by his grandson on another CHR and yours truly on his own lime CHR. It is sunny, cold and there is a tough wind. We let mr. Halbertsma determine the speed and despite the strong headwind we are still doing 18 kmh. (11mph). On our way back we are having tailwind, and are cruising at 30 kmh. (18.65 mph) Most important for mr. Halbertsma is a comfortable and nice ride and indeed: since very low energy input is needed on the Carbon High Racer this requirement is met. His cycling friends (all 80+) have an electrically assisted bicycle by now. However, not an option for mr. Halbertsma, these bikes lack comfort. By choosing the lightweight (9 kg) and smooth running (set of 28 inch wheels) Carbon High Racer he hopes to keep up again, without any electrical assistance. Up till now he used his 17 year old M5 Blue Glide, which is becoming a bit old and heavy by now... For longer, multi-day distances the M5 Carbon High Racer is equipped with the latest 21 litre Carbon Tail Bag. It only adds 550 grams to the bike but helps to reduce energy input even more. The crankset has somewhat smaller rings than usual, to reduce the gear steps. With 42-11 being the biggest and 24-36 the smallest gear the range is huge anyway. We are looking forward hearing about his travel experiences! Dutch language only link..... www.pzc.nl/regio/walcheren/90-jarige-schaft-supersnelle-ligfiets-aan-1.5768754#comments >>

Down under it's still summer...	February 14th, 2016
M5 CHR enthusiast Paul Worden (he's only 72) sent us a nice action image from Australia and a nice short movie! or this one.

2 0 1 6	January 1st, 2016


Winterbreak	December 22nd, 2015
The M5 showroom is closed until january the 22nd.Phone and e-mails are as normal. Shipping and receiving of parcels is postponed until that date. The coming period will be used for oilpainting, photographing and the realisation of new designed 3D bike(parts)models. More information coming soon!

South Korean M5 CHR customers	October 26th, 2015
South Korea also has an enthusiast recumbent community as shown by these mainly M5 Carbon High Racer customers. Images taken in Seoul surrounding


And another sunny one from Dieppe in France...	October 26th, 2015
M5 M-Racer from multiple M5 customer Daniel Gonano in France

Mont Ventoux, downhill 107 km / h (66.5 mph) with the M5 Carbon High Racer	October 6th, 2015
... a true story from France by Patrick Proesmans
Every year we plan a week cycling holiday with some friends in May. Last year we booked a five-days vacation in Bedoin at the foot of Mont Ventoux. This is the only time that my road bike friends have a chance to beat me ... Four racing bikes from 6 to 8 kg at the start against my red M5 Carbon High Racer which just hits 9 kg. However, the weight difference between the riders is much greater. I am unfortunately the one whith the lowest exercise and I still put 87 kg on the scales while only 1.76 m (5 feet, 10 inch.) ... The other four are all well trained and weigh all under 80 kg. Bedoin, at the typical starting place, the fountain, to the summit via Chalet Renard is about 21 km. The summit is above 1,900 meters in the lonely desolate moonscape. The verdict, two men before me, guys who continuously train all year round, and two men of normal caliber behind me. So I was third up in two hours 17 minutes and was given my bad condition quite happy with that. A few years ago, and 10 kg less, I have just driven within two hours of the same route with my recumbent. Then downhill to Malaucene ... haha, that was my specialty of course. After allready half a minute I saw the four musketeers disappearing from my mirror. They drove around 65 to 70 km per hour on the straights where I had to brake constantly in order not to exceed 90 km/h Suddenly I saw a road bike that apparently knew every bend and corner up there. This had to be someone from the neighborhood, the man threw himself at every turn and made himself as small as possible. Since I did not know the terrain very well, we were on the steepest slopes fairly close together. I reached him easily and biked away smoothly when it went straight but every corner I braked much harder than him so he came back a little bit closer. After about 5 km the slope began to sink below 10 percent and the straightaways were longer. I could therefore safely let my bike do the rest and leave him behind... 107 km per hour (66.5 mph) I looked up on my Garmin GPS watch, the local boy was gone. As I waited in the village of Malaucene this guy arrived about 10 minutes later and stopped beside me. I was looking in the window of a bicycle shop and he spoke to me in French. It was indeed a local and he told me that in the past 20 years while climbing and descending dozens of times each summer this Mont Ventoux no one did ever overtook him. His nickname was apparently Roi de la Montagne which means as much as king of the mountain. Oh poor him ... I almost felt guilty. Quite funny that this avid racer, who had never seen a recumbent in his whole life, had to capitulate allready the first time...

Last six super neat M5 fairings available!	October 5th, 2015
A high-tech fairing for the price of a bicycle wheel
The history of these fairings goes back to the early nineties during a collaboration between M5 and the Technical University of Delft, department aerodynamics. The performance of this fairing at 250 Watt is 72.6 km/h or 45.12 mph (level road, no wind). These values are measured officially in 1995 in the windtunnel Marknesse (NL) Besides using it as a bike fairing they are particularly suitable for schoolprojects etc. who are working on a project like thrift races. The fairings can be adapted with a little effort to a three-wheeled vehicle, whether or not supported electrically. This highly robust and neat constructed fairings are constructed of fiberglass/polyester and finished with a beautiful shiny gelcoat in light or darker sea green. The dimensions of the fairings are: 260 x 91 x 54.5 cm. (L x h x b). Weight is around 7 kg. Price per piece for this special fairing is only 650 Euro!!


Mr. Bouman (73) and many other M5 customers almost ready for 18th edition Paris-Brest-Paris 2015	August 15th, 2015
J. Bouman with his previous bike: M5 Shock ProofIt's the third time J. Bouman participates and this time he has a blue M5 Carbon High Racer with a more than sufficient 60 litre Carbon Tail Bag. However, not only ample luggage capacity is provided, also air resistance is considerably less. Definitely an advantage at these distances and mentioned age. Since his transfer from an M5 Shock Proof with 26 inch wheels to the Carbon High Racer his cruising speed has increased by 6 to 8 km/h and weight of the equipment has almost halved. This is including all the extras: disk brake, Son hub dynamo and Tail Bag plus several other gadgets has nevertheless limited the weight to 11.5 kg. Interested in the progress of the race? Mr. Bouman and several other participants can be followed via their race number on the internet site of the organisation: suivi.paris-brest-paris.org/F035.html How come people do these rather extreme challenges? I found a nice quote by Jaap: "The most important is the fun of riding, but also the resulting good physical condition, so you don't feel reluctance to tackle everyday's challenges.

Anja's newest	August 14th, 2015
Recumbent holiday coming up, but since the September 2014 stolen Carbon Shock Proof wasn't recovered yet, I decided to make a last minute sequel. Madness, producing a lightweight carbon bike with 26/28 inch wheels just two weeks before departure, while all other work had to continue as well. One lucky break was the existing carbon rear fork from the M5 TiCa Low Racer era. Nicely lightweight at 320 gram and a real work saver. The seat support came from the M5 Carbon High Racer. The frame diameter could be kept at relatively small diameter, since the weight of the rider is also low. End result: a light weight bike (8.3 kg) with all cables inside the frame.