HP
Velotechnik Street Machine GTe Recumbent Bicycle

Street Machine
GTe
The Street Machine GTe is versatile bike from HP Velotechnik. It has a
rugged aluminum frame and your choice of their glass/carbon fiber “body
glove” or mesh “Ergomesh” seats. The Gte is higher than their Speed
Machine, giving up some speed to see and be seen better. It comes
standard with USS handlebars, which I think is great. OSS bars are an
extra cost option. Many riders find this bike easy to get used to and
very pleasant to ride. It is not as fast as the Speed Machine but still
quick and very versatile. Both its high-speed and low speed handling are
good. Maneuvering on trips to the convenient store should be quite
convenient.
I find the Bodyglove seat, even with the optional airflow seat pad I get a
bit sweatier than I do on their Ergo mesh seat.
The no squat suspension does an admirable job and does not adversely
affect hill climbing. The Street Machine is not a race bike. It climbs
well for a 36 lb bike but not as quickly as a lighter, less versatile
Lightning, Bacchetta or Volae.
You notice I keep saying the GTe is a versatile bike. We have a customer
who commutes 50 miles a day on one, we have customers who ride one for
fun, we have a couple who rode their Street Machines around the world!
Check out Scott & Becky’s blog of their round the world trip on GTe’s!
http://goingeast.ca/blog/
I enjoy the Street machine every time I get on one.

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HP Velo Owner's Manuals
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Street Machine Gt owner's manual (January 2008 version,
PDF Format, 624 KB) |
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Street Machine Gte
owner's manual
(January 2008 version, PDF Format, 600 KB) |
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GrassHopper / fx
owner's manual
(February 2008 version, PDF Format, 676 KB) |
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Speedmachine
owner's manual
(January 2008 version, PDF Format, 673 KB) |
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Spirit
owner's manual
(January 2008 version, PDF Format, 1021 KB) |
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