Posted on December 15, 2013 by Bryan Ball

The time is here!!! It’s time to cast your vote for 2013 BentRider Recumbent of the Year! Due to our nomination rules (must be new or majorly revised for 2013 and widely available at the end of the calendar year) the list is a bit shorter than last year but there are a lot of great options! Learn how to cast your vote below!

PLEASE read this entire article carefully. If you email with questions that are clearly explained in the following article I will not respond. We get A LOT of emails related to this.

Recumbent of the year is decided on a seven vote system.

You, our loyal readers, will get one collective vote. Meaning… You will all vote on your choice for Recumbent of the Year. The bike or trike you choose as a unit will be counted as one vote. Official voting begins December 15th and ends on January 1st when we make the announcement. ALL VOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO BRYAN@BENTRIDERONLINE.COM. Votes posted on the message board or Facebook page will NOT be counted.

Larry and I also get one vote each.

Two dealers (whose names will not be released and will change year to year) also get one vote each. We’ll make sure to include ones that are large enough to encompass many brands and therefore not be biased.

We will also be giving out two anonymous wild card votes to other recumbent writers and bloggers. Again, these will change year to year. If any of these four voters want to disclose they’re vote, they’re welcome to but we won’t be breaking it down here on BentRider.

If you don’t see a bike or trike on the list please remember that in order to be nominated a bike MUST be either completely new and/or completely revised in 2013. AND it must have been widely available at some point during the calendar year.

And now… THE NOMINEES!!! (All nominees are linked back to either the BentRider review or the manufacturer web site.)