EDITORIAL We are thrilled to know that you are now holding our catalogue and that you have decided to read it properly, starting with the introduction! Thank you! We try hard not to use paper unnecessarily by filling it with information that is constantly updated and easy to find on our website www.azub.eu anyway. But on the other hand, we know that paper is paper. Nothing can beat the feeling of a printed publication in your hands and flicking through it or becoming absorbed in certain parts. And because we enjoy these too, we have decided to put together this issue. Hope it will bring you some...

LET’S HIT THE ROAD TOGETHER AZUB came into being thanks to a fleeting moment in Norway in 1997. It was the first time I ever saw one. What followed were many years of getting to grips with the secrets of recumbents, endless test rides, first attempts at building, hundreds of hours spent in the workshop and moments of exhilarating experience on the road. In 2000, after three years of euphoric discoveries, it was time to bring AZUB into being officially, to try and earn a living through one’s hobby and enthusiasm. The initial plans were very simple, one could even say naïve and everything that...

AT THE VERY BEGINNING The history of AZUB began on 15th of July 1997 in a small village called Trofors, in the north of Norway, close to the Arctic Circle. That was where Aleš saw a recumbent bike for the very first time. It was just a glimpse, a second gone in a flash. Yet, this single second marked the moment the story of AZUB began. It happened during one of Aleš’s many expeditions, when the bus he was taking broke down in the middle of Scandinavia and he and his fellow travellers had to wait for several days until the bus was repaired. After coming back home, things started moving rapidly....

4. 12. 2000 Another return from travels and another frame. While building this one, Aleš had an idea that perhaps he could earn a living from making recumbent bikes. Gradually, there came the first price list, first promotional photos and first website. We also had the name AZUB, an abbreviation of Aleš’s name and hometown – Aleš Zemánek Uherský Brod. Since the internet was still in its infancy then and each new Czech website was very welcome by the IT community, Seznam.cz published a link to azub.cz on its main page one day. At the time, this web portal was as revered in Czech as Google.com...

A GREAT TEAM = ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS In 2003, there came another milestone. A new experience – working in a team. Aleš employed his oldest brother Laďa and two years later, in 2005, Honza Galla joined them. Both still are in AZUB today and both are fundamental to it. Without them and others who arrived later, AZUB wouldn’t be what it is today. With every new team member came new energy, innovations and passion. The selection of new colleagues is and always will be a crucial job, since not anyone can be involved in the future of AZUB. It must be a person who fits the internal order of AZUB, a...

MAX The adventurous souls of AZUB people longed to create a bike that would be similar to the mountain bikes of the time. It was to be built from readily available components, have better passability and more of a “grown-up” look. Basically, it was to have two 26” wheels. In addition, there was quite a demand for such a bike from many customers. It therefore came as no surprise that in 2005 we introduced a model aptly named MAX which has been a staple in our portfolio ever since. At one point its truly off-road version bore the name HardCore which we eventually dropped. Today, the MAX is one...

THE FIRST TRIKE As late as 2007, Aleš kept saying that he would never get into trikes. He was basically a “single-track” kind of guy. However, man proposes, demand disposes. In 2010, two prototypes of a trike without suspension came on the scene. They had 20” wheels all around and didn’t even have a folding mechanism. We were absolutely thrilled and couldn’t get enough of them. As with all our other bikes, the first trikes had adjustable seats, both in angle and with regard to the distance from the pedals, and they also had adjustable handlebars. The second yellow prototype found a home with...

Ti-FLY In 2016 at the SPEZI show, we took a deep breath, summoned all our strength and with eager anticipation unveiled our new AZUB Ti-FLY trike with a full suspension. Its exceptional comfort and superb riding properties are provided by a pair of transverse titanium leaf springs at the front. In fact, we first introduced this model the day before, on our website. Taking our cue from Tesla, we placed a reservation form on the web and during the 9-hour journey to Germersheim, we excitedly watched the number of people reserving our new top model steadily growing, long before it was actually presented...

TRIPLE WINNER Since the beginning, we have said that our dream was to make the best recumbents in the world. We longed to be amongst the best. But how does one know? A clear proof of our dream coming true was the “Trike of the Year 2015” award for our TRIcon 26 by Bentrideronline.com. A year later, we were awarded another one for the Ti-FLY 26 and in 2018 yet another one for the Ti-FLY X. And that was definitely something to celebrate. But we would hate to rest on our laurels or become complacent. Our critical thinking is too strong for that and the desire to improve too burning. So, we carry...

BAJOVEC Between 2006 and 2018, we were based on beautiful premises of a former mill. We were leasing it from our friend and year after year, room after room, building after building, he kept tirelessly converting them exactly in accordance to our requirements and needs. We started in one large room, which served as a parts store, office, assembly workshop and a showroom in one. As our team kept growing and more and more bikes were being built, we gradually spread into further rooms across other floors. Over time, it was pretty clear that we needed to look for a new place, so we set off on a great...