Jay Duchene
President and founder of Allegheny Recumbent Tours, Jay has been a "bent" rider for years, having first discovered recumbent bikes while a young man living in Lake Tahoe California. Jay is a life-long resident of the Western PA (except for those California years!) and a great lover of its beautiful hills and valleys. Jay, his wife and son have been using the trails for years and have fallen in love with the entire Great Allegheny Passage.
Jay started ART in order to introduce more people to the comfort and pleasure of riding recumbent cycles and to introduce more people to the beautiful trails maintained by the Allegheny Trail Alliance. Jay has pledged that a percentage of all profits realized by ART, go to ATA to help expand and maintain the trails he loves so much!
Wendy Duchene
Jay's wife and business partner, joined the business in 2005 to help promote ART. Together, The Duchene's purchased a home in historic Confluence PA from which to operate the business.
Confluence Cyclery
ART is now located in The Confluence Cyclery, a full service bike rental, retail and repair shop located in the center of Confluence. Owned and operated by Brad and Maureen Smith, Confluence Cyclery has eveything you need for an outstanding bike ride.
Bill Metzger
While not a member of ART, Bill Metzger is a great friend of recumbent cycling and the bike trails of Pennsylvania. A recumbent cyclist after decades of road bike riding, Bill is one of the founding members of the Montour Trail Council. Bill is the author of "The Great Allegheny Passage Companion" and often shares his knowledge with tour riders.
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