Note from Genevieve Schmitt, former owner/editor of Trike Riders Now.
"I am excited to share with the readers of Trike Riders Now that effective today Trike Riders Now has a new owner. I've posted the official press release of this transaction below spelling out the details. If you're reading this story on TrikeRidersNow.com, soon that web address will redirect to its new home, BikernetTrikes.com. If you're reading this on that new site, welcome to the new home for trike news and reviews on the Web."

Keith R. Ball, editor and owner of Bikernet.com, the oldest and most read V-twin motorcycle magazine online, has acquired TrikeRidersNow.com, an online magazine covering the three-wheeled industry. Trike RidersNow.com was launched in 2009 by Genevieve Schmitt, editor and owner of WomenRidersNow.com. Schmitt will join Ball in creating the Bikernet online portal where visitors can find four motorcycle magazines, Bikernet, Bikernet Trikes (formerly Trike Riders Now), Bikernet Baggers, and Women Riders Now, creating the largest family of motorcycle Web sites.

“I am excited to add trikes to the Bikernet family,” said Keith R. Ball. “The trike market is one of the fastest growing segments of the powersports industry. That, along with our new bagger site and Genevieve’s Women Riders Now magazine, will provide online motorcycle enthusiasts all the information they want from one family of Web sites. More importantly, we can offer advertisers opportunities to reach a wider variety of readers online.”

“I couldn’t have found a better person than Keith to take over Trike Riders Now at this time,” said Genevieve Schmitt. “By handing over the reins to Keith and his staff, I can focus on expanding WomenRidersNow.com, which in its seven years of existence has firmly planted itself as the leader in motorcycling news, reviews and information aimed at women.”

While Ball becomes the new owner of Trike Riders Now, Women Riders Now is still completely owned by Schmitt. However, by being part of the Bikernet family of sites and cross-linking them to each other, advertisers have greater opportunities to target their campaigns.

The sites can be accessed through their respective URLs or through the portal URL, Bikernet.com.