By Jonathan Shih
In 1983, American engineer and technologist Steven K. Roberts left suburban life behind and began traveling across the United States on a custom-built recumbent bicycle called Winnebiko. Over the next eight years, he covered roughly 17,000 miles across three increasingly advanced machines: Winnebiko, Winnebiko II, and the enormous BEHEMOTH, which eventually weighed about 580 pounds (263 kg).
Roberts wasn't simply touring. He was experimenting with a mobile lifestyle decades before remote work became normal. His bikes carried computers, amateur-radio equipment, solar power, and communications technology, allowing him to write and transmit work from the road. His companion Maggie Victor joined him for roughly 6,000 miles.
The journey became a real-world experiment in technology, independence, and location-free work—helping establish Roberts as an early “technomad” and a precursor to today's digital nomad.
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