http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/45 Jean-Charles Gosselin 2008-06-30T23:56:40 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/36 Roger Chao 2008-06-08T12:30:50 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/35 This list is back online should anyone want to use it... Brian Brian Wilson 2008-06-07T18:42:12 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/32 Joe Mitrovic 2008-01-15T00:27:23 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/31 HEY EVERYONE!! How's it going? Several people have mentioned that the IHPVA.org mailing list archives are messed up. I know this and I AM NOT FIXING THEM. :-) Well ACTUALLY I will but in a round about way. Once a year or so I jump in here and say running IHPVA.org is my HOBBY so that I don't feel so guilty about it not being run flawlessly. The current Internet service provider lost ANOTHER hard drive about 2 weeks ago and the server that IHPVA lives on is still limping. NO I don't need money but thanks for asking. TIME would help but money would not help since I would only spend it on more GPS equipment and go hiking to test it! If I gave the money to the ISP they would spend it on donuts or golf clubs or ham radio equipment-- It would not go into better server equipment... let's not talk about it! Keeping all this IHPVA.org stuff going at the moment is very taxing for me. I have about 10 minutes a week to devote to it right now. The guy who does their system backups there and generally keeps all the systems online is well... let's just say it's NOT his day job and his heart is not in it. (That guy is, of course, me) We currently have a bad Internet connection and unreliable equipment but it's FREE!! Great huh? The only ADVANTAGE is that hosting is "FREE" there because I keep things running. (They indeed pay me something but it's NOT worth what I get.) HOWEVER since I started doing IHPVA.org hosting costs have dropped from many $100's per month to $6/month so it is no longer worth keeping up this barter arrangement. I want OUT! OUT NOW!!! WHAT THIS MEANS This means IHPVA.ORG is MOVING!!! Yes. YES! FINALLY... I am moving it to another service provider. For $6 / month someone ELSE can manage the network headaches and the backups etc etc etc... then I have 10 minutes a week MORE to spend on the site. ANTICIPATE DISRUPTIONS. I decided that moving the site QUICKLY rather than slowly and carefully would help keep me sane. (Some believe this is a futile) I don't have a really good way to move the SUBSCRIBER lists. SO -- when the move happens, you will get notifications that you have been subscribed to whatever lists you're already on. Just like when you originally subscribed. Because it will be a new list on a new server. SETTINGS like "digest", "no mail", etc will be LOST and you will have to connect to the new web page and reset them, I AM SORRY but this is my HOBBY. Did I mention that? I will ATTEMPT to sort out the problems with the mailing list archives AFTER things have moved. But I can't make any guarantees. I won't have as much control of the new server (I WANT it that way!) but I will do what I can. The new service provider is at "hostmonster.com" who have been doing a decent job hosting other sites for me since June. Hopefully the traffic for IHPVA.org will not be a problem.. Two sites over there already are http://HuPI.org and http://ravenproject.org are moved there already. (Pssssst I hear that the Raven will fly again!!!) The original HPV mailing list started out as "hpv< at >sonoma.edu" and then moved to IHPVA.org over 10 years ago (long before there was a "world wide web") It will continue to change from time to time but it will continue to exist... WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN? Geez I dunno - SOON. You will know it because there will be a disruption! Brian Wilson Corvallis OR -- where I am enjoying lovely fall color here now (Now, anticipating 6 bounce messages saying "you are not subscribed to this list"... I press Send)------------------------------------------------------------------------ (I just used up my 10 minutes allocated for the week to write this, dang it! See you next week!) Brian Wilson 2007-11-08T06:05:03 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/30 I will be out of the office starting 08/30/2007 and will not return until 09/04/2007. If you need assistance right away, please contact Jim Chandler (303.236.8193) or Jim Behrmann (303.236.4526). Terry_Black< at >fws.gov 2007-09-01T22:06:39 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/29 Niagara Velomobile Happening Sept 22 - 23 THIS EVENT'S FOCUS IS ON FULL FAIRED VELOMOBILES (DESIGNING, BUILDING & PRACTICAL USE) AT REG RODARO'S WORKSHOP, (near) NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ONTARIO SATURDAY - WORK SHOPS - SPEAKERS - DEMONSTRATIONS - BBQ. AND POT LUCK. SUNDAY Breakfast ride plus hands on workshops BLUE VELO will have a Waw, Quest, Mango, go-one3 and Versatile for the Sunday Country Ride .For more information http://www.hptabrant.ca/velo2007.htm Email - hpta< at >rogers.com Joe Mitrovic 2007-09-01T13:14:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/28 http://www.hptabrant.ca/chinrace.htm Joe Mitrovic 2007-07-01T16:43:14 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/27 I will be out of the office starting 05/26/2007 and will not return until 06/06/2007. If you need assistance right away, please contact Jim Chandler (303.236.8193) or Jim Behrmann (303.236.4526). Terry_Black< at >fws.gov 2007-06-05T22:27:39 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/26 News Release For Immediate Release RECUMBENT CYCLISTS LEAD THE PACK IN ALL-NEW RACES AT CHIN INTERNATIONAL PICNIC. BANNED BIKES TO BE SHOWCASED IN NEW RACES THAT PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE DIAMOND-SHAPED BIKE. TORONTO, June 6, 2007 - Recumbent Bikes may still be banned from international racing but they've found a new home at the CHIN International Community Races. "This is very exciting because it is the first race for recumbents in Canada since the 1930s. The Tour de France outlawed recumbents because they gave an unfair advantage to riders," said Leslie Sutch, Treasurer of the Human Powered Transportation Association, an organization which promotes the use of human powered vehicles, such as bicycles. In 1934, the Union Cycliste International (UCI) banned recumbent bicycles from international racing, saying that recumbents were not bicycles. Since then, recumbent races have come to exist in various parts of the world but international races still remain outlawed by the UCI. On Saturday, June 30, adult recumbent racers will have a chance to compete for the first time in the CHIN International Community Races, at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, in Toronto. While cycling races are an annual event at the CHIN International Picnic, the rec umbent races are new for 2007. The races are open to adults who own recumbent bikes. A recumbent bike is one where the rider sits back in a long, full seat with his/her legs in a horizontal position. This position cuts wind resistance, allowing greater biking speed, while providing more comfort and better braking. Although unconventional, these bicycles are extremely efficient for racing. The CHIN races will feature three different types of vehicles, with a 4 or 5 lap race for each - a two-wheel bike race at 9 a.m., a three-wheel bike race at 10:20 a.m. and a velomobile race at 12:40 p.m. Velomobiles are enclosed bikes that have a similar shape to race cars but are powered by humans instead of fuel. The races are being organized by the Midweek Cycling Club. For more details about the CHIN International Picnic Recumbent Races or to learn more about Midweek Cycling Club, please visit www.midweekclub.ca. Midweek Cycling Club is affiliated with the Ontario Cycling Association, and sanctioned by both the Canadian Cycling Association and the international governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale. Founded in 1995 and incorporated as a not for profit in 2002, Midweek Cycling Club is dedicated to road racing and development of new riders of all ages. Programs include weekly "learn-to-race" and "practice" races. The club has a membership of 100+ and regularly attracts over 300 participants to its elite events. Joe Mitrovic 2007-06-05T00:47:58 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/25 Hi I need a bit of advice and stumbled across your site. Hopefully I am in the right place and on the right mailing list! I have a chance of buying a pushbike that has an engine all ready strapped to the front wheel. One of the things I have wanted to do for ages is build a rickshaw but I live in Cornwall, England. Very hilly. So I have been thinking, could I utilise this bike with the engine, build a frame of the bike and then when a hill comes, flick a switch and get swept majestically up the hill. Is this possible please? Any ideas whether there are plans that might help me. I'll have to take the idea to a welder. Any welders in and near Cornwall who might be able to help? Many thanks. Richard Brown 2007-05-22T12:49:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/24 I will be out of the office starting 05/08/2007 and will not return until 05/16/2007. If you need assistance right away, please contact Jim Chandler (303.236.8193) or Jim Behrmann (303.236.4526). Terry_Black< at >fws.gov 2007-05-12T22:09:14 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/23 The Midweek Cycling club has offered The Human Powered Transportation Association members a race opportunity in the upcoming CHIN picnic Race event July 1 2007 in Toronto Ontario Canada Race 1 - 2 wheelers? M & F Recumbent Race At least 10 riders for each class should be preregistered. Last year, it was an estimated 250,000 people that attended the picnic. Imagine the publicity for recumbents, for recumbent groups/clubs and especially for businesses selling recumbents if we managed to scrape up enough riders for Midweek to actually hold recumbent classes in their race schedule annually? Email hpta< at >rogers.com to get registration info or check out upcoming events at www.hptabrant.ca for details Joe Mitrovic 2007-05-12T17:59:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/22 New Board Member from NVHPV Netherlands 29 March 2007 Ben Wichers Schreur has resigned as IHPVA Representative for NVHPV Netherlands. The new representative is Marcel van Eijk. Richard Ballantine 2007-04-02T23:20:58 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/21 From: mccambridge< at >hotmail.com Subject: handcycle research-- developing world Date: 27 March 2007 08:02:24 BST I'm hoping you can publicize this to anyone who might be interested. I'm an engineer working with an organization developing hand-powered tricycles for developing country use. We made a YouTube video featuring some cool home-built devices made by people with disabilities in the southern Philippines. Please forward to anyone who might be interested to comment on handcycle design, or to anyone who might be interested just to see it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC1MgP2fXAQ thanks -Matt Richard Ballantine 2007-04-02T13:32:42 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/18 I will be out of the office starting 11/08/2006 and will not return until 11/16/2006. If you need assistance right away, please contact Jim Chandler (303.236.8193) or Jim Behrmann (303.236.4526). Terry_Black< at >fws.gov 2006-11-08T23:02:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/4 Hello everybody, I used to belong to this list, but left in 2003 at the height of frame wars/helmet wars/blah wars. I've been riding DF for the last 10 years, and have never owned a recumbent, although I've tried a few. Now, unfortunately, I may be forced to get one. A wee bit of background: I live in Alsace, France. I'm pushing 60. I ride a classic Lapierre titanium with 700c x 23 wheels. I wouldn't call myself a powerful rider, but I do seem to have quite good endurance. So far this year I've done 10,000 km, including the Paris-Brest-Paris Audax and qualifiers, and a 2000-metre climb to the Weisseegletscher in Austria, which includes 15% slopes and long, long climbs at 8-10%. My currently-favoured training loop is 200 km through the Vosges massif. Next year I want to do the Paris-Tourmalet Audax and Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur, and a diagonale would be nice too. Last week I took a minor tumble in ridiculous circumstances, and I now seem to have pushed an old back weakness past the critical point. My ride today ended at 21 km with back pain of the "I'm doing damage" kind, and I've had pinched-nerve pains that stopped me dead in my tracks. So now the idea of buying a bent has come to the fore again. I've been looking at the Optima Baron, which the makers proclaim "the Paris-Brest-Paris bike", but I wonder how easy it would be to stop and restart on a 10% slope - that's hard enough on a DF, when you have to get your cleats in. Furthermore, I know a chap who has a Baron, and although he's a much more powerful rider than I he has trouble in the mountains when I'm having fun. My eye has also been snagged by the KMX Karts XT tourer, which looks like fun but maybe not so good on forest roads with holes in, and probably low on the endurance too. Anyway, I would be grateful of any advice anyone could come up with. The ideal, of course, would be for the back to get better... TIA JohnE John Ewing 2006-11-04T17:53:09 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/3 does anyone know if bill is still in business? forest silva 2005-12-28T01:00:48 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva/2 Hi all, this is just to let you know that I have a boat for sale, some of you may have have seen it already, it's the "Felix the Cat" tandem catamaran and also the Barracuda upright pedal boat. I'm letting them go for ridiculous prices. Here's the link on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Water-bicycle-tandem-catamaran-propeller-powered_W0QQitemZ7178144631QQcategoryZ36123QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.ca/Water-bicycle-propeller-powered-Stable-and-Fast_W0QQitemZ7178383376QQcategoryZ36123QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem And pics are on: http://felix-the-fast-cat.blogspot.com/ http://barracudahpb.blogspot.com/ Thanks, and have a nice end of riding season, the building season is coming : ) Questions are welcomed Felix __________________________________________________________ Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? magasinage.yahoo.ca Félix Audet 2005-08-24T16:41:14 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.iphva