http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general 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.general/4543 The Real Lite guy came through again and made good on his warranty. http://www.reallite.com/warranty.htm This is the second time I've returned the unit for repair and he fixes it and returns it for free. I think it is one of the best tail lights around. Regards, Dave Franzen Eugene, Oregon -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Dave Franzen 2008-09-26T21:51:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4541 http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html Google is committing $10,000,000.00 to this. -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Greg Nuspel 2008-09-26T10:08:09 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4538 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexbike26-2008sep26,0,2756113.story "In Mexico City, bicycles rule the Sunday streets" Column One in the LA Times JW Stephens 2008-09-26T02:59:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4535 I harvested this from a kinetic sculpture list. http://www.abundantadventures.com/mtfaq/frontderail/fr.derail.mods.html Dave Franzen Eugene, Oregon -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Dave Franzen 2008-09-25T00:51:06 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4531 ... when over half the tools in your toolbox are "roadkill" (picked up off of the roadway). Elrey in Orange County, California JW Stephens 2008-09-23T21:13:27 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4530 ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Beechy To: hpvbuilders< at >yahoogroups.ca Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:18 PM Subject: [hpvbuilders] Link to Velo event Here is the link to this weekends event: http://www.hptabrant.ca/velo2008.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: hpvbuilders< at >yahoogroups.ca; hpta< at >rogers.com From: john_murray< at >sympatico.ca Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:04:44 -0400 Subject: [hpvbuilders] Velo event I was looking for details, time etc for this weekend Velo event... anyone have a link or details?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (6) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: hpvbuilders-unsubscribe< at >yahoogroups.ca To get to the webpage: http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/hpvbuilders Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! Reg Rodaro 2008-09-18T17:52:08 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4528 Has anyone modified a headshok or built a similar fork to take a Rolhoff rear wheel? I am planning a moving bottom bracket FWD with suspension. ..Duncan -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Duncan McDonald 2008-09-12T22:54:00 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4527 http://iphonegames.typepad.com/extremepreneur/2008/09/hate-suvs-blame-chickens.html William Volk william.volk< at >gmail.com -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. William Volk 2008-09-12T18:56:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4506 OK that's me and Tetz, any others? Incidentally I was hit a total of 3 times, twice in the same intersection as a pedestrian, and 2 of the three vehicles were totaled. John Clary 2008-09-10T18:36:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4495 It looks like Greg Kolodziejzyk of Canada has bested kayaker Carter Johnson's 24 hour distance world record of 242 km this morning. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pDb9rwFGq6A0J6oMUYQOyXQ Elrey in Orange County, California, USA JW Stephens 2008-09-09T15:42:43 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4493 I submit this article and particularly the video for comment.\ <http://tinyurl.com/5j2n67> The video shows a really cool bike parking facility. I have doubts about any city in the US ponying up for the expense of such a facility, but I like the concept. But the concept seems to me to stifle bike design. I can't imagine two wheeled recumbents fitting into this design (well maybe SWB's), never mind trikes. What say you? Dave Franzen Eugene, Oregon -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Dave Franzen 2008-09-09T03:52:33 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4491 Good morning, West Virginia University is headquarters for the national Alternative Fuels Training Center (NAFTC) and they are planning a symposium to increase public awareness of alternative transportation modes. A friend of mine is organizing the event here in WV on Sept 27 and would like me to bring vehicles that represent the latest technology in human power, in addition to giving a talk. I was wondering if anyone in the Morgantown, WV area (Pittsburgh, DC, Buffalo, etc) has a velomobile they would like to bring for the event. I'll have display space to show it to attendees all day and will be giving a 15min talk during which it will be featured. My first choice would be an Alleweder Versatile, but all others are welcome. If it isn't too far I may be able to come get it. I'll take good care of it. Also, the event is open to the public and I'd invite anyone interested to attend as well. I may also have my electric car (Fiero) running by then and on display. Nick Hein Morgantown, WV -- This messag Nick Hein 2008-09-03T09:56:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4490 I always wear a helmet unless I am just tooling around the neighbor hood where everyone knows me. In addition to my flag I have a flashing light attached to the back of my helmet. Others tell me they can see way in the distance. I also notice that cars give me a wider berth when my light is flashing. While I have never fallen/ hit etc. where my helmet would have helped I am not taking any chances. Here in Florida there are just too many nut cases who like to run bikes off the road. Your head, your call. Ed Logan GRR, Kettwiesel and Vision Metro -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Ed Logan 2008-09-02T20:10:54 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4480 I've just become the proud owner of an HP Velotechnik 'Scorpion' recumbent trike. After years of wearing a cycling helmet on my various two-wheeled machines, do I need to wear one on the trike? Regards Nigel Healey -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. njh< at >nhealey.demon.co.uk 2008-09-02T06:30:59 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4475 Has anyone experimented with elliptical chain rings? I recently got an elliptical chain ring custom made for my human powered boat Critical Power 2 and 24 hour distance record attempt coming up in a couple of weeks on Sept 8th. http://www.adventuresofgreg.com/HPB/2008/08/gps-distance-measuring.html Since there is less momentum on water than rolling on smooth pavement, I found that my legs were being stressed differently during the pedal stroke on the boat than on my M5 lowracer. On the boat there is more resistance all the way around the pedal stroke rather than concentrated at the power positions that I am used to on the road bike and recumbent. The solution was the elliptical chain ring which Matt Cochran at kittadyne http://www.kittadyne.com/ made for me. It concentrates more of the power at the usual power positions. The oval chain ring works very well to better simulate the kind of power distribution that I am trained for by riding the M5. More information about the record attempt and Critical Powe Greg Kolodziejzyk 2008-08-26T14:22:06 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4468 I get clear and repeatable improvement in power on my recumbent exercycle when shifting between 50t round, and 50t BioPace rings. When I get up to a heart rate of 140 on the round, I can shift to the Bio and maintain the same speed and rpm at HR 135. Shift back to round and rate goes back up. At this power output, where my legs are just starting to burn, the burn will go away with the bio, and come back with the round. Feels A LOT smoother too. The difference between the major and minor axes is similar between Bios and Qs is similar, so I'd expect similar results. With the added advantage of being able to fine tune the orientation of the Qs. I've sold about a dozen sets of shortened cranks with Q-rings and have had nothing but good feedback about them. All but one have been with the MTB rings 24-34-44 or the new 23-33-44. With short cranks a 44/11 is enough gear for most people. Mark Stonich; BikeSmith Design & Fabrication Correct me if I am wrong Mark. Is it true that the shortboat< at >charter.net 2008-08-25T20:02:36 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4465 Has anyone out there experimented with these pricey items? I installed a set of Rotor cranks on a fellow's V-Rex some years back, but it didn't work out. One problem may have been that he was simultaneously experimenting with much shorter crank arms, so he didn't have a really direct comparison to what he had before. He did stick with the shorter cranks, but returned the Rotor system to the manufacturer. I've a customer who is considering either Rotor's $800 cranks or their elliptical chainrings. He isn't interested in more speed, but in more efficient power for easier climbing. I've looked into Rotor's Q-rings, but annoyingly it seems they only make these for the larger rings on the crankset, and serious help with climbing would argue for special treatment to the smallest ring. My customer has looked around for opinions online and seen some positive reviews, but one is never sure who to believe and just what the writer's credentials or affiliations are. I figured the HPV list would be a Mike Librik 2008-08-25T13:04:14 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4445 Is anyone heard about this? I just read about it. -Mark H. --- India's gift to green drive: Bicycle < at > 40kmph 2 Aug, 2008, 2045 hrs IST,Moinak Mitra, ET Bureau http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Indias_gift_to_green_drive_Bicycle__40kmph/articleshow/3319246.cms NEW DELHI: India could soon take pride for reinventing the wheel and leading the global green movement! An innovation by a senior administrator at IIT-Kharagpur is helping him ride the humble bicycle at 40 km an hour and pedalling past motor vehicles on busy roads without much effort. And you could be next — cycle manufacturers are planning to launch these hot wheels commercially, very soon. Manoj Mondal is the inventor of the crank pedal—he successfully tweaked the pedal of a bicycle to an extent that it generates almost double the torque (force multiplied by the distance from the centre) than in normal circumstances . In other words, the speed of the bicycle increases from, say, 20 km/hr to 40 km/hr. His feat has already made him the toas MH 2008-08-12T17:50:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4442 Saw this in the news this morning http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsview_sub.php?menu=4&key=2008081229 Nick Hein Morgantown, WV -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Nick Hein 2008-08-12T15:32:05 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4441 Good evening, Couldn't get this message to post in hpv-forsale. Our community bike shop has come across some odd size tires that may be of interest to someone on this list 1 IRC Roadlite 20x1-1/" 2 18" Birdie tires They are $10 ea plus shipping Contact 304-276-0213 if you have questions. Nick Hein -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Nick Hein 2008-08-11T02:05:18 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general/4440 http://bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?p=394521#post394521 Garrie "Carbon Based Lifeform" Hill for pics of Garrie's current time sucking hobbies goto: http://garriehill.winkflash.com/ and http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g277/cfbb/ -- This message comes to you via the hpv< at >bikelist.org mailing list, sponsored by http://ihpva.org/ Visit http://bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/hpv to manage your subscription. Garrie Hill 2008-08-08T17:57:09 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.general