Comments on: AutoSpeed on alternative transport http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Fri, 04 May 2012 07:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jay Coleman http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Jay Coleman Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:40:23 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/#comment-1042 <p>Thought Julian and other riders of HPV in and around your part of the world might be interested in this website and the links to others. Go here, http://www.recumbents.com/home.asp</p> Thought Julian and other riders of HPV in and around your part of the world might be interested in this website and the links to others. Go here, http://www.recumbents.com/home.asp

]]> By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 Treadly and Me Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:08:21 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/#comment-1043 <p>To my knowledge I haven't come across any of Julian's writing before, but he's got some <a href="http://www.speedpedal.com.au/cms/articles.html" rel="nofollow">interesting articles</a> on his wife's web site, among them a not overly technical note on <a href="http://www.speedpedal.com.au/cms/A_108490/title_Measuring-Maximum-HPV-Cornering-/article.html" rel="nofollow">recumbent tricycle handling</a> and plenty of stuff on HPV suspension.</p> <p>I've briefly mentioned the importance of <a href="/2007/07/27/extreme-utility-cycling/" rel="nofollow">bicycles in developing nations</a> before, but the <a href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/30/436585.aspx" rel="nofollow">article</a> that hielke pointed to really drives it home as clearly as a smack in the head.</p> To my knowledge I haven’t come across any of Julian’s writing before, but he’s got some interesting articles on his wife’s web site, among them a not overly technical note on recumbent tricycle handling and plenty of stuff on HPV suspension.

I’ve briefly mentioned the importance of bicycles in developing nations before, but the article that hielke pointed to really drives it home as clearly as a smack in the head.

]]> By: Charlie B. http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Charlie B. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:28:45 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/#comment-1044 <p>He's also fairly active on the trike forums and has built a rather impressive fully-suspended trike which appears from video to have very good handling characteristics. He's a bit prone to hyperbole when it comes to suspended HPVs (says that it's essential to have suspension - it's not, it's just really really nice...), but has definitely raised the bar with his home-built efforts. Good to see HPVs promoted in motor vehicle magazines.</p> He’s also fairly active on the trike forums and has built a rather impressive fully-suspended trike which appears from video to have very good handling characteristics. He’s a bit prone to hyperbole when it comes to suspended HPVs (says that it’s essential to have suspension – it’s not, it’s just really really nice…), but has definitely raised the bar with his home-built efforts. Good to see HPVs promoted in motor vehicle magazines.

]]> By: hielke http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 hielke Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:35:41 +0000 http://treadly.net/2007/11/02/autospeed-on-alternative-transport/#comment-1045 <p>On the notion of bikes bringing you freedom as a kid, the notion of freedom is still there for adults in developing countries. John Larson, an NBC corrspondent, has a blog entry on <a href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/30/436585.aspx" rel="nofollow">hope, loss and bicycles in Zambia</a>. The article (not for the faint hearted) refers to <a href="http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/" rel="nofollow">World Bicycle Relief</a> who have some simple powerful stats on how <a href="http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/impact/index.php" rel="nofollow">bikes expand your world</a>.</p> On the notion of bikes bringing you freedom as a kid, the notion of freedom is still there for adults in developing countries. John Larson, an NBC corrspondent, has a blog entry on hope, loss and bicycles in Zambia. The article (not for the faint hearted) refers to World Bicycle Relief who have some simple powerful stats on how bikes expand your world.

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