#recumbent — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/117173944252546916

:boost: I know folks prefer a crowdfunding platform where they can see a thermometer...I haven't found one with a ToS I like yet so I just did a total raised since August 29.

Combined folks donating directly via PayPal or indirectly via Bandcamp, the total raised is $246.38.

Thank you so much! That has almost paid for 5 PT appointments. I'm going to continue crowdfunding for a while because I need more PT, the mobility aid debt is 1000s, and I have PhD application fees coming up.

Thank you!! 🎉

https://paypal.me/plantedu

#Recumbent #Accessibility #Disability #MutualAid #Cycling

RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/117173944252546916

:boost: I know folks prefer a crowdfunding platform where they can see a thermometer...I haven't found one with a ToS I like yet so I just did a total raised since August 29.

Combined folks donating directly via PayPal or indirectly via Bandcamp, the total raised is $246.38.

Thank you so much! That has almost paid for 5 PT appointments. I'm going to continue crowdfunding for a while because I need more PT, the mobility aid debt is 1000s, and I have PhD application fees coming up.

Thank you!! 🎉

https://paypal.me/plantedu

#Recumbent #Accessibility #Disability #MutualAid #Cycling

RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/117173944252546916

:boost: I know folks prefer a crowdfunding platform where they can see a thermometer...I haven't found one with a ToS I like yet so I just did a total raised since August 29.

Combined folks donating directly via PayPal or indirectly via Bandcamp, the total raised is $246.38.

Thank you so much! That has almost paid for 5 PT appointments. I'm going to continue crowdfunding for a while because I need more PT, the mobility aid debt is 1000s, and I have PhD application fees coming up.

Thank you!! 🎉

https://paypal.me/plantedu

#Recumbent #Accessibility #Disability #MutualAid #Cycling

RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/117173944252546916

:boost: I know folks prefer a crowdfunding platform where they can see a thermometer...I haven't found one with a ToS I like yet so I just did a total raised since August 29.

Combined folks donating directly via PayPal or indirectly via Bandcamp, the total raised is $246.38.

Thank you so much! That has almost paid for 5 PT appointments. I'm going to continue crowdfunding for a while because I need more PT, the mobility aid debt is 1000s, and I have PhD application fees coming up.

Thank you!! 🎉

https://paypal.me/plantedu

#Recumbent #Accessibility #Disability #MutualAid #Cycling

RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/117173944252546916

:boost: I know folks prefer a crowdfunding platform where they can see a thermometer...I haven't found one with a ToS I like yet so I just did a total raised since August 29.

Combined folks donating directly via PayPal or indirectly via Bandcamp, the total raised is $246.38.

Thank you so much! That has almost paid for 5 PT appointments. I'm going to continue crowdfunding for a while because I need more PT, the mobility aid debt is 1000s, and I have PhD application fees coming up.

Thank you!! 🎉

https://paypal.me/plantedu

#Recumbent #Accessibility #Disability #MutualAid #Cycling

FYI:
https://panoramax.openstreetmap.fr/?s=fp;s2;p163d89f1-cd56-41a7-85d0-61530f537fda;c91.57/-24.02/0;m17/53.56256/9.941097;vd;bs;udefault

#hamburg
#liegerad
#recumbent
#regel17
#panoramax

The other day I posted a picture of just the frame for this trike as I was starting to build it. This is the completed beast which I've been riding for a few days now.

Super comfortable, 2 battery mounts (only one battery on this morning, but the idea is to be able to go a long ways or have the ability to do massive climbs without completely draining the charge), head and tail lights, 2 bottle holders, and a wireless charging phone mount (it was an option, I had to get it).

The motor kit is from Grin Technologies in Vancouver, and it's been injected with cooling fluid (which they call Statorade, lol!) to keep the temp. stable even on long climbs. (Hub motor overheating can be a real issue)

It will be interesting to see how long the brake pads last with the regenerative braking taking on the bulk of the load.

So far, so fun!

#recumbenttrike #recumbent #cycling #trike

Registrations are now open for the next British Human Power Club race meet at Colchester Sports Park on the 9th of August. Nice smooth tarmac, good sightlines and sensible* corners make it the opposite of last weekend's twisty silliness at Hereford and Evesham. I'm also hoping that August means it won't be stupidly cold, like it was when we last went there in 2022 and I had to un-jam my chain with frozen fingers.

https://www.bhpc.org.uk/events/2026-races/


* For certain values of sensible: There's a steep embankment on the outside of the hairpin to keep things interesting if you overcook it.

#BHPC #recumbent #cycling #velomobile #tricycle #handcycle

Recumbent Maintenance Basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFbUmr3536g #BikeTooter #Recumbent #Trike

Instead of "biketivism" including only those pedaling 2 wheels, make it "cyc-ops" and bring in everyone from unicyclists to quadricyclists and more. 😃 👍

#BikeTooter #Recumbent #Trike

The Most Inspiring Ride in Texas | Adaptive Cycling in San Antonio

I always feel like I should annotate JaYoe's videos where he talks about "adaptive cycling" and disability. Because the ableism comes through, even if it's benign.

Suffice it to say, I'd love to hear the perspective of longtime disabled cyclists represented more...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfyiDk2FgVo #TX #BikeTooter #Recumbent #Trike

Spezi 2026-Radical Designs has New Fabrics/Colors & More

I didn't spend a looong time looking at this booth, but the bags looked good to me and were definitely of interest to me given that Ortlieb no longer makes its recumbent line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYXAL5rPdoE #Recumbent #Trike #BikeTooter #Spezi2026

Spezi 2026-AZUB Bikes w Honza Galla

Laid Back Bike Report finally go their #Spezi2026 uploads up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9I7VkdKbYA #Recumbent #Trike #BikeTooter

https://www.icetrikes.co/accessibility #Recumbent #BikeTooter #Handcycle #Accessibility #Disability

SPEZI (spezialradmesse)

Some minutes in, he exults over the ICE Sprint handcycle and says it's the best he's ever tried.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IKsq78wjsA #Spezi2026 #Recumbent #BikeTooter #Handcycle #Accessibility #Disability

Sorting out the race files for the first British Human Power Club meet of the 2026 season at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on Saturday. Good to see a decent number of arm-powered entries, and people who haven't raced with us before.

Hopefully it'll stay dry enough that I don't end up riding blind and come off the track at a random tangent like I did last time...

https://www.bhpc.org.uk/race-day/


#BHPC #Recumbent #HPV #Cycling #Handcycle #Hillingdon

#FotoVorschlag "Das passt da nicht rein"

Doch, ein Liege-Trike passt in die Ente — zumindest bei ausgebauter Rücksitzbank, mit Queue (Kofferaumverlängerung, welche die Ente sozusagen zu einem Stufenheckauto macht) und mit dem einzelnen Rad zwischen den Vordersitzen.

(Eigentlich wäre ja nur das erste Foto der Vorschlag, aber ich habe das zweite Foto auch mal angehängt, falls jemand eine weitere Perspektive interessiert.)

#2CV #Citroën2CV #KMX #Trike #Regel17 #Recumbent

The 2026 British Human Power Club race meet calendar is now complete:

https://www.bhpc.org.uk/events/2026-races/

Note that due to the high entry fee and limited numbers the Derby Velodrome event is unofficial, and will not earn championship points. It's a rare opportunity to ride something other than a conventional track bike on an indoor velodrome.

After the popularity of the (narrow, twisty) track at Hereford, we're doing a double-bill with the similar track at Evesham. Should be good fun for the un-faired and multitrack riders.

And we've managed to secure exclusive use of the (eyewateringly expensive) Betteshanger Park track for a weekend in September. Not a full World Championships, but we hope that some riders from continental Europe will take the opportunity to come over to enjoy the track, which with its long swooping curves and good sight-lines is well suited to faster machines.

#HPV #recumbent #bicycle #tricycle #handcycle #velomobile #regel17 #biketooter

In #HPV news, this amazing video of Yesterday's attempt by the #BHPC's Russell Bridge to set a new British record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge currently taking place at Battle Mountain, Nevada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsQWaNPOec4

The potatovision is a capture from his forward vision camera (the SeventySeven has no windscreen). There's some aliasing he doesn't get on his screen, but that's basically his entire view of the road. The nostril-cam is unflattering, but gives a whole new perspective on what it's like inside the bike.

Fingers crossed for another wind-legal run at some point.

#cycling #recumbent

Just finished sorting out the race files for the #BHPC event at #Bath #OddDown cycle circuit on Sunday. In which the weather threatens to be decent, and I will try really hard not to crash the Notso on the horrible bottom corner (and proceed around the hairpin at slightly above walking pace, no doubt).

https://www.bhpc.org.uk/race-day/

#HPV #recumbent #tricycle #bicycle #handcycle

I've been a little distracted with broad-spectrum DIY, but the British Human Power Club racing season kicks off at #Hillingdon on Saturday. Registrations close at midday tomorrow.

Our events are open to anyone over the age of 12, on anything that's human-powered and meets a minimal set of safety requirements.

Full 2025 event calendar at: https://www.bhpc.org.uk/events/2025-races/

#HPV #recumbent #bicycle #tricycle #velomobile #handcycle #pedalcar

A couple of days passed before I remembered exactly where I'd carefully stored the old freewheel that I wanted to install on my new wheel.

The old freewheel is a Suntour which I rode around with briefly over 20 years ago before I replaced it with something else for some reason that I can no longer remember. I didn't throw this nice part away - it emigrated with us.

The name now belongs to a Taiwanese company, but the original Suntour was Japanese. They were very innovative and made high quality parts for reasonable prices. My freewheel is from the early 1990s. It's a quality part with replaceable sprockets (I remember bike shops having a choice of sprockets back in the day) and it has a quiet clutch mechanism. Nice. No tick tick tick when free-wheeling.

Suntour had their own indexed gearing system and in principle this isn't supposed to be compatible with Shimano's SIS, but with a bit of careful adjustment it's working more or correctly.

Of course I'm still going to take apart the freehub from the other wheel and see if I can fix that as well. It's nice to have a spare.
#suntour #accushift #bicyclerepairman #bicycle #recumbent #regel17 #biketooter

'Any launch that you can ride away from...'

I'd say that was a decent first attempt at riding Notso with the lid on, given the gusting crosswind. The restricted view of the horizon makes balancing weird.

#NotGreatButNotTerrible #BHPC #Recumbent #Streamliner #Regel17

In other news, still a couple more days before the close of registrations for the #WHPVA championships. Anyone over the age of 12 on anything human-powered can take part. Unfortunately, the camping pitches have now sold out, and late registrations aren't guaranteed a T-shirt (the order has now gone to the printers).

https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/

We currently have 129 registered riders, which makes this a bigger event than when the #BHPC last hosted it in 2018. I've cleaned the chain on the Red Baron, and I'm starting to look at weather forecasts...


#whpvc2024 #Recumbent #HPV #Velomobile #PedalCar #HandCycle

Little preview of the WHPVA Championships in August courtesy of Barney and the Laidback Bike Report:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYvE3HUcE8Y

I can confirm that @[email protected] and I have written 238 individual RFID timing tags so far, with another batch to go after registrations close.

Less than 3 weeks left to register...

#HPV #Recumbent #Racing #BHPC #WHPVA #Regel17

PSA before I go away for the weekend:

Medium-rate registration for the 2024 Human Powered Vehicle World Championship, at Betteshanger Park in Kent, UK on 16-18 of August, closes on Monday (after which prices go up, and you won't get a T-shirt).

Juniors (12-16) are half-price, and camping is available on site. Any kind of rider (you don't have to be an athlete) on any kind of human-powered vehicle (as long as it has a brake and no dangerous sharp bits) can take part. Spectators are welcome, free of charge.

We currently have 112 riders registered, but I'd really like to see more Women and Juniors on the list.

More details at: https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/

Registration at: https://shop.bhpc.org.uk/wc2024

#BHPC #WHPVA #HPV #Cycling #Racing #Recumbent #Velomobile #Bicycle #Tricycle #Handcycle #PedalCar #Regel17

Registrations for the British Human Power Club meet at York Sports Village, to coincide with the York Rally on the 23rd of June are now open.

https://shop.bhpc.org.uk/race-signon

Meanwhile, early-bird registrations for the #WHPVA championships at #Betteshanger in August end next week. More details at https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/

#Recumbent #Bicycle #Tricycle #Handcycle #Velomobile #Cycling #Racing #HumanPower #HPV #YorkRally

Early-bird registrations for the 2024 World Human Powered Vehicle Association championships (hosted by the British Human Power Club at Betteshanger Park in Kent, UK on 16-18th of August) are now open.

Pretty much anything exclusively human-powered with a rider over 12 years of age can take part - athleticism is strictly optional, and spectators are welcome.

Camping will be available on site.

https://shop.bhpc.org.uk/wc2024 to register.

https://wc2024.bhpc.org.uk/ for more details.

#HPV #Recumbent #Bicycle #Tricycle #HandCycle #PedalCar #WHPVA #BHPC #WC2024 #Betteshanger