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05-08-03, 04:46 AM
Can't say I knew this guy well, but I did meet him a few years ago and he was a real enthusiast. I think how he is described "cyclist" sums it up.
Obituary from the Scotsman
Steve Donaldson
Steve Donaldson, cyclist
Born: 28 April, 1964, in Aberdeen Died: 23 April, 2003, in Aberdeen, aged 38.
STEVE Donaldson was a noted proponent of recumbent cycling, where the rider lies back on a low, flat machine rather than sitting upright as on a conventional bike. First appearing a century ago, such machines have never been taken seriously by orthodox cycling bodies and, because of their greater speed, are banned from competing on equal terms.
Donaldson was secretary of the British Human Power Club, a group fostering interest in human-powered vehicles on land, sea and air. He and his Australian wife, Sherri, helped promote the club’s annual race series, as well as being involved in the UK hosting of the European Championships every six years. He also represented the UK on the International Human Powered Vehicle Association.
He once suggested that the BHPC motto might be: "Lie Down And Be Counted".
Donaldson owned four recumbents, including a Kingcycle and a K-drive Wasp, both fitted with fairings of his own design, and competed at every distance from 200m sprints to 50-mile road races. His favourite machine was The Speedy, a three-wheeled cycle built by Mike Burrows, the engineer who designed the Lotus on which Chris Boardman took Olympic gold.
At the time of his death, Donaldson was in the process of building an advanced carbon-fibre recumbent.
A lifetime member of the Cyclists’ Touring Club, he travelled extensively across Europe, and raced many times, always on recumbents.
As a member of Scotland’s largest cycling club, Deeside Thistle Road Club, he was able to compete against conventional machines in closed club races and savaged the record time set by Graeme Obree for a 10-mile course, clocking just over 19 minutes - an average speed in excess of 31mph.
John Steven Donaldson was educated at Robert Gordon’s College, and graduated with honours in geography from Aberdeen University. Very much an outdoor man, he spent some time in Ecuador, as well as ski-touring in Norway and Finland.
As a project manager with Aberdeen Environmental Education Centre for the past 15 years, he designed walking trails round the city.
He died in a road accident near his home in Aberdeen while riding a recumbent, and is survived by Sherri, his parents, William and Margaret, his brother, Sandy, and his sister, Maud.
GORDON CASELY
Obituary from the Scotsman
Steve Donaldson
Steve Donaldson, cyclist
Born: 28 April, 1964, in Aberdeen Died: 23 April, 2003, in Aberdeen, aged 38.
STEVE Donaldson was a noted proponent of recumbent cycling, where the rider lies back on a low, flat machine rather than sitting upright as on a conventional bike. First appearing a century ago, such machines have never been taken seriously by orthodox cycling bodies and, because of their greater speed, are banned from competing on equal terms.
Donaldson was secretary of the British Human Power Club, a group fostering interest in human-powered vehicles on land, sea and air. He and his Australian wife, Sherri, helped promote the club’s annual race series, as well as being involved in the UK hosting of the European Championships every six years. He also represented the UK on the International Human Powered Vehicle Association.
He once suggested that the BHPC motto might be: "Lie Down And Be Counted".
Donaldson owned four recumbents, including a Kingcycle and a K-drive Wasp, both fitted with fairings of his own design, and competed at every distance from 200m sprints to 50-mile road races. His favourite machine was The Speedy, a three-wheeled cycle built by Mike Burrows, the engineer who designed the Lotus on which Chris Boardman took Olympic gold.
At the time of his death, Donaldson was in the process of building an advanced carbon-fibre recumbent.
A lifetime member of the Cyclists’ Touring Club, he travelled extensively across Europe, and raced many times, always on recumbents.
As a member of Scotland’s largest cycling club, Deeside Thistle Road Club, he was able to compete against conventional machines in closed club races and savaged the record time set by Graeme Obree for a 10-mile course, clocking just over 19 minutes - an average speed in excess of 31mph.
John Steven Donaldson was educated at Robert Gordon’s College, and graduated with honours in geography from Aberdeen University. Very much an outdoor man, he spent some time in Ecuador, as well as ski-touring in Norway and Finland.
As a project manager with Aberdeen Environmental Education Centre for the past 15 years, he designed walking trails round the city.
He died in a road accident near his home in Aberdeen while riding a recumbent, and is survived by Sherri, his parents, William and Margaret, his brother, Sandy, and his sister, Maud.
GORDON CASELY