Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy
Sure, you bet. It's always fun to ride with new people. That's one of the reasons I got into rando.
What do you mean, you ride an HPV? Bent with a bubble fairing, or something more? Photos?
Excellent! I'll PM you with my schedule when I get it together, but I'm planning on being up there the 1st-3rd week in June, I believe.
I'm talking specifically about the IHPVA, the international Human powered vehicles assoc. The organization that puts on all the races for recumbents. We allow upright bikes as well, Unlike UCI and USCA events, but they only show up occasionally.
The races take many forms - sprints, flying starts, hill climbs, etc. There are many classes depending on whether your bike is stock, partially faired, or a fully faired streamliner. Sometimes it's on a nascar track or velodrome, sometimes on the road. here's the site:
www.wisil.recumbents.com. They just had a big to-do in Eugene I believe. Or maybe it's this weekend.
Here are a couple pics. One is a race from last year. I'm in the lead here, but I finished 5th. The guy who won, Dennis Grelk, set a recent record for crossing Iowa in under 11 hours I believe, and won the Sebring this year. he lapped me 15 times on the track. The college team cyclist who competed was lapped about 20 times by me.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...einthelead.jpg
Here is a photo of my current land-luge. Sits so low I can put my palms on the ground. I probably won't bring this one with me.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0tica/try1.jpg