Human Powered Vehicles (Sports/Cycling/Human_Powered_Vehicles)
up Human Powered VehiclesThe following is an excerpt from HPV Deutschland e.V.. "Human-powered vehicles include land, air and aquatic vehicles. These vehicles are powered solely by human muscles. They don't use any form of stored energy." HPVs can be divided into three main categories: Air = Human Powered Aircraft (HPA), Sea = Human Powered Boats (HPB), Land = Recumbents and Handcycling.EntriesTrans Canada Human Powered Speed Record HPV http://www.adventuresofgreg.com/ Details one man's quest to break the trans-Canada speed record. Workbikes http://zerocouriers.com/workbike/ Information on industrial-use HPVs including cargo haulers and pedicabs. UC Berkeley Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Team http://calhpv.berkeley.edu/ Site dedicated to human powered vehicles and the assault on the human powered vehicle land speed record. Human Powered Race America http://www.recumbents.com/hpra/ The only racing series in the United States for recumbent and Human Powered Vehicles (HPVs). Includes events calendar, overview and history, along with information regarding the .deciMach Prize For Human Powered Speed. Bicycle Trailer http://www.acclivity.ca/kompressor/trailer/testing2.html Demonstration of practical human powered bicycle transportation: a cargo trailer for use behind a bike. Bike Design for Engineers http://www.calpoly.edu/~wpatters/ Bike design at CALPOLY San Luis Obispo. Includes background on the first human powered helicopter as well as student bicycle designs. Human Powered Vehicle - University of Southampton http://www.hpv.soton.ac.uk/ Details the University's bid to break the human powered vehicle land speed record. Human Powered Equipment and Transportation http://www.green-trust.org/2000/humanpower.htm The discussion of any type of equipment or transportation using human muscles, usually leg muscles with cranks and chains. This includes generators, mills, drills, presses, boats, planes, and land vehicles. Kinetic Sculpture Links http://ebeltz.net/niftylinks/ksrlinks.html Links to photo galleries, descriptions, artists and active Kinetic Sculpture Race sites in the U.S. and worldwide. Team Y-knot's Kinetic Sculpture Site http://teamyknot.home.comcast.net/ Contains pictures, movies and commentary of their projects. The first sculpture, Chips N Dips, ran in the 2002 Arcata to Ferndale Kinetic Sculpture Race. Champiot http://www.champiot.com/ A four-wheel rowing exerciser. Videos, specifications, pictures, and how to order. Cycle Rickshaw Innovation http://members.fortunecity.com/vu2bxd/rickshaw.htm An idea for modernising cycle rickshaw or human powered vehicle. Reduces operator fatigue by converting sideways movement into forward momentum. Dan Speas' Variable Exercise Bicycle http://www.vcasa.net/bike Offers overview and photo gallery of a cable-driven bike with independent pedals and an infinite array of gear ratios. It is useful as a rehabilitation tool. Features videos on the bike and riding. June Moxon Braised Brass Sculptures and The Kinetic Sculpture Race http://www.angelfire.com/art2/junemoxon/index.html The sculptures race at events throughout the USA. Judged for art, engineering, pageantry and speed, these vehicles race on mud, pavement, sand, and water. Quadcycles http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/quadcycles/index.html Focused on the proliferation and improvement of the "4 wheeled bike." Features links to manufacturers and related resources to earth conscious types of transportation. Surreys by Tecnoart of America, Inc. http://www.tecnoartsurrey.com/ Manufacturer of four-wheel pedal-powered cycles known as surreys. Offers products for sale and surrey rental business opportunities. SubcategoriesHandcycling Handcycling is the fastest growing sport within the disabled community. The handcyclist rides a three wheeled bike that is totally powered via arm power. News and Media This category includes publications, articles, magazines and e-zine (online magazines) related to human powered vehicles, including recumbents. Organizations Organizations, associations, and clubs devoted to human-powered vehicles. Recumbent Watercraft This category contains links to human powered boats (HPBs), and pedal-powered personal watercraft. Related categoriesFrench Les noms sont nombreux pour désigner ces vélos aux formes inhabituelles mais aux caractéristiques sportives et techniques indéniables : Bent, vélo couché, véhicule à propulsion Aircraft This category contains links to sites related to human-powered aircraft (HPA), including Human-powered fixed-wing aeroplanes or seaplanes Human-powered blimps or airships Human-powered hovercraft Electric and Human Powered Hybrids Neigbour categoriesAntique and Collectible Bikes Antique and collectible bicycles include those that are old and have become rare and desirable collectors items, Bike Shops The term, "Bike Shops" and the entries in this category refer to bicycle service shops, bicycle repairs shops, full-service bicycle shops, or dealers/retailers that BMX BMX (aka, Bicycle Motorcross) and BSX (Bicycle Supercross) include a variety of cycling disciplines and Chats and Forums Use for cycling-related groups of sites that include links for interactive, real-time online chat rooms, Choppers This section is for bikes that are constructed for reasons other than performance or utility. The usual versions are choppers, but the category also includes species such as College and University College and university web sites dedicated to cycling, including regional conferences. Commuting and Advocacy Category contains cycling related sites involved in transportation methods (commuting) and Conferences Use for formal and informal conferences, meetings, trade shows, and workshops, and associated events related to cycling. Directories Use for sites containing alphabetical or classified lists of resources covering cycling sport. Directories is used in place of Guides for sites which provide a straight list of sites, sometimes with Disabled Some cyclists have disabilities which may affect the way they ride. For example, blind cyclists sometimes FAQs, Help, and Tutorials This category contains collections of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about bicycling. Most are from the various rec.bicycles.* newsgroups. Indoor Includes links to sites related to the sports of Indoor Cycling. Indoor Cycling is a general classification to group several sports that may or may not be held in an international championship or Lowrider Mountain Biking The Open Directory Mountain Biking category is dedicated to cataloging all significant mountain biking News and Media Magazine and e-zines, publications, books, professional journals directed towards the cycling community, including road, tandem, human-powered vehicles, recumbents, handcycles, choppers, and Organizations Cycling organizations at a national or international level that are described in English. Personal Pages Collection of web pages about an individual or group and their interests in cycling, except for Polo According to the Bicycle Polo Association of America: "Bicycle polo combines three key elements: cycling, racket sports, and team play. Most active people currently enjoy at least one of those by Racing This category covers bicycle racing in its many forms: road races, criteriums, stage races, track, mountain biking, Railbikes Railbikes are chain-driven cycles that are ridden on railroad tracks. Regional Includes links to continental categories related to bike shops, tour operators, travelogues (personal travel accounts), and organizations, such as clubs and teams. Sites directly listed within the Safety Sites or pages dedicated to the education and promotion of bicycling safety. Also includes information from manufacturers Science Sites offering techniques of engineering, construction, calculation maintenance and repair of bicycles and ancillary equipment. Tandem Tandem bicycles enable two riders to share a bicycle. They usually have two sets of pedals Travel This category includes entries about bicycle and cycling travel, not specific to travelogues (personal accounts about tours conducted in someone's past) and tour operators (a company that provides Unicycling The one-wheeled sport of unicycling has a wide range of possibilities that can be done such as Mountain Unicycling, Long Winter Includes links to resources related to cycling in cold weather or winter. Sites may include, but not limited to: sites of informative nature, support groups and Women Category includes features, issues, articles and web sites dedicated to cycling for women. Audax and Randonneur Includes links to sites related to long distance cycling. Long distance cycling is defined for this category to mean people or organizations that participate in events that are ridden in excess of Track Track cycling is a racing format for cycling usually conducted in a velodrome. Track racing is divided into two broad categories: the sprint races and the endurance races. Sprint Races (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks)
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