About the Bios Archive

Welcome to the archive of HPV list subscribers biographies. Below you will find names of members who have submitted their bios to the HPV list. To see an individual's bio, simply click on their name. Because some members expressed concerns regarding access to their home phone numbers and addresses, this information has been deleted from all the bios. However, e-mail addresses remain should you wish to contact someone. If you have submitted a bio and do not see it in this archive, have patience , updates will occur intermittently. This document is maintained by Ed Eybel (along with his guardian angel/technical advisor, John Buchanan, aka juancho). Please contact me at ruc+@pitt.edu if you see any mistakes. For more information about HPV activities click here. To see Kathy Bilton's great home page, click here.

Alphabetical Index of Members

Aster, Radek

Barnard, M

Ben, Wichers Schreur,

Brown, Sheldon Christopher

Brunkalla, Leonard M.

Harper, David Forsyth

Jordan, Chris

Suverkropp, Wouter B.

Bios

A recent poster mentioned that "wedgies" are hpv's too. I submit my unbent bio in that spirit.

ADDRESS: Newtonville, Massachusetts

e-mailCaptBike@aol.com, CaptBike@ccs.neu.edu

OCCUPATION:Bicycle mechanic, bicycle journalist, photographer.

HT:6 feet, all in the legs

WT:230, all in the gut

BIRTHPLACE:Boston, Massachusetts

DATE OF BIRTH:July 14, 1944

CURRENT HPV'S:15-20 uprights, none of which is remotely "stock" Most of my riding is done on fixed-gear bikes, although I have lots of multi-speed bikes, including a 63 speeder.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK:Daily commute, about 4 miles total; shopping and miscellaneous errands; 20-40 mile weekend rides, usually with my family. (Two kids, two kidback tandems)

CRASH HISTORY:At 12 years old, I rode a friend's Raleigh 3 speed-first time I had ever ridden a bike with hand brakes. Jeez, it was fast, hit pot hole when backpedaling failed to slow me, broke right collar bone. Swore a mighty oath never again to ride a bike with those stupid hand brakes! Shows what my mighty oaths are worth. In my mid 20's while cycling at night without lights, I was hit head-on by a Microbus making an illegal left turn. Broke my left collar bone, totalled my first Moulton.5 years ago, on a short hop, I didn't bother with my gloves. While riding on aerobars I hit my front brake to avoid a jaywalker. It was dark, and I didn't see the sand on the road, down I went. Bell saved my head, but I really scuffed up my hands. Swore another mighty oath not to ride gloveless again. So far I have kept that one.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Land, Sea, Air

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: The feeling of independence and self-sufficiency that comes from traveling under my own power, and that if anything breaks, I can fix it; the thrill of going fast down a hill. In addiition, I have a wonderful wife who I met on a Charles River Wheemlmen ride in the late '70's.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Temperature extremes, being passed.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Bicycles were my transportation as a kid. My father died when I was 9, so I had to learn to fix my own bike, with the help of a kindly local bike shop owner. My favorite hang-out was the town dump in Marblehead Mass. I noticed nearly complete bicycles in the dump, and discovered that I could put them together and sell them for pocket money. I did this from junior high school age on. Took up touring as a Boy Scout. Never stopped.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Tandem list FAQ file

FAVORITE QUOTES:Le beau est aussi utile que le utile. (That which is beautiful is as useful as that which is useful)--Victor Hugo I do not belong to any organized political party; I am a Democrat. --Will Rogers

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: I have worked off and on in the bicycle business, primarily as head mechanic, at one point for a chain of 15 bike shops. I also have written extensively on (primarily technical) bicycle matters, first for Bike World, then for several years with Bicycling, and most recently American Bicyclist, a trade magazine that goes to every bike shop in the country. I wrote for them both under my own name and the nom-de-plume "Christopher Joyce." American Bicyclist was recently sold, and the new owners canned everybody, so I am between magazines. I have also written a book on cycling with children, but have yet to get it together to find a publisher. I am also very interested in music, particularly "classical" and folk-related music, especially of Ireland and the British Isles, and France. Among my favorite musicians are Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Shostakovich, Bartok, Zappa, Janacek, Britten, Walton, Wagner, Mahler, Ives, Sibelius, Schubert, Gilbert & Sullivan, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky...The Beatles, Boiled in Lead, The Pogues, The Oyster Band, Gabriel Yacoub, Dick Gaughan, Archie Fisher, Stan Rogers, Gordon Bok, The Men They Couldn't Hang, La Bottine Souriante, Shaun Davey... My daughter and I both sing, and we have appeared together in the Midsummer Revels and Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado." I am a bass-baritone. I was well into my 40's before I took up singing in public, but I love it. I am also involved in the photographic world. I worked for many years as a camera repairman, and am a semi-professional photographer as a sideline. I have my own studio and color darkroom.

WHY I DON'T HAVE A 'BENT: I am reluctant to build or buy a 'bent because I have heard that once you get used to riding a 'bent, you are no longer comfortable on an upright. I have too much invested, financially and emotionally in my uprights to risk this. Click to return to index
NAME: William Volk

ADDRESS: Cardiff CA

EMAIL: bvolk@aol.com

OCCUPATION: Interactive designer and development exec.

HT: 6'3"

WT: almost 300.

BIRTHPLACE: NYC, NY

DATE OF BIRTH: 12/16/56

CURRENT HPV'S: Myata 63cm 1000LT Diamond Frame touring bike, it's for sale. Custom Built S&B SWB, USS recumbent since April '94.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Hills, hills and more hills. 40+ miles a week during the "off season", 60+ miles when I'm commuting. Rides alternate from 3 to 4 mph in a 18" gear to "fast as you dare" descents, with maybe a few minutes of flats. 6 to 7 rides a week.

CRASH HISTORY: None on the recumbent, other than falling at a stop. Flipped uprights a few times.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: F40, if I could find one that fits. Cycle Car, Presto, P38, and the Vision.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, speed, attention, safety (no flips), look, the improvement in my riding and overall fitness.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: HPV riders who blame their recumbents for their inability to ride fast or climb hills. Get over it folks.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Carpel Tunnel Syndrome and the Los Angeles Recumbent Riders club.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: On the rec.bikes.soc newgroup.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Eat, sleep, family, movies (winner of "name that clip" at my office), books, games.

WHAT COMES NEXT: Build a faring for the bike, try to commute as much as possible as soon as we "spring foward" the clocks, maybe experiment with human/electric hybrids?

FAVORITE QUOTE: If you think your bike can't climb well, you won't. Click to return to index
NAME: Dwight D. McKay

ADDRESS: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

e-mail mckay@gimli.bio.purdue.edu

OCCUPATION: Systems Manager, Department of Biological Sciences Purdue University

HT: 190 lbs

WT: 6 foot 1 inch

BIRTHPLACE: Mineola, NY

DATE OF BIRTH: December 10, 1961

CURRENT HPV'S: Trice tricycle, blue Burley Designs Duet Tandem & D'lite trailer

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 4 mile commute to work, plus fair weather trailering of my daughter with the Trice or with my wife on the tandem.

CRASH HISTORY: Had the right front wheel of the Trice fall off once due to poor maintenance on my part. Otherwise nothing significant.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: *ALL* :-), but especially a P-38, an F-40, and a Leitra

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, sports car-like riding feel, being different, answering questions about the Trice

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Answering the 5th or 6th question about The Trice in the past mile. :-(

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Saw Dave Wilson's (?) LWB while watching a NOVA episode on human powered aircraft. Found and bought a used Infinity. Joined the IHPVA.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: I don't recall... Maybe some WWW site?

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: I'm not a crystalographer, but I play one on TV.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Enjoy my daughter and wife. Handle our Church's finances. Write (shamless plug: co-authored, "Solaris 2 for Managers & Administrators", coming soon from High Mountain Press). Play the French Horn. Sing. Click to return to index
NAME: Peter Carter

Address: Lockleys South Australia 5032

email: pcarter@acslink.net.au

Occupation: Freelance technical writer, editor, multimedia programmer

Height: 173 cm

Weight: 72 kg

Birthplace: Adelaide, South Australia

Date of birth: 30 - 6 - 41

Current HPVs: Greenspeed trike, Moulton ATB (set up for road use), nondescript MTB, various canoes and kayaks

Typical riding week: Commuting (on Moulton), various rides on Moulton or Greenspeed

Crash history: None recent

HPV(s) I'd like to test ride: Anything that comes along

Things I like most about riding HPVs: Comfort, sense of being different from all the surrounding machinery

Things I hate most about riding HPVs: Answering inane questions

How I got interested in HPVs: David Gordon Wilson's article in Encyclopaedia Britannica Science and the Future Yearbook 1982

Where I found out about the list: In HPV News

Favorite HPV (or other) quote: 'Recumbency is gaining momentum.' (even if I do say so myself)

What I do when I'm not working or riding: Paddle kayaks at sea, paddle canoes inland, administer canoeing at club, state and national level. Occasionally build sea kayaks. Click to return to index
NAME: Martin Le Voi

ADDRESS: Milton Keynes, England (full address for anyone who needs it by person-to-person e-mail: see, I can be paranoid too)

e-mailM.E.LeVoi@open.ac.uk

OCCUPATION: Research Associate (Open University, UK).

HT: 5' 11"

WT: 10 st 8 lbs (148 lbs to Yanks).

BIRTHPLACE: London, England

DATE OF BIRTH: 2nd March 1954.

CURRENT HPV'S: Two Tandems, old Motobecane commuter ("safety"), Peer Gynt LWB USS with front fairing. Three kayaks.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Commute to work every day (ten minutes), 1 hour training run at lunch time.

CRASH HISTORY: 7 on Peer Gynt, 5 due to feet stuck in toe straps/clips. Two due to ice on road.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE:All of them.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING RECUMBENT'S: Comfort, speed, carrying capacity, dryness and warmth in wet weather.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING RECUMBENT'S: Difficulty of transport by train/air/car.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: First heard of them in 70's as I read about the history of cycling, immediately wanted one, but no-one made them. Interest rekindled by European HPV championships visiting my town (Milton Keynes) c. 1982. Immediately wanted one, but no-one made them in quantity. Superb new cycling magazine "New Cyclist" opened c 1990 with lots about recumbents, immediately wanted one. (Finally obtained one in 1992).

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST:While "web surfing".

FAVORITE QUOTES: (Shouted at me while riding) "Hey, you look like Clive Sinclair too" (Probably only means something to Brits: I have a beard and loss of hair like CS).

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: I'm thinking about my next recumbent.

WHAT COMES NEXT: I'd really like a rear fairing/luggage compartment. Click to return to index
NAME: Chris Jordan

ADDRESS: Northwich, Cheshire, England

TELEPHONE: Ok I'm slightly paranoid, there was some nasty stuff receive by some of the folk on a womens mailing list that I was on last year. E-mail nasties should be easier to stop than home address things.

e-mail caj@jb.man.ac.uk

OCCUPATION: Control Engineer/ Systems programmer Nuffield Radio Astronomy Labs. Jodrell Bank. Nr. Manchester

HT: 5'4"

WT: I dont like to admit this but... 62kg

BIRTHPLACE: London UK

DATE OF BIRTH: 15 Jun 52

CURRENT HPV'S: Kingcycle SWB/ASS, back half of a Dawes galaxy tandem (and if you think a single wedgies uncomfortable, you should try being a tandem stoker! 20+ year old Carlton racer (my first 'real' bike, lovingly refurbished for about twice what its probably worth :-) but I couldnt part with it.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Summer commute about 3-4 days at 20 miles round trip per day. Occasional outings at around 30-40 miles. Winter commute around twice a week, owing to sheer cowardice about cycling my commuter route in the dark. (And dislike of rain).

CRASH HISTORY: Nothing drastic as yet. Elegant landing in home flower bed in front of an admiring audience with brand new bent. Dramatic but fairly harmelss fall on black ice.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Moulton APB, Streetglider, Windcheetah.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Attention, price.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: I'd been finding my aging drop handlebar diamond frame more and more painful on the wrists and was thinking about getting a hybrid (I quite fancied the Moulton APB) Then I read a magazine article, (New Cyclist) about choosing a new bike, which had an 'old lady' similar to myself singing the praises of a recumbent. Then an associate at work actually bought one. I still waited nearly a year before I went out and bought one.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: tandem maillist

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE:

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Spinning, weaving, cooking, knitting, gardening, keeping SO on the straight and narrow with his Open University course (3 years down, 3 to go!). Click to return to index
NAME: Cary Lieberman

ADDRESS: Eugene, OR

EMAIL: caryl@darkwing.uoregon.edu

OCCUPATION: Psychology Research, Business Manager, Advertising Consultant, Statistics Consultant

HT: 5'8"

WT: 155 lbs.

BIRTHPLACE: Chicago, IL

DATE OF BIRTH: April 4, 1969

CURRENT HPV'S: Home-built LWB USS (1993), Brike

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Around 40 miles/week with the occasional long weekend ride (about 40 miles once a month). Once or twice a year, I also take off for a week or two for long-distance touring (averaging 50-100 miles a day)

CRASH HISTORY: 1) Rear wheel slid out from under me on a patch of black-ice while turning. 2)front wheel got caught up in fine gravel-like material

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: There isn't an HPV made that I wouldn't want to test ride.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, the View

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: All the attention.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Touring with a friend who had a 'bent, realizing how comfortable they were and suddenly everything made sense.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Probably from rec.bicycles

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Designing, writing, reading, helping friends with their projects, and generally just hanging out.

WHAT COMES NEXT: Currently working on a fat tube aluminum LWB bent, putting gearing on the Brike, redesigning/building the steering on my current 'bent, designing an all-weather HPV (possibly with electric assist). FAR FUTURE: continuing with bikes/trikes and also moving into ultra-lights.

FAVORITE QUOTES: "It can't be done." - that one always makes me laugh. Click to return to index
NAME: Brian Wilson

ADDRESS: Santa Rosa, California

e-mail bwilson@sonoma.edu

OCCUPATION: System specialist, UNIX consultant

HT:

WT:

BIRTHPLACE:

DATE OF BIRTH:

CURRENT HPV'S: Fisher MTB, 2 Raleigh Records, Ryan Vanguard

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Some commuting, some weekend riding

CRASH HISTORY: Don't want to talk about it.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Streamliners

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Moving long distances under my own power just plain makes me feel good.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Cars take up more than their share of our roads.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: I saw Steve Delaire's bikes at a town fair here in Santa Rosa

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: I created it.

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE:

FAVORITE HPV EXPERIENCE: I was one the official observers when 1992 Cheetah 200 meter world record was set.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: I work on the list and its server. Click to return to index
NAME: Torsten Lif

ADDRESS: Hagersten Sweden

EMAIL: Torsten.Lif@eos.ericsson.se

OCCUPATION: UNIX Systems Manager.

HT: 196 cm (6'5 1/2")

WT: almost 85 kg (185 lbs).

BIRTHPLACE: Revsund, Sweden

DATE OF BIRTH: March 1:st 1957

CURRENT HPV'S: Linear LWB USS 'bent w/ 48" frame (largest size available). Nishiki 66cm Continental Diamond Frame touring bike ("Beat-up Trusty Tourer").

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Not a whole lot. My commute is just 4.5 km (each way) and that's not enough to even work up a sweat. And I've exhausted most of the "training rides" this side of Stockholm so I get bored with them. I save myself for the annual "escape" when I try to get away for two weeks of touring. Obviously, I need to do some training for this, but I'm getting lazier each year and -94 I went to Switzerland with only 200 km on the 'meter.

CRASH HISTORY: Apart from the "normal" "falling over at a traffic light because my foot wouldn't come loose", I've got three embarrasing crashes on my list. 1: (upright) hit the rear of a (mis)parked car while trying to figure how to reset my new Avocet 50 cyclometer. Ruined the fork. 2: ('bent) rode down the ramp from a roof-top garage to see how fast I could go. Failed to negotiate the S-turn at the foot of the ramp, hit the curb, dislocated a CURBSTONE, dinged both wheels and scooped up a back pocket full of soil from the plantation I landed in. Oh, and the speedometer said my peak speed had been 61 km/h. 3: ('bent) forgot to fold the new kickstand I'd mounted by the rear wheel. And not only that, but it was the kind with a locking latch to prevent it from folding even if the bike moves. So in the first left turn I found myself suddenly splayed on the road and the kickstand bent to destruction.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: I'd like to try a "Presto-type" SWB built specifically to measure for a tall, long-legged guy like me, i.e. just barely enough boom to give heel clearance and all the extension in the mid-part of the frame.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, handling at speed (big diamond frames get really weak), all the attention.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: All the attention.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Read about them on rec.bicycles but thought of them as mostly curiosity items until I saw a guy on a Roulandt close to where I worked. He had a small child in a chair on the rear rack and this made me realize that they could use all "normal" accessories like panniers and stuff. Sarted asking about them on rec.bicycles. In '92 my wife and I were planning an extended trip (not by bike, I'm afraid :-) around the US to visit all our American friends and relatives. I posted a question on rec.bicycles, asking for volounteers to show me their bikes. We visited Charles Clinton in Seattle and Dave Wittenberg outside Boston and I got my first hands-on experiences with 'bents. Then I saw a Linear in a Boston bike shop and got hooked. Bought one by mail order direct from the factory a few months later.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Have been on it since the start of it was announced on rec.bicycles.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Reading (currently mostly Terry Pratchett), "surfing the net", building a cabin on my in-laws' land on an island in the Stockholm archipelago.

WHAT COMES NEXT: Home-brew front fairing and body stocking as an attempt towards better bad-weather riding (both for touring and to extend the commute season).

FAVORITE QUOTES: "There's something fundamentally wrong with any story that has as one of its basic concepts the notion of a lawyer as a good guy." (Richard Freytag). (Me): "Breaker, breaker, this here is the one Flying Phallus riding snug and cozy in the middle of this here lil'ole convoy, anybody got a copy of me, over?" (Charles Clinton): "You know, there are some aspects of American culture that I'm really ashamed of." Click to return to index
NAME: Warren C. Bowman

ADDRESS: Santa Monica, CA

e-mail WarrenBee@AOL.com, Warrenbee@Delphi.com

OCCUPATION: Film editor

HT: 6'2"

WT: 205

BIRTHPLACE: Arcadia, CA

DATE OF BIRTH: 11/18/57, (hi there, I'm a Scorpio)

CURRENT HPV'S: Tour Easy, Specialized Rockhopper

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: commute 6 mi. each way, 3-4 days/week, one longer ride each weekend, more if I'm not working.

CRASH HISTORY: Hit a beer can on my Stingray at age 13, resulting a fractured wrist. Biffed a couple of times on the Rockhopper. Never on the TE.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: BEHEMOTH, Windcheetah, P-38, TwoEasy.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, speed, basking in the envy of other riders, and imagining that I'm Dennis Hopper in "Easy Rider".

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: High prices due to limited production, negative and/or derisive questions from chowderheads: "What kind of bike is THAT?"

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: I remember some early press coverage of Gardner & the Tour Easy, and an NPR interview of Steve Roberts. Driving in L.A. is hardly fun anymore, and the combination of reduced fossil fuel use, increased physical fitness, and recumbent comfort just made too much sense to pass up. That, and I got a deal on a Tour Easy.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: HPV News.

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "It depends on who's riding it".

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Sleep, read, go to the beach, dream of exotic vacations and of becoming a homeowner... Click to return to index
NAME: Stuart E. Strand

ADDRESS: Seattle WA

e-mail sstrand@u.washington.edu

OCCUPATION: Research Professor, University of Washington, Environmental Microbiology and Engineering

HT: 6'3"

WT: 245

BIRTHPLACE: Tulsa, Oklahoma

DATE OF BIRTH: Apr. 23, 1944

CURRENT HPV'S: Infinity LWB

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: When not too cold or rainy, 19 round-trip commute 5 times a week, not much recreation

CRASH HISTORY: About 1 crash per year on uprights, last serious was 1979, header with temple impacting curb edge (helmet saved life). 3 skids with recumbent, not serious

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Flevo, F-40, Landrower, RowBike (both US and Dutch)

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, safety, being different

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: walking it, transporting it in car

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Did not want to take another header

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: rec.bicycle.soc

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: Can't think of one

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: programming for fun Click to return to index
NAME: Jeff Potter

ADDRESS: Williamston, MI

e-mail potterm@me.msu.edu

OCCUPATION: Publisher

HT: 6'1"

WT: 170

DATE OF BIRTH: 10/30/61

CURRENT HPV'S: 'Found' tandem, old 3-spd, old commuter, old MTB, old racer ..6 sets XC skis, canoe, old speed skates, old rollerblades. *ALL* modified & COOL.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Almost zero for last yr; used to commute 7 mi/day; before that trained 30 mi/day for racing for 10 yrs.

CRASH HISTORY: Worst: over a bridge after rolling tire on downhill switchback; six race crashes; 3 commuting (all 3 front-wheel slideouts on ice)

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Any/all bents/trikes

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Open air; view; speed in traffic

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Drivers *seriously* trying to kill me.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Bikes? Desire to leave the yard...and state. Racing? 'Breaking Away.' Bents? Richard's Book...then RCN...then BCQ!!!

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: RCN

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "Never pedal out of vanity." (9th Commandment of Velocio, the father of touring, approx. 1910)

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Ha! 'Work' on my little outdoor zine. Try to see the world, somehow, anyhow, in some kind of new way. Flee the suburban wasteland. Click to return to index
NAME: Wouter B. Suverkropp

ADDRESS: Oxford, UK

e-mail wouter.suverkropp@jet.uk

OCCUPATION: Professional design engineer (electronics)

HT: 6'4"

WT: 80 Kg

BIRTHPLACE: Netherlands

DATE OF BIRTH: 27/06/67

CURRENT HPV'S: Linear USS/LWB, Union Extra (tall frame 'Dutch' roadster), unicycle.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 110 miles, 20 mile round trip to work 5 times a week, all year round.

CRASH HISTORY: Twice (so far, knock on wood): On my first ride to work I got so close up to the curb, my front wheel could not move sideways any more. Lost my balance and had a gracefull slide-off. Second one was in heavy rain. This time my front wheel got caught in a gutter. Lost my balance, and fell. Nice bare flesh on knee and elbow, raincoat torn. My tracksters were not torn, but the lycra underneath was...

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Alleweder, new Flevo, Kingcycle, Evolvente, M5 tandem, anything really.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, speed or the illusion of speed, how it made my legs look (who said men were not conceited?), riding to work at 7am, with a bit of mist over the fields, Church tower in the background, horses and the sun just getting up... Friendliness of other HPV enthousiasts. Thanks again Fokke for the test ride!

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Nothing really. But I do have worries about where to park it safely, and having to explain once more that no, I did not build it myself and yes, you can buy one in the UK.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Reading that they were the answer against head-on winds, after having commuted for a month on the Union in March. I bought the Linear 'ex-demonstrator', unseen and unridden. They probably demonstrated how to do a world tour on it :( It was essentially sound, though.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: In the German bicycling FAQ. It pays off to be multilingual every once in a while. Anyone needs something translated to/from Dutch?

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE:

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Rowing, reading, tinkering with electronics, walking, local museums etc. Click to return to index
NAME: Fokke de Boer

ADDRESS: Bilthoven, the Netherlands

EMAIL: Fokke.de.Boer@rivm.nl

OCCUPATION: Scientific programmer (Environmental Software)

HT: 1.85 meter

WT: 75 Kg

BIRTHPLACE: Netherlands

DATE OF BIRTH: 21/04/57

CURRENT HPV'S: FlevoTrike, Sparta diamond frame

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 60 km, mostly on Sparta (have to take kids to school etc.) I ride the Trike most for touring (when the weather is more pleasing than it is now)

CRASH HISTORY: Three times on a 'bent, lost count (erm, no it is just too long ago) of the crashes with diamond frames. First bent-crash was on a friend's M5: the front wheel got caught in the sand, made a sharp turn, and nect I found myself on the sand too. The other times were on the Trike, trying to take a corner at too high speeds; the Trike will left one of its rear wheels, I tried to react, but over-reacted and got the other wheel off the ground. Tried it again, and over-did it again, and even more so: crash. Ah well, I survived. Some minor bruises, scratched my SPD's, and that's about all.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Alleweder, new Flevo, Kingcycle, any recumbent tandem, any other recumbent really.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, attention, the scenery Friendliness of other HPV enthousiasts. (to Wouter: you're welcome!)

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Nothing really.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Saw one at a dealer a few years ago (an old type Jouta). Tried it for 5 minutes before I had to visit the dentist, made an agreement for a test ride later, but never got to it. Two years later I saw an M5 at work. Found out who owned it, and made a test ride (see crash history). Got hooked at once! Tried a few others made in the Netherlands (Challenge and Flevo) and preferred the Flevo for its comfort. Didn't regret it!

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: A colleague (not that M5 rider) pointed it out to me; he had seen an announcement on rec.bicycles.

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "Life is too short to drink cheap beer"

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Making music, making music, erm, O yeah, making music, listening to music, going to concerts.... classical, preferably. BTW, those were 3 kinds of making music: piano playing, singing in one of my choirs, and composing using Symbolic Composer and/or Logic. Click to return to index
NAME: Richard Taylor

ADDRESS: Portage, Michigan, USA (soon to change)

EMAIL: richard.taylor@wmich.edu (again, going to change)

OCCUPATION: Computer Scientist/Engineer

HT: 6ft

WT: 11 stone, 9 lbs

BIRTHPLACE: London, England

DATE OF BIRTH: 5th December 1962

CURRENT HPV'S: A great range (we collect), but highlights include a Trice (now recovered from MI induced damage), a KingCycle, a Ryan, a Moulton APB, a 20's Delivery upright, a Pedersen (original), a Brompton and a couple of Cannodales (tourer and MTB)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Typically 100 miles during the week (I commute 10 miles either way in most weathers) on a range of bikes depending on the weather, my mood and whether or not I am taking my Daughter to nursery or not. In the spring we are moving (Hannah and I) to a Tandem, but at the moment she is still in a bike seat. Once every 2 weeks or so, the whole family shoots off for a day, depending on weather and moods. My wife does not get in much cycling during the week, so I tend to find myself baby sitting at the 'end, while she gets out for the day. We use our bikes for shopping, commuting and all round transport.

CRASH HISTORY: (2) on the Trice (broken tie rod, forced into ditch by car), a couple of headfirsters on a head first as a youngster, knocked off an MTB by an over enthusiatic and "blind" motorist (yup, having seen the resulting mess to me and the totalling of my helmet, I still wear one!), and the classic "get to traffic lights, wait, look down, think "hmmm, I forgot to unclip....", not-so-graceful slide onto side :-)

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Some of the fully suspended beasts, I have ridden a lot of the machines on the market, as well as several home grown beasts

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: comfort, speed (yes, I am faster even on the Ryan (my commuting machine) than I am on my Cdale Tourer, but of course I am not a great "stand up and push" man on the hills, whether I am on an upright or a 'bent, I still tend to just sit and spin)

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: attention, carrying the d***m things (although it is not as mush of a problem as lots of people round me seem to think - we very rarely drive to cycle, we cycle there!.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: an early picture of a streamliner intrigued me, and I have always had an interest in bikes

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: can not really remember

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "Everything that is going to be invented has been" - head of the US Patent Office around 1890

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: try to keep up with two small children, the older of whom is bike mad (hence the tandem purchase), build HPVs (a fully suspended design of mine is being put into limited production for local consuimption), work as a local bike advocate, play with robots, program, walk, listen to music (biiiiig choral works, folk music, trad-jazz) eat & drink real ale. Click to return to index
NAME: Bob Gahl

ADDRESS: San Jose, CA

EMAIL: bgahl@thesphere.com

OCCUPATION: Contractor (doing Opendoc verification and web services currently)

HT: 6' 1"

WT: 220#

BIRTHPLACE: Dayton, Ohio (Wright-Patterson, actually)

DATE OF BIRTH: Feb. 10, 1953

CURRENT HPV'S: Ryan Vanguard, Univega SportTour, Raleigh MTB, and Nike Air ;-)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Use to commute to work on Ryan, averaging 34 miles a day during the week (weather permitting, which in CA, is a lot). Now, as a contractor, I don't have the commute anymore, so am searching for some consistency as I work from home. Try to do one tour every summer. Did RAGBRAI and a tour around Glacier Nat'l Park (but not on the Ryan).

CRASH HISTORY: One rather spectacular crash. While commuting with my buddy (who also rides a Ryan), we were discussing a 3rd friend (who also rides a Ryan) whose only crash was having the chain come off the pedal-side of the chain ring, causing the freewheel to lock up. A few seconds later, at 25 mph, I did the same thing. Miraculously, I got up without a scratch.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Presto Counterpoint or Ryan "Fleetwood".

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, handling at speed, no neck pain, all the attention.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Vulnerability during rush hour traffic at night, or at dusk.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Wanted to do RAGBRAI, but knew I couldn't last on my Univega. I was doing a lot of miles and ending every day with neck pain and stiffness. My commute-buddy had already bought his Ryan, and one day, in a moment of weakness, I accepted his offer to ride his up and down the block. Took to the machine like a duck to water. I only ride the Univega or Raleigh when I take Lightrail or Caltrain, and only then, because I can't get the Ryan on either (or, rather, they won't allow it).

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Commute buddy

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: I'm an exercise nut (so to speak), so I swim, do martial-arts, softball, and scuba dive.

WHAT COMES NEXT: Get my wife on a tandem. She likes the Ryan, so is leaning towards the "Fleetwood."

FAVORITE QUOTES: "If you're trying to be politically correct you're like a chameleon in front of a mirror. What can you say that won't be offensive to somebody?" Robin Williams; "Are you handicapped?" said by two different motorists as I rode by on my Ryan. One actually showed me their placard and then said, "You should get one of these!" Click to return to index
NAME: M Barnard

Address: Toronto, Canada

email: barnard@io.org

Occupation: major implementations of microcomputer technology (workstations, LANs, WANs) for one of the big Canadian banks - in our last project we replaced, moved or modified about 25,000 micros across Canada

Height: 183 cm or 6 ft

Weight: 98 kg or 215 lbs (my body is disproportionately long and wide and my legs are rock from in-line skating, so I'm not really as overweight as this might indicate)

Birthplace: St. Jerome, Quebec, Canada (lived there five whole weeks, so don't read anything into this ;-)

Date of birth: Jan 14, 1963

Current HPVs: feet, in-line skates (normal and speed), Giant ATX 770 mtb

Typical riding week: well, I've found the skates more practical for getting around Toronto, and I'm tired of the wedgie, so I've been putting about 20 km a day on my blades, to and from work and the theatre. My longest single skate is 55 km. In-line skates don't work on ice or wet pavement very well, so it's been feet and transit for me recently.

Crash history: Mtb - getting a little air off of a diagonal ramp in a parking lot on a friend's bike and his front tire went flat, throwing me sideways - 20 kph, 4-5 feet above pavement and closing fast - only permanent casualties...my helmet and cycling shorts Road - a very slow roll into the bumper of a parked car as I tried to fix something on my bike while moving. Yes, this is my most embarassing accident, but luckily no one was watching. No damage. Blades - Stupidity...slowly rolling down the street looking at some construction on the side, I didn't see the hoses they had stretched across the road - full frontal slam with my head turned to the left - dislocated a bone in my hand which popped back into place later...only permanent casualties were the glasses I was wearing.

HPV(s) I'd like to test ride: mostly 'bents

Things I like most about riding HPVs: fitness, lack of expense (snicker...I knew I couldn't say that with a straight face), avoiding the herd, admiring comments and looks

Things I hate most about riding HPVs: cold rain

How I got interested in HPVs: various articles on and by Steve Roberts; long term thoughts on effective commuter vehicles for people other than me

Where I found out about the list: 'net surfing.

Favorite HPV (or other) quote: "Thanks!" - from someone whose car I had pushed out of a snow bank during a blizzard. I heard this as I was riding away. "I could watch you all day!" - from an admiring member of the opposite sex who was following me on a bike as I skated at speed down a bike path.

WHAT COMES NEXT: I'm planning a long, unsupported trip for summer of 1996 on a faired recumbent with solar cells, laptop and cellphone. The intent is to stay connected while heading from Toronto to the Maritimes and back over 5-8 weeks. In 1997, I'm aiming the other way...Toronto to BC and back over about three months.

What I do when I'm not working or riding: Stage manager and actor with a community theatre group Courses towards a second degree - English and Environmental studies Write fiction and poetry I'm an internewt, and am always hunting out info through the net related to whatever my current obsession is. Friends. Eat, drink, sleep and other related biologically, sensual activities. Sleep seems to be the thing I'm short of these days. Click to return to index
NAME: David Forsyth Harper

ADDRESS: Glasgow

EMAIL: cjbs23@strath.ac.uk

OCCUPATION: Computer Programmer (Retired Carpenter/Joiner)

HT: 6ft

WT: 12 stone 8 lbs

BIRTHPLACE: Glasgow, Scotland

DATE OF BIRTH: 19th June 1956

CURRENT HPV'S:PeerGynt, Radius 16v, Speed Ross, Moulton AM14, 2 Bromptons, 2 Sinclair C5's (current shopping list - Farired Kingcycle, StreetGlider and Presto)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: I use the Moulton now for going to and from work about 5 miles. At night weather permitting I will go out for a run of between 15-30 miles, summer I was doing 50-60 miles some nights. At weekends I meet up with some others and we go for runs.

CRASH HISTORY: 1 on the PeerGynt, I had just fitted SPD's and did not get out in time when I stopped, not hurt or damaged just embarassed. 1 on a Brompton when a Volvo came onto a roundabout and folded the back end. I was not hurt but the poor bike was a rightoff.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Zepher, Lightning, anything else that I can.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: watching the world go by in comfort

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: The cost of getting bikes imported here

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: test ride on a PeerGynt about 4 years ago.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: rec.bicycle newsgroup

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE:

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Do the odd bit of woodwork, build model cars, play comp. games, soon to start a framebuilding course, try and decide what to get next! Click to return to index
NAME: Fred Gillette

ADDRESS: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA

EMAIL: fredg@newbridge.com

OCCUPATION: Product Maganer/Computer Scientist/Engineer

HT: 5' 4"

WT: 148 lbs

BIRTHPLACE: Cornwall, Ontario

DATE OF BIRTH: 7th February 1958

CURRENT HPV'S: Vision R40

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK (Summer): Typically 100 Km during the week (I commute 25 Km each way twice weekly)

CRASH HISTORY: Crash Free (I've come close a few times)

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Lightning, King Cycle

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: comfort, speed.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Nothing yet.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: an early picture of a bike in the movie brainstorm.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Internet news group.

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "There's nothing wrong with my bike, it's just a little bent"

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: try to keep up with three small children, write and perform music, Develop Software, Fix the house, read/write SF, Play hockey. Click to return to index
NAME: Dave Clary

ADDRESS: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

EMAIL: dclary@tenet.edu

OCCUPATION: Retired from USAF, now managing a convenience store

HT: 6'1"

WT: I'm afraid to look

DOB: Dec 11, 1951

CURRENT HPV: Lightning P-38. I also have a couple of other bikes in different stages of assembly--a dura ace equipped road bike and a Deore II mtb. Had to sell my Cannondale R900 to pay for the P-38.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: No such thing. My riding is sporadic because of my work schedule.

CRASH HISTORY: Nothing major. A couple of "Arte"s prior to switching to clipless. I've also gone down after hiting ice while commuting on my mtb.

HPVS I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: F-40, GRR, the Cheetah, and anything else I can get my hands on.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: I'm going to take this as how I became interested in bents. I was very active on the cycling section of Prodigy where I saw Tom Howe's ascii F40 in his .sig. I later migrated to GEnie which had a VERY ACTIVE recumbent discussion (many ex-Genie types are on the list). After taking it all in for over two years, I broke out my VISA card card and took the plunge.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: I really don't remember but I think I found it on a "list of lists."

WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT HPVS (bents): Comfort, being unique on the streets of Corpus.

WHAT I HATE MOST: My noisy drive train after putting out big bucks for XTR.

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: "The real obscenity of life is the repression of a natural, life assertive act like sex, and the calm acceptance of a diseased, destructive act like --Lenny Bruce "Ride lots." --Eddy Merckx

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Sleeping or electronic surfing. Click to return to index
NAME: Nick Hein

ADDRESS: Renton WA USA

EMAIL: neh3568@aw101.iasl.ca.boeing.com

OCCUPATION: Flight Simulation Engineer for the Boeing Co.

HT: 6'1"

WT: 155 lb

DOB: 07/27/57 (Southern Wisconsin)

CURRENT HPV's: 2 Homebuilts Rainbike: Mostly faired, fully-suspended, recumbent low-budget low racer with drum brakes, cargo areas, windshield, headlights and intermediate jackshaft. Built by Joe Kochanowski, total weight 90 lb. 16" front whl. 20" rear. I use it for daylight commuting (about 100 trips per year). Cloudbike: Unfaired LWB 5-speed with rear suspension and customized rear derailleur and front drum brake. Weight is 60 lb. Trailer hitch for towing my littlest girl. I've also had a Tour Easy, Infinity and several more of Joe's homebuilts on loan.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 2-3 commutes to work (13 mi ea. way) on the Rainbike during longer days. Rides with kids weekends and evenings. Working on turn signals and better headlights for night commuting.

CRASH HISTORY: Nothing serious, a few fall-overs in the Rainbike when the chain slipped or hit a curb with the front wheel.

HPVS I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: The Moby III and any other fully-faired streamliner v that I can get in and out of without a support crew to hold it. When I rode the Moby II I didn't want to stop (35 mph with the top down the first time out).

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: When I was in high school I did alot of bike riding because of the freedom it gave me to get around under my own power. At the same time I read about the first IHPSC in Calif. From that time on I was always making notebook sketches and designs of streamlined bikes. When I moved back to Seattle I met Joe Kochanowski and he's been giving me bikes to ride since. Also met Bob Bryant, Grant Bower, Joel Smith and dozens of long-time HPV builders in the area.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: rec.bicycles I believe

WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT HPVS: Going places under my own power and being able to maintain the vehicle myself. INDEPENDENCE.

WHAT I HATE MOST: Having to wait for someone else to build the streamliner of my dreams now that I don't have the time to do it.

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: 1)"Thanks to the miracle of the modern interstate freeway you can now cross the entire country without seeing anything." (First Book of Great Quotes) 2)While bandaging my fanny after a race my wife once said "Are you sure these bikes are safer?!".

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Teaching, learning from and wrestling with my kids. Past hobbies include hang-gliding, hiking, XC & Downhill skiing, running, Gen. Av. flying, woodworking, programming. Click to return to index
NAME: Michael Venning

ADDRESS: Adelaide, Australia

EMAIL: michael.venning@unisa.edu.au

OCCUPATION: Senior Lecturer School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences University of South Australia

HT: 187 cm

WT: 100 Kg

BIRTHPLACE: Bristol, England

DATE OF BIRTH:13/8/47

CURRENT HPV'S: Greenspeed 26/20 trike Merida 890 MTB, aluminium frame with XT stuff Focus road bike; had it for 10 years, its the only one I can afford to insure.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Commute each day rain or shine except when wearing a suit (seldom) 8 - 15 Km/day depending on time available and weather. Fortunately Adelaide has a wonderful Mediterranean climate, fine most of the year, winters that are not too cold (never snows on the planes) and few summer days of 40+.

CRASH HISTORY: Not much. Fell off road bike when going around a corner too slowly in too high a gear and the feet wouldn't unclip in time. Went over the handle bars of previous MTB (Shogun TB3) when attempting a short cut in rain and dark through AMA headquarters. There was a not too visible chain in the way, braked, hit chain and flew through the air.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Lightning P38. Looks like an interesting machine Some sort of side by side "sociable trike or quike. Always thought this would be a nice, but not totally efficient, way to travel. Ian Sims' Greenspeed lightwieght trikes

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Bents: Comfort, efficiency, speed

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: All: Exhaust fumes, busses, trucks, cars, skateboarders, roller bladers & young kids on BMXs

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: One of Richard Ballantyne's books where he wrote about the Windcheater (Speedy) at about the same time I also saw the TV series, The Bicycle (wonderful, I even watched some of it last night).

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: rec.bicycles

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Golf, petanque, movies, photography, music, food , wine...

WHAT COMES NEXT: Some sort of nose cone on the Greenspeed

FAVOURITE QUOTES: A man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun. Don Henley, 1989 Click to return to index
NAME: Wichers Schreur, Ben

ADDRESS: De Hazelaar, Mauvezand 17 NL 1251 JC Laren NH The Netherlands

e-mail ben@knmi.nl, wichers@knmi.nl

OCCUPATION: scientist, short range numerical weather forecasting

HT: 1.70 m, 5'7"

WT: 68 kg, 150 lb

BIRTHPLACE: Raalte, The Netherlands

DATE OF BIRTH: 22 March 1960

CURRENT HPV'S: wedgies: Jan Jansen (TIOOYK) Vuelta, Wim Zoon (custom) bents: Roulandt '83, M5 tandem (to be delivered soon)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 5 day/week commute 45km/28mi round trip, erratic weekend rides with girlfriend, will increase drastically once car is off and tandem is on the road.

CRASH HISTORY: until '94 average of 1 wipe-out/year, mainly sand, gravel or black ice when cornering, resulting in nothing more serious than road rash. '94 was different: - head first over the handlebars of my JJ bike in an emergency stop. Badly needed a new helmet after this experience, but the old head and bike came away unscathed - backward somersault with the Roulandt on hitting the curb. Seat back took the full blow. I was more bemused than shocked when I found myself on my back on the street, still clipped in and holding the bike on top of me. The bike needed serious repairs, more so because the front end had been mauled the day before by a friend, who did a forward somersault when he put both feet down at 13 miles per hour. - wipe out on black ice in a corner. My JJ bike just disappeared underneath me, I came crashing down and the forward momentum took me all the way across the road. No visible signs of damage, no road rash, nothing, but... I quickly found out that I couldn't stand on my right leg. A passing taxi took me to hospital, where X-rays showed I had a fractured collum, or, as it is popularly known a broken hip. The assorted hardware that was used to piece it back together would buy a nice bent. Instead of spending the Christmas vacation on skis in Austria I spent two weeks in hospital playing Scrabble. I'm now looking forward to 3 months of rehabilitation.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: all, but most of all I'd like to fly one...

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: doing long distances in comfort, while enjoying the view

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: fixed posture on the bike, but this is much worse when driving a car

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: genetic make up: techno-bent biker, but no beard

WHAT'S ON THE BOARD: a carbon fibre bent tandem sculpture.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: web browsing starting at the Whole Internet Catalog

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: 'Les forces humaines n'ont pas de limites' - Alfred Jarry, Le surmale (1902).

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Living the good life. Click to return to index
NAME: Brunkalla, Leonard M.

Address:Elgin, IL, USA

e-mail: lenhpv@aol.com

occupation: machinist

Born: 11/22/55

Birthplace: Chicago, IL

Ht: 6'-0"

Wt: 160#

Current HPVs: HomeBuilt Trishaw or pedicab, FlyBy 'bent trike, 2 FWD 'bents, FlyBy SWB w/ULS, altered Huffy Tandem, Peugot road bike, and other assorted uprights.

Typical riding week: no such thing!

Crash history: flipped 'bent trike end-over-end during race in Michigan, and nicked a trail gate at speed which was good for a flat. In 1973, I went over the bars on an upright, feet tightly strapped to my Motobecane...knee was never the same.

HPVs I'd like to ride: just about any non-lethal velocipede will do. I'd really like to try a hard-shell streamliner.

Things I like most about HPVs: finding other HPVers, other bent people on 'bents who bend the rules on convention.

Things I hate about HPVs: people griping about trikes on the trail.

How I got Interested: A friend asked me to build him a bike, from Gardner Martin's plans. The addiction commenced.....

Where I found out about the list: A friend and BBS junkie got me started on the info superhighway.

What I do when I'm not working or riding: I am the managing editor for HPV News, co-editor of Alternative Cycling, President of the WISIL HPVers, IHPVA; Board member, IHPVA liason to the Midwest Bike Dealers' Assoc, Race Directorfor the WISIL Challenge, and a closet HPV builder.

A favorite quote: "I'm a busy guy...if at anytime I stop moving, check my pulse."

Another favorite quote: "It is far better to be right, than to be politically correct." Click to return to index
NAME: Eric Geoffrey Vann

ADDRESS: Wheaton, IL

e-mail eric_vann@msmail.wes.mot.com

OCCUPATION: Staff Programmer (Motorola)

HT: 5' 11"

WT: 350

BIRTHPLACE: Chicago, IL

DATE OF BIRTH: 11 January 1949

CURRENT HPV'S: Ryan Vanguard, Ryan Fleetwood, Cannondale H800, Royal Enfield Touring bike (vintage)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 80 - 100 miles (during warmer months)

CRASH HISTORY: Cannondale H800 - 3 or 4 times (failure to unclip) Ryan Vanguard - 3 or 4 times (front wheel lost traction) once black ice (rear wheel lost traction) Ryan Fleetwood - Twice lost our balance starting on uphill

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Anything I haven't tried to date. I have a special interest in bike whose design cleverly incorporate fairings and body stockings.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: panoramic view...USS gives the sensation of riding a "magic carpet", comfortable seating, efficient touring geometry...very minor steering corrections are needed at speed, thrilling downhill runs...effortless control of bike while descending through turns, ability to ride completely faired, open-chested posture for easier breathing, virtually no wrist pressure, easier more natural communications for stoker (on tandem), stoker is free to perform tasks with much less effort (on recumbent tandem) than on upright tandem (i.e. map reading, sandwich making, etc.), during group rides having an "instance" seat upon which to rest during stops, smaller front wheels take lots of punishment without failure, frame flex in the vertical axis acts to "iron out" bumps and shallow potholes, crashes are more controled and involve less falling distance

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: climbing steep ( 10%) grades or..., starting from complete stop on 10% grades, single tracks with sharp turns or steep embankments that lead to awesome scenery but are too narrow to accomodate my USS, speed bumps (which can't be bunny hopped), Ryan series doesn't wear fairings as well as I would like, Not having enough easily available sites for water bottles, Uncomfortable sensation under buttocks are longish rides (60 miles or better), Consistently tight hamstrings (despite stretching), balancing under low speeds, maneuvering LWB's through double doors, down or up steep embankments, portaging over railroad tracks, etc., transporting the tandem to the starting point of a ride since the bike is nearly 11 feet in length

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Spotted a neighbor riding one. After dsicovering the rec.bucycles FAQ, I contacted several vendors and met Earl Russell of Cycle Smithy (here in Chicago). He invited me to the Midwest Speed Championships in West Allis, WI where I got to ride recumbents and view the races. The seed was sown.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Rec.bicycle on the internet

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: Hezekiah 6:8 "Recumbents are a way of life" BVolk on the subject of being annoyed when others complain about climbing hills on a 'bent, "get over it" My response to his response, "HOGWASH"

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Helping to create the Motorola Envoy PDA. Reading as much information concerning the nature of power output and the efficiency with which it is generated on a recumbent. I'd like to find a satisfactory answer to why recumbent riding is both extremely enjoyable and yet presents troublesome episodes to even experienced riders. Pinpointing the source of the problem will go a long ways to designing a bike with as much mass appeal as possible. At present my hunch is that a LWB/ASS bike is most promising. Our WISIL/IHPVA group is taking a slight different tack by adapting the SWB/MWB design to be FWD dropping the seat height to something approaching 8 inches. I have yet to ride this vehicle, but it seems to address some of my complaints. Click to return to index
NAME: Roger A. Strebel

ADDRESS: Berne, Switzerland TELEPHONE: Fax: 0041 31 631 44 05

e-mail strebel@phim.unibe.ch

OCCUPATION: Graduate physicist, working on PhD

HT: 180 cm

WT: 74 kg

BIRTHPLACE: Switzerland

DATE OF BIRTH: 09/26/67

CURRENT HPV'S: none, my ligthning P38 crashed soon after EC Laupen, still waiting for new frame from T. Brummer Girlfriend's m size P38 too short for my legs.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: weekdays: once 20 miles, weekends maybe 40 miles swiss undulated routes

CRASH HISTORY: Blank

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: My P38

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Seeing where I am riding. Good sight in city traffic. Faster acceleration at traffic lights than cars (no smoke from cars). Well, it's just great.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Riding in the rain, trucks passing

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Andreas Weigel and Andreas Fuchs working in the same institution - seen the comfort of a P38-rider.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: See above.

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: My own P38.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Browsing the Web (on mosaic), watching stars, doing computer programs in C, programming HP calculators, cooking. Click to return to index
NAME: Angus Cameron

ADDRESS: Edmonton Alberta Canada

e-mail angusc@nait.ab.ca

OCCUPATION: physics instructor ( yes with a beard )

HT: 190 cm (6'3")

WT: 80 kg (175 lb)

BIRTHPLACE: Ontario

DATE OF BIRTH: 1944

CURRENT HPV'S: Nishiki International Kuwahara MTB soon to be joined by Infinity LWB plus various skiis, skates, runners, hiking boots

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Winter nil Summer: ~ 90 km during week plus 1 or 2 80 km+ rides on weekends plus 2-4 week tour at 80-150 km/day

CRASH HISTORY: I seem to lose it on slippery surfaces : crashed on ice, wet wooden bridge, and sand No broken bones. Always landing on my head riding the MTB over hidden rocks etc

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Any and all

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S (recumbents): Scientific American Dec 83 aroused my curiosity but I never did anything about it until finding the HPV list last year

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Whole internet catalogue

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "Less is More"

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Winter: HP skiing (cross country, back country, telemark) winter camping, skating Summer: hiking, back packing Year round: reading, jogging, computer stuff, net surfing, home maintenance

FUTURE PLANS: Design and build a fairing for the Infinity, maybe build a recumbent next winter Click to return to index
NAME: John Gilliss

ADDRESS:Portland, Maine, USA

EMAIL:JGilliss@aol.com

OCCUPATION:Bookseller

HT:6'

WT:220 lb

BIRTHPLACE,

DATE OF BIRTH:Washington DC, 1954

CURRENT HPV:Univega hybrid upright--one I'm very fond of

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK:30-100 miles with longer weekend rides, except in the winter, when because of ice, snow, etc. I cycle a lot less.

CRASH HISTORY:Nothing spectacular, thank heavens, just some embarrassing episodes caused by inattention or unexplained loss of motor skills--the only damage being to shifters, chainrings, and pride.

HPV'S I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE:Any and all--I've got a feeling that a swb bent would be best for the hills of Maine.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT RIDING HPV'S:freedom, health, the opportunity to reallly see what one is riding past.

WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT SAME:not much--a sore posterior, but that, of course, is one reason I'm interested in this list and in riding a bent as soon as possible.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S:I rode my first bike at age four, and it was something my brother couldn't do. I was hooked.

HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: From somewhere on the Bikenet board on America Online.

WHAT I DO WHEN NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Reading, some writing, sitting glued to this computer for hours on end (somewhat to the detriment of my marriage and my checkbook), trying to figure out a way to make a million bucks.

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur. C. Clarke, I think Click to return to index
NAME: Lee Weisman

ADDRESS: Charlotte, Vermont, USA

e-maillweisman@moose.uvm.edu

OCCUPATION: family physician

HT:5'8"

WT:185

BIRTHPLACE:Shaker Heights, Ohio

DATE OF BIRTH:6-23-49

CURRENT HPV'S:Ryan Vanguard with ZZipper, Specialized Stumpjumper, Fuji sport/touring wedgie (an old friend), homebuilt Jackjumper (a seat mounted on a downhill ski, ridden recumbent, downhill only ;-), cross-country skis

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK:hilly commute to office (7 mi. dirt for 2),15-40 mile fun rides. Occasional house call or hospital rounds via bent. Offroad in the woods whenever possible (mostly on the wedgie but some Vanguard off-road last summer, would like to do more.)

CRASH HISTORY:Crested a hill last winter and was suddenly doing 35 mph on black ice. Intentionally ran it off the road into the snow and a blessed soft landing. Never injured more than my pride in bent wipeouts.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: P38, Presto Counterpoint, all the rest

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S:Comfort, downhill performance

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S:Price, uphill performance, access to the various models for test-rides.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S:Friend who leads Vermont Bicycle Tours on an Easy Racer, some favorable magazine reviews, too many saddle sores interrupting daily commute on wedgie. But the notion to get a 'bent came almost like a revelation, a human powered epiphany as it were. I just suddenly knew.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST:I think I gophered to it via the Velonet.

FAVORITE - (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "How can you be in two places at once when you're actually no where at all?" Firesign Theater

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Season and weather permitting; ice skating, Jackjumping, wind surfing, bike repair, cutting firewood, canoe/kayak paddling, gardening, and eating, always eating. Click to return to index
NAME: Aaron Dann

ADDRESS: Christchurch,NZ

EMAIL:dannaj@cad.canterbury.ac.nz

OCCUPATION:Graduate Mechanical Engineer

HT:5'10"

WT:85kg

BIRTHPLACE,

DATE OF BIRTH:New Zealand, 1971

CURRENT HPV: TriCanta Mk4, on loan from University of Canterbury Usually an MTB, with GripShifters, and I love'em.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 60 miles commuting with longer weekend rides. The favourite at the moment is after-work rides to the beach with the S.O. to indulge in a swim and meal.

CRASH HISTORY: Where to start? 8-) These are the high/low-lights Age 11, first 10 Speed, I was hurtling down the pavement and ran straight into a car reversing out of a driveway, catapulted over the rear of the car and landed on my dented pride. That was the first time I had to walk a bent bicycle home. Age 14, same 10 speed looking a little beaten up now, cycling home from school I ran into a pothole at the end of a half successful wheelie, catapulted forward over the handlebars and broke my left arm. Age 22, new bike, cycling home in the evening, avoided a motorcyclist who had no regard for my velocity, went forward over the handlebars, broke my collarbone - is anyone else beginning to see a pattern? 8-) Age 23, was asked to test ride the University's trikes as part of an under-graduate final year project, flipped the Tricanta forward over the chainring from 40km/hr during an emergency braking test- no broken bones, (hmmm this feet-first thing just might be a good idea 8-).

HPV'S I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: That's a tough one, I saw the BQ Encyclopedia last week and they're all still bobbing around in my head; Presto, P-38, Kingcycle with the 2/3 fairing.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Visibility, of other road users and to them. The look on road-bikers faces when they turn around and see a cycle helmet, two feet and a grin bearing down on their back wheel.

WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT SAME: Catapulting forwards over the handlebars. On wet days, being in the splash zone of every car on the road. Winching myself up hills.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: A couple of friends built their own 'bents out of RHS and BMX parts and rode them everywhere. I joined in when they went along on the local HPV club's ride- I borrowed the Tricanta and have commuted to Varsity for the last two months, now 'I can give it up any time I want' 8-).

HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Net-Surfing, Karma, call it what you like.

WHAT I DO WHEN NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Windsurfing, designing a SWB Rear Suspension 'bent, cycle-touring. Click to return to index
NAME: Andreas Fuchs

Hi tall people!Here my reduced hpv bio: I am 197 cm (6 feet 6 inches) tall. Actually, I started riding 'bents for two reasons: Less problems with my spine (several light defects...) and the size of the frame. My first 'bent was a Radius Peer Gynt. At that time I had the choice between a upright built to size (reinforced with some additional tubes) and a 'bent. Since from the financial point of view this didn't make a big difference I chose the 'bent for ergonomic reasons. Well, I could have bought an upscaled upright (just made from longer than normal steel tubes with no additional tubes to stiffen the normal diamond frame configuration) for only little more money than the normal size bikes cost. But since I had experiences with a 63 cm (24 inches) racing bike frame, this one being 'soft' - my choice - again - was the bent. Click to return to index
NAME: Sheldon Herman

ADDRESS: 1334 logan se grand rapids michigan 49506 (shop address and phone)

EMAIL:sheldonhe@aol.com

OCCUPATION:Bike shop owner (recumbent sea of grand rapids michigan)

BIRTHPLACE City of brotherly love ie philadelphia pa usa

DATE OF BIRTH 7/11/55

CURRENT HPV: rans nimbus.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: my bike is my car.If i go my bike goes under me

CRASH HISTORY: Lets not talk about it It would fill a hard drive

HPV'S I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: any

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: I dont need a car

WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT SAME: have to share road with motorized beasts.ban them!

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: I saw one, I wanted one,I bought one ,I went into the buisness, no regrets

HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST:stumbled on it

WHAT I DO WHEN NOT WORKING OR RIDING: sell bikes fix bikes talk bikes Click to return to index
NAME: Danny Epstein

ADDRESS: Seattle WA, USA

EMAIL: depstein@halcyon.com

OCCUPATION: Smalltalk programmer - currently between contracts

HT: 5' 10"

WT: 120 lbs

BIRTHPLACE: Fairbanks, Alaska USA

DATE OF BIRTH: Jan 16, 65

CURRENT HPV'S: USS LWB bent: Ryan Vanguard with '94 XT components, zzipper fairing. Mountain bike: (Cdn) Miele with '88 XT components, half-step gearing. Road bike: (collecting dust) Bianchi with misc parts from parts box.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: now: 2-3 rides 15-40 miles each, mostly on bike paths. when working: 1 commute per week and one 15-40 mile ride on the weekend. vacation: 10-20 mile mtn bike ride or 30-50 mile road ride most days

CRASH HISTORY: Only one worth mentioning: lost a tooth trying a friend's bike w/o brakes sans helmet in my high-school days.

HPV(S) I'VE RIDDEN: Infinity (old model), Rans Stratus B, Lightening P-38, ATP Vision.

HPV(S) I'VE SEEN: Linear, Tour Easy, Rans Nimbus, Counterpoint Presto & Opus.

FAVORITE HPV(S): Ryan Vanguard, Rans Stratus B, ATP Vision.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Windcheetah, any fully faired bike, Rans V-Rex.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S (BENTS): Comfort, feel, speed & braking (which must go together).

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S (BENTS): Parking, getting on/off, starting/stopping, curbs and posts.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S (BENTS): Sci Am maybe?

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: I don't remember.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Email, bike maintenance, computer games, programming for fun!

WHAT COMES NEXT: Buy a Windcheetah, but not for a long time!

FAVORITE QUOTES: Q: How much does it cost? A: Less than your car!

PERSONALITY: Techno-weenie!

Bike history: My first decent bike was my mountain bike. As I got into road riding and longer distances (50-85 miles), I converted the bike for road use with half-step gearing, slicks, and aero bars. I finally decided to build up a real road bike. I started with a used frame and built it up using mostly junk from my parts box. I hardly rode it at all because I moved from Ottawa to North Carolina. Suddenly I could find stores that actually had recumbents I could test ride! After several months of reading RCN back-issues, emailing all of you (thanks!), and test riding bikes, I ordered a Ryan Vanguard frame-kit and built it up. I've been "bent" ever since! My biggest reason for going recumbent was to allow me to go on longer rides without hurting my wrists. This is why I went for an USS bike. Click to return to index
NAME: Peter Epstein

ADDRESS: Seattle, Washinton, USA

e-mail pepstein@halcyon.com

OCCUPATION: Computer Programmer specializing in Smalltalk

HT: 5'10"

WT: 115 lbs light

BIRTHPLACE: Alaska

DATE OF BIRTH: 1965

CURRENT HPV'S: Vision R45 SWB ASS recently built up myself. Head firsters: old Kestrel road bike (collecting dust I'm afraid) and old Cannondale mountain bike (was also used as commuter before the Vision).

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: These days I ride regularly when it's not raining too much, but I'm not a high mileage rider. I have generally commuted to work when possible. Prefer trail/bike path riding to road riding. Rarely do any real mountain biking but thoroughly enjoy it when I do.

CRASH HISTORY: Ages ago: Came off turning too fast off paved road onto gravel road, landed on feet running, bike tumbled. No damage to me, minor bike damage (rode home). Many close calls with cars, some quite scared the hell out of me. Beware of uncontrolled intersections and be seen!

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: VRex, P38, WindCheetah, QuadraPed

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: comfort, that sinking feeling as you enter a corner with countersteering (much like a motorcycle really), the panoramic view

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: can't hop curbs, can't use body english for finess at ultra-low speeds

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Test rode my brother's Ryan Vanguard

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: My brother

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "I'm bent on a bent but no bent yet"

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Emailing, building or maintaining bikes, playing old computer/arcade games Click to return to index
NAME: Terry Ryan

ADDRESS:Charlotesville, Va

e-mail ter5g@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU

OCCUPATION: Registered Nurse, Research Study Coordinator for Department of Organ Transplantation, UVa Health Sciences Center

HT: 6'3"

WT: 198#

BIRTHPLACE:Wilmington, Delaware

DATE OF BIRTH: 6/21/49

CURRENT HPV'S: P-38, Panasonic DX 2000 (head 1st type and very dusty)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 18 to 20 mile loop on Saturdays before "The Wife" goes to work on weekend nights and leaves me with the two little ones.

CRASH HISTORY: Once, on the Panasonic, a neighbors dog (maybe 2#'s when wet) leaped at me while I was riding uphill. The dog missed me but landed in front of my front wheel. I was going too slow to ride over him and ended my ride by falling sideways. This resulted in a fractured radial head (broke a bone in my elbow). On the 'bent I've only had a few stuck feet but nothing broken so far

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Windcheeta, Greenspeed, Kingcycle, Flevo, Moulton,

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: The ride and the view!

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: The publics presumed right to demand an explanation of what and why I'm riding such a strange machine!!!

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Saw an ad then 6 yrs later I got a used Ryan Vanguard.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: rec.bicycles news groups

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "Are you handicapped?" "Is that thing hard to ride?" "What do you call that?" (answer: a bicycle)

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Family stuff (two pre-schooler, TV addiction, learn net surfing Click to return to index
NAME: John Pazdan

ADDRESS: Naperville,IL,USA

EMAIL: JohnP352@AOL.com

OCCUPATION: Musician: I play acoustic&elctric bass& mandocello on blues, roots, and rock recording sessions, and sometimes tour.

HT: 6'2"

WT: 195 lb

DOB: 03/25/52-Born in Chicago

CURRENT HPV's: Just sold my Infinity, researching various SWB ASS's, Beefed up Trek (Truck?) Hybrid for trails, feets do yor stuff.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 100 + a week on trails, plus mo on the road with the Infinity.

CRASH HISTORY: Nothing serious, but a big fall in the fall ? on the @#$% Trek convinced me to keep on the bent thang. If I screw up my hands, fingers or wrists, I can't play music.

HPVS I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: M-5 racer (I'd like to go back to Amsterdam Very Soon), any of Zack's Bents on Steroids, Wind Cheetah, any HPV's in Mike Burrows' proto shop.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Wanted to get back in shape, started biking, saw the WISIL booth at the bike show, talked to Bill Murphy, subscribed to RCN, rode a P-38, and that's all she wrote.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Thanks, Zack.

WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT HPVS: No pain in my hands/wrist (like I said, very important for a string playing musician), no back pain ( I broke my back in a car accident at age 19),allows me to use my limited mechanical skills to wrench around ( much cheaper than the rusted sports cars I used to waste my $$ on), and the incredible network of people who are hip to this thing. WHAT I HATE MOST: Price of the things, trying to get info on Euro bents, pencil necked geeks in my town giving me the evil eye from their Lexi (plural for Lexus?), horseshit roadies with spandex beerguts asking me if I bought my bike in Iowa.

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: "Say baby, ya'll got one of them mood sympathizers?" which was asked of me at a recording session by a blues artist (someone you know, but who shall remain anon.) who wanted a MOOG Synthesizer bass line, this happened about 20 years ago, but it's still my favorite.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Raising my 5 year old daughter, working my garden, practicing my bass (3 hours/day, sports fans), designing " new" musical instruments that sound like things from the Delta from 100 years ago, reading, composing, and hopefully growing. (but not horizontally) HUH?: Is Everyone on this list an engineer or computer person? (sorry Zack and Dave C.) I think bents are the Perfect solution for musicians who dig bikes, but don't want to screw up the parts of their body that make music. Problem is they cost so much that most real musicians can't afford them. Cheers, John Click to return to index

NAME: Mark Matarella

ADDRESS: Annandale VA

eMAIL: MMatarel@Clark.Net

OCCUPATION: Wide Area Network Manager

HT: 5'-10"

WT: 165

BIRTHPLACE: Harrisburg,PA - but grew up near Annapolis MD

DATE OF BIRTH: 05-21-60

CURRENT HPV'S: Rans Stratus, Linear LWB USS, Fun Trike

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: shortly I am moving home to be near the major bike trail which runs by my office, will begin commuting 12 ish miles (one way) each day to my job a few blocks from Pentagon, Sat and Sun usually 30 - 60 miles each if not rain, ice and temp 30ish or better

CRASH HISTORY: None of note

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Trice, and all European bikes, (Only thing I've ridden from the other side of the pond is the Kingcycle)

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Fun, speed, comfort, gadget appeal, meeting people. Bike touring

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Honestly can't come up with a one!

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: I am a gadget nut. I enjoy all the different ways a bike comes out looking when you start with a clean sheet of paper and no pre conceptions. I spotted the Linear in a outdoor goods store and got it. I knew nothing of recumbents and had only seen one drawing years earlier

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: RCN

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: Get faster friends - someone one the list came up with this I think

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Day trips, weekend trips to the Trexlertown PA Velodrome, Irish pubs, searching for Ms Right. Click to return to index

NAME: Oliver Zechlin

ADDRESS: Nuremberg, Germany

EMAIL: na153@fim.uni-erlangen.de

OCCUPATION: student, slacker, hmm I dunno

HT: 5'10"

WT: 69kg

BIRTHPLACE, DATE OF BIRTH: Nuremberg, Germany

CURRENT HPV: Only upright... 93' MARIN Eldridge Grade MTB; I am still in the decision-making-process which 'bent 2 buy for my upcoming TransUSA... (currently drawn between Presto/P38/M5)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: not so

CRASH HISTORY: a) on a 10-speed I flew over the handlebars (front wheel hit a ditch), which led to some major dental/gum surgery b) rode fast on a bikepath, crossing an intersection (green light for me) I was hit by a car which made a right turn; no serious injury but it was a hassle (lawyer) to get my money, that guy offered me ~$30 for some McDonalds and I wouldn't even have to pay for his damaged car... (ended up w/ ~$1500 for my MARIN Team Marin) c) bike-bike collision -> road rash and bent (...) derailleur. d) some minor offroad-crashes

HPV'S I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Trice, M5, Presto, P-38, Kingcycle with the 2/3 fairing, etc.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: environmentally correct, good workout, fun

WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT SAME: rainy weather, life-threating traffic

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: some pictures in a magazine

HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: The German Liegerad.FAQ

WHAT I DO WHEN NOT WORKING OR RIDING: 0 computer stuff (CorelDraw3, etc.) 0 planning my next bike tour 0 the mainstream stuff Click to return to index

NAME: Bob Carson

ADDRESS: Baltimore, MD

eMAIL: Bikebob@aol.com

OCCUPATION: Special Events Coordinator for League of American Bicyclists and Route Coordinator for Cycle Across Maryland

HT: 5'18"

WT: 183BI

BIRTHPLACE: Buffalo, NY

DATE OF BIRTH: 4/5/34

CURRENT HPV'S: Linear and a no name LWB, ASS with two 27" wheels

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: ride about 6000 miles per year

CRASH HISTORY: None

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: anyone I can get my hands on. Forutnately with my job, I do get to try several different ones.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort! Blowing away on hills bikers on regular bikes who ask you if your recumbent can go up hills.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: nothing

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: The Avatar was on display at the L.A.W. National Rally in 1980 and they were giving test rides. I liked it so much I put my order in for it then.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Don't remember

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: In Ireland when an elderly lady referred to my bike as a veritable limosine of a bike.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Ski instructor, canoeing, hiking, backpacking, or just about anything outdoors. Click to return to index

NAME: Sean Costin

ADDRESS: Elgin, IL.

eMAIL:seancostin@aol.com

OCCUPATION: Adhesive Salesman

HT:6'

WT:180lbs

BIRTHPLACE: Evergreen Park, IL.

DATE OF BIRTH: 9/30/65

CURRENT HPV'S: Little Eddy (FWD), Crash-O-Matic 5000(FWD), Specialized Rockhopper Comp, Kingcycle (psycodelic 70's homebuilt version) Currently involved in the WISIL Streamliner project.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: 50 mi/wk in summer, 20mi/wk in winter

CRASH HISTORY: seperated wrist- Ramp to ramp jump 1980 on my first home made bike. Boy, I just dont' have thetime to spell all this out. Lets just say I am a very experienced crasher.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Varna II,Bevo,M5 Carbon,Wasp

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S:The feeling of superiority

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Having to explain myself.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Saw pictures of the Vector back in the late 70's

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Bill Coyne and Marty Daily

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: Speed is good.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: I'm building stuff Click to return to index

NAME: Steve York

ADD: Minnetonka, Minnesota USA

PERSONAL DATA: Born in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1948.

SIZE: 72 inches (6 feet) <183 cm>; 179 pounds <82KG>

Occupation: Pension fund investments--salaried Regional Director for an investment company (Aeltus/Aetna)

HPV: Vision SWB USS

HPV I WOULD LIKE TO TRY: WYMS; Windcheetah; Flevo; M5;Trice; Zephyr MKII;etc..

RIDING EXPERIENCES: Week long tour--80 miles per day for a week (130 km/day)

OTHER INTERESTS: pick up basketball 6 days/week; canoe trips in BWCA/Quetico wilderness; flying. Click to return to index

NAME: Karen des Jardins

ADDRESS: San Carlos, CA, USA (will be changing to South Lake Tahoe sometime in the next 24-48 months)

eMAIL: should be kdj@rahul.net but not yet working (1/27/95)

OCCUPATION: Operations Consultant (got any good referrals?)

HT: 5' 5"

WT: varies inversely with my mental health

BIRTHPLACE: New York, USA

DATE OF BIRTH: 1959

CURRENT HPV'S: P-38 Lightning

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: About to change- Currently sporadic

CRASH HISTORY: Slow falls (twice in a row) when heel of shoe got caught in heel sling, witnessed by cop (very embarrassing)

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Anything I haven't ridden before.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort, the view.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Hard to maneuver when not on the bike eg. taking up stairs, through doors, etc.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S:

Through association: Dave Wilson brought his bike into the lab in 1980 (1981?) where we had an assignment to design a better bicycle brake. I rode that bike (and got the whole inside of my leg covered with grease). Then when I met Steve des Jardins, he was already active in IHPVA, and we got into the bike business because I wanted a Lightning P-38 without

having to pay full price. (ended up costing way more including time, etc :-)

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: ?? From Brian??

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: God give me the strength to crush those in my way, the money to bribe those who can help me, and the wisdom to know the difference.

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: We're trying to adopt a child. . . does anyone have any leads? Click to return to index

NAME: Brady Reed

ADDRESS: Houston, Texas, USA

eMAIL: brady@lgc.com

OCCUPATION: Software Engineer, developing geoscience software (ex-Geologist from the boom years)

HT: 5' 8.5" (174 cm)

WT: 148 lbs (67 kg) (10 1/2 stones)

BIRTHPLACE: Louisiana, USA

DATE OF BIRTH: 1954

CURRENT HPV'S: Rans Stratus B (9000 miles so far)

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Commute to work about 3 days/week, about 66 miles/week Weekend rides of 30 to 60 miles or so.

CRASH HISTORY: One slide around a corner at about 20 mph on my way to work one morning.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: The new S&B tricycle. (I want one in Al, please)

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: The panoramic view, the comfort, the constant attention.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: The constant attention. The image that recumbents are slow. (Its the cyclist, not the bike.)

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Scientific American, 1983.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: rec.bicycles

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: "How fast can you go on that thing!?" (People seem to sometimes think my Rans is an illegal street machine with a top speed that is appropiate only for special event racing.)

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Family, herpetology, native flora and fauna, reading and "working out". Click to return to index

NAME: Joel Nevison

ADDRESS: Fort Collins Colorado

eMAIL: jn163051@longs.lance.colostate.edu

OCCUPATION: Mech'er

HT: 5'9"

WT: 165

BIRTHPLACE: Boston

DATE OF BIRTH: 1957

CURRENT HPV'S: Stratus w/ Lightning seat (love it!), misc other yuppie transpo

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Winter; a few 7 milers after work, a couple(per month) 20 milers on weekends. Spring, Summer, Fall; more frequent, 10 milers after work, a 25 miler on weekends, commute to work (25 mile RT) once a week.

CRASH HISTORY: none on the Rans so far, loads of them on uprights. Hit a steel gate once and bent the top and down tube on my PX-10 so bad I couldn't ride it and did a neat gymnast flip over the gate. Too many others to list them all.

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: All LWB's, Presto, P38 (hey Jim!), others that are either touring or high performance oriented.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Comfort for my fragile back, people (especially 10 yr olds) saying "Cool bike", that zoomy feeling when I'm close to the ground, downhill riding, keeping fit.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Cars, people on bike paths who don't understand what it means when I ring my bell, agressive or unleashed dogs, road rash, wind chill.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Saw other bents out there, back pain.

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST: Jim Fentress

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: Quit your tents and pray (paraphrased - Annie Dillard)

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Folkdance, rockclimb, sail, backpack, etc... Click to return to index

NAME: Kevin Blake

ADDRESS: Columbia, MO

eMAIL: kblake@bigcat.missouri.edu

OCCUPATION: Research Associate.

EDUCATION: B.S. Mechanical Engineering

HT: 5'10"

WT: 180

BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis MO

DATE OF BIRTH: 9/70

CURRENT HPV'S: Road Wedgie, Mountain Wedgie. Building: SWB USS, LWB USS, Trike, Corbon Fiber Wedgie style bike.

TYPICAL RIDING WEEK: Mountain Biking, Road Biking

CRASH HISTORY: Tried to beat a yellow light on my road bike and hit the side of a car. During a mountain bike race 2 years ago I went over the handlebars twice. (still managed 2nd place though).

HPV(S) I'D LIKE TO TEST RIDE: Windcheetah, Lightning, Lietra, Car-cycle, BikeE,...and... oh yeah, Windcheetah.

THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: How much more sense it makes than any other form of transportation. And of course, all the attention.

THINGS I HATE MOST ABOUT RIDING HPV'S: Not enough people riding with me, and too many people *Diving* much faster.

HOW I GOT INTERESTED IN HPV'S: Saw a picture of the Windcheetah in "Richard's New Book of Bicycling" and said "I have got to have this machine!" (Of course when I found out it cost $5000,

that quote changed to: "Someone has got to buy me this machine!")

WHERE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LIST:Found out about the list from Marti Daly

FAVORITE HPV (OR OTHER) QUOTE: When I told my Dad, who's a doctor, that I was getting into "HPV's." He said "Why do you want to get into Human Paplanoma Virus?" (HPV is a sexually transmitted virus)

WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT WORKING OR RIDING: Building HPV's and fighting TV addiction. Click to return to index

NAME: David Conn

ADDRESS: Vancouver, B.C., Canada

EMAIL: David_Conn@mindlink.bc.ca

OCCUPATION: Librarian and Writer

HEIGHT: 78 inches WEIGHT: 205 lb

BIRTHPLACE: Toronto DATE OF BIRTH: 1950

CURRENT BIKES: Conn Tour Easy and Raleigh Transit

RIDING WEEK:

About the Bios Archive

Alphabetical Index of Members

Bios

NAME: Peter Jacobs

NAME: John Wm. Buchanan

NAME: Walter N. Smith

NAME: Ed Eybel

NAME: Joseph Huberman

NAME: William J. Cook

NAME: Mark Goldstein

NAME: Carl J. Grillmair

NAME: Don Boose

NAME: Rick Burch

NAME: David Whiteman

NAME: David E. Damouth

NAME: Marti Daily

NAME: Sheldon Christopher Brown

NAME: William Volk

NAME: Dwight D. McKay

NAME: Peter Carter

NAME: Martin Le Voi

NAME: Chris Jordan

NAME: Cary Lieberman

NAME: Brian Wilson

NAME: Torsten Lif

NAME: Warren C. Bowman

NAME: Stuart E. Strand

NAME: Jeff Potter

NAME: Wouter B. Suverkropp

NAME: Fokke de Boer

NAME: Richard Taylor

NAME: Bob Gahl

NAME: M Barnard

NAME: David Forsyth Harper

NAME: Fred Gillette

NAME: Dave Clary

NAME: Nick Hein

NAME: Michael Venning

NAME: Wichers Schreur, Ben

NAME: Brunkalla, Leonard M.

NAME: Eric Geoffrey Vann

NAME: Roger A. Strebel

NAME: Angus Cameron

NAME: John Gilliss

NAME: Lee Weisman

NAME: Aaron Dann

NAME: Andreas Fuchs

NAME: Sheldon Herman

NAME: Danny Epstein

NAME: Peter Epstein

NAME: Terry Ryan

NAME: John Pazdan