The Spearhead, by Rick O'Brien

A number of years ago, Rick was working on a design that was intended to be retrofitted to an ICE Sprint trike that he was calling the Spearhead.  In the end he abandoned the effort to go commercial with it due to the difficulty of securing insurance coverage and still making it financially worthwhile, but lots can be learned by examining what he did.

Here is a great Spearhead flyaround video - if you examine it closely you can probably learn alot!

Here's an exploded shot of all the parts laid out:

And here's a picture of his latest design that goes on an ICE Vortex called the Spearwood - apparently substantially faster and more stable.  It is made with wooden veneer with glassed and filleted joints:

2020 New England Human Powered Vehicle Rally - Sat. July 18, 2020

Now in its 16th year, the New England Human Powered Vehicle Rally, is a celebration of the fun and excitement of moving around by pedal power! Previous Rallies have featured a wide variety of recumbents, velomobiles (enclosed recumbent cycles), electric assisted bicycles, homebuilt and store-bought versions of each of these, and more.

When: On Saturday, July 18, 2020, from 9:30 AM-4 PM

Where: Rain or shine, Portsmouth, NH (final location TBA)

Cost: also TBA

RSPV by email , phone or text (207 423-7360).

Schedule: Saturday, July 18, 2020

9:00-12:00: Ride, with stop to purchase lunch

12:00-3:00: Afternoon Expo (show and tell)

Expo portions of the event consists of show and tell presentations and the chance to interact one-on-one with the owners. Test rides may be had at the discretion of the owners.

The Expo sessions will offer newbies and old hands alike the opportunity to experience the diversity of human powered vehicles. This is the perfect chance to interact with owners, ask them questions about their ride and check out the machines first hand. All sorts of rigs are expected; everything from fully enclosed velomobiles to load carrying machines to electric assisted cycles.

Wildfire HPV will be there with a variety of recumbent bikes, trikes and a velomobile or two.

The ride will be approximately 20 miles at a moderate pace through the beautifully scenic Portsmouth area.

There are no restrictions on the types of human powered vehicles that may participate in the rally – except that they must have at least partially human powered drive mechanisms and must be roadworthy to participate in the on-road ride.

FMI call Ethan at (207) 423-7360 or PM via the contact page on this website

Below are some images from previous rallies:

Merrill Gay's photos from the '05 Rally in N. Hatfield, MA

Merrill Gay's photos from the '06 Rally at the Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Amherst, MA.

Corogami Guru Dan Runyan

Dan Runyan has created some very nice coroplast fairings around his Catrike, until he was given a WAW.  He has a presence on Facebook, where photos of his creations can be found, but for those who don't do FB, here are some photos of his work.  His previous fairings were based on PVC frames, which worked well in the warmer climate where he lives, although he did mention a frame failure at one point which led to him retiring that fairing (I'm guessing the need was less once he got the WAW).