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Welcome to Velo Vision magazine, covering specialised bikes, cycling as transport and human power. It's a quarterly dose of cycle inspiration.The current issue is Issue 16. The next issue is out early March 2005.
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Quick roundupEvent updates, latest pedalcar racing newsletter is out, Vision Recumbents soon to be no more, a cycle history website and yet another new trike... plus latest Bike Right report! Just a quick roundup as I'm in the middle of VV 13 deadline panic: - Check out the events listing for a few recent additions, including a trike race at the SPEZI, a velomobile meeting and a unicycle convention... - The latest pedalcars newsletter is out: see www.pedalcars.info from where, no doubt, a link shall very shortly appear to the newsletter itself. It includes a season preview for 2004 and a few notes on organisational changes to the upcoming season. - Sad news from the USA: it appears Vision Recumbent Bicycles have been forced to wind up their business. One of US's longest running and best-respected manufacturers, Vision offered a wide range of two-wheelers, including a tandem. The news comes from Zach Kaplan, a Vision dealer, who reported a conversation he had with Vision a few weeks ago on the HPV mailing list: you can read his posting here. It seems they're bowing out gracefully, with sale of machinery expected to raise enough money to pay off their creditors. - Meanwhile thanks to Craig Wrigglesworth for pointing out a new trike for the UK, the Trixstar. A lean-steer trike, it seems to be intended as fun rather than transport: their website says "TRIXSTAR TX.4 is equally at home weaving round your local park, or cruising a seaside promenade" but rather glosses over the idea of using it on the road. Still, it's a bit expensive for a toy: the single-speed/coaster brake version weighs in at £965.00 + VAT and delivery, with a three-speed for £1050.00 + VAT and delivery. Maybe intended mainly for the rental market? - Bernd Wagner writes: "I would like to invite you for a visit of http://www.walterruett.de, a website, which is dedicated to one of the most successful men in the history of cycling." Happy to pass on the invite, as it's a nicely done website. Unfortunately the English-language version comes courtesy of Google machine translation, so can be a bit cryptic. Still, worth a look if you like cycle racing history. - Finally, Crispin Bennett's photo report on the latest Bike Right event in Northumberland is now up at: http://www.crispinbennett.freedomnames.co.uk/BikeRight95.htm Main excitement this year (apart from Seamus' birthday of course) looks to have been the attendance of a Leitra velomobile... Posted on 16 February 2004 Your comments ...
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