Greenspeed in Action

Trailing behind Richard on GS

Fraser and Richard after surfing

Fraser and Cic

Fraser, Richard, Cic

Richard

Cic, Fraser

Cic, decapitated Fraser

Cic

Rich, Fraser, Abby, Cic

Rich, Fraser, Abby, Cic

Rich, Cic, Me, Abby

Sarah, Fraser, tame Cockatoos

Hi

My brother Richard and partner Sarah have been visiting from England, and 2 of his 3 kids, Cicely and Fraser, and Fraser's girlfriend Abby all came down from Northern New South Wales, all for the occasion of my Mum's 90th birthday. We had a few days together at Airey's Inlet and everybody got to try out the newly acquired Greenspeed trike as well as the other odds and sods of bicycles that were at our accommodation.  One of my friends Mick said I was going over to the dark side (cycles others have made) by riding the Greenspeed but I don't think that's the case.  Its more like me introducing others to the dark side (recumbents in general) which is really not that dark.  Most people can't help but enjoy riding the Greenspeed.

Regards

Steve Nurse

Yet Another Recumbent Bike Pedal Hack

The plan, I do this sort of sketch before making a printed part

How it looks from the front

The grammage damage, old pedal plastic about 30g, new pedal plastic about 20g, pedal itself about 190g

How it looks from behind.

Pedals are for this beastie, a trike originally belonging to Eric Butcher but passed on to Simon Watt and now in my care.

Hi

I have made another pair of reflector holders for a recumbent, this time I bought some pedals from Mike Wa and 3d printed the full reflector mounts. This is unlike my last efforts when I printed none and only a little bit of the surround. This design uses the reflector inserts from the original pedals.

I've been thinking a bit about whether recumbent bike pedals with reflectors as would work as a product, and I reckon , well maybe!  There is recumbent specific clothing, but maybe recumbent specific pedals would have to cover a lot of bases to sell well, by providing clip in reflector pedals for recumbents, heal support for recumbents, clip in reflector pedals for uprights and platform reflector pedals for uprights all in the one package. Here is a page from a new supplier in Queensland, but they don't mention bike shoes and clipless pedals.

Kervelo are doing that sort of thing, increasing their potential for sales and possible commercial success by putting their gearbox design in both upright (standard bottom bracket position) and recumbent (front wheel drive, in-hub gearbox) bikes.



Regards

Steve Nurse

World Bike Day 2018

At Batman Park before leaving, had a bit of time before Mick and James arrived to take a timer-shot selfie or two.

Mike and James at Batman Park

Camberwell market, near where I'd grown up in Hawthorn East.  As I related to Mick and James, I'd visited this market as a kid when.....

"Mrs. Stay-put" (Mary-Ann Campigli) held out against developers, refusing to sell her property and let it become a car-park.

The hustle, the bustle. (A bit busier than a few days earlier, anyway)  A brace of Brompton riders gather at the Hawthorn Bike track for World Bike Day.

A few friends at the track, left to right Graham Signorini, Peter Signorini, Adrian Cox

Robert Patterson with his homebuilt tour easy.  Robert has made a string of recumbents from plans and now has an electric recumbent as well as this one. He had ridden on early Melbourne ozhpv rides, see photos below. 

Glenn (at right in orange helmet) and his Greenspeed trike

Part of the festivities, 1920's track bike v. Penny farthing race.

Robert Patterson.  Helmet free is one of his things these days.

Robert, the winner!  This was shortly after the collapse of the blow up finish-line.....thing.

James and Mike, my bike centre of velodrome.

Circa 1998 on Warburton-Lilydale trail, Robert Patterson centre in yellow helmet......

on his lurid Pink homemade Thunderbolt Trike......

here, Paul Sims of Greenspeed checks it out.

Hi

Sunday was World Bike Day and I spent it with new friends Mick and James at Batman park where we all volunteer for Wecycle .  We rode over to near where I grew up in Hawthorn for visits to the Camberwell market. (Still a few bargains to be had, bit of construction has gone on) and World Bike Day Celebrations at the Hawthorn Velodrome.  Here are some photos, as well as the new ones, I dragged out some old ones from Google image search and my film photo archive in the blue box under the bed.

Thanks to Bicycle Network for the organising and fun day out, and to ride companions Mike and James.

Regards

Steve Nurse

A Birthday Ride

A bike park rack designed by my supervisor, Robbie.

He has asked for feedback on the facility.

Newly completed facilities at the (empty) Hawthorn Bike track. An international bike day celebration is planned for tomorrow though, should be a bit busier.

Some new panels under construction for my bike which I will use tomorrow: "Classic Transport" is the name of the fabric and

........   its definitely Australian, this is a Holden FJ Ute.

Timber template for panels, I tried to leave a 25mm margin all round.

My wife Christine on sewing duty, I earned the 100k Audax badge on this ride. 

Panels covering corflute and ready to be clipped on to the trike.

Probably the next set of panels I will do will be from blue t-shirts and a flyer from BFF (Bicycle film festival) 2009.

Hi, Wednesday was my birthday (58) and I know commiserations are due, but honestly, I don't feel a day over 80! Actually I feel a lot better than that and I'll just keep on ignoring my age in years for as long as I can.

So on Wednesday I needed to return a computer on loan to me from Monash Uni, and I did that, parking at a bike rack my Master's degree supervisor had designed.  Since then, on and off I have been working with my wife Christine on some new panels for the side of my trike to be ready for a short ride to International Bike Day Celebrations on Sunday.  No, I did not make this up.  Will report on Sunday's ride but all for now!

Regards

Steve Nurse