Recumbents on TV

[Mark Wolfe]

I caught a glimpse of the happenings at Battle Mountain on one of the discovery channels, however I
can't seem to find any mention of it now. Was/Is Battle Mountain going to be televised? I'm building
my first bent, and am really interested in the Battle Mountain speed trials.

Thanks, Mark Wolfe

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[Rorschandt]

Mark Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I caught a glimpse of the happenings at Battle Mountain on one of the discovery channels, however
> I can't seem to find any mention of it now. Was/Is Battle Mountain going to be televised? I'm
> building my first bent, and am really interested in the Battle Mountain speed trials.
>
> Thanks, Mark Wolfe
>

I saw an ad for The Science Channel that showed faired beasts on a lonely highway, among other
things. The end of the ad only mentions "To get the Science Channel call your cable or satellite tv
provider..." Nothing more specific. rorschandt

 

[Mikael Seierup]

"Mark Wolfe" skrev...
> I caught a glimpse of the happenings at Battle Mountain on one of the discovery channels, however
> I can't seem to find any mention of it now. Was/Is Battle Mountain going to be televised? I'm
> building my first bent, and am really interested in the Battle Mountain speed trials.

There was an episode of Extreme Machines devoted to bikes. Featured quite a few recumbents and Matt
Weaver and Sam Whittingham and their bikes. The black Varna is shown running on a highway and
demonstrating what happens when noone is there to catch it when it stops. *kabonk*.

Nothing from Battle Mountain but someone had a DVD or such from last years event for sale?

Mikael

 

[Dave Larrington]

There was a film crew from the Canadian branch of the Discovery Channel at BM last year; the DVD is
available from Bill "Barcroft" Cook - http://www.barcroftcycles.com/video.html

Dave Larrington - http://legslarry.crosswinds.net/
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[Brian Martin]

You should read the stuff about the Varna bicycles beating the British team the year before. Artist
vs. computer technology, nothing but the "Blue Yonder" to see if money can work eh! Get the DVD, it
has some great footage of some guy (don't remember my own name let alone his) on a bent, with the
wheels sticking out real far doing well. As well as my favourite Chicagoan (don't know any others
), Warren with his great times on the Barracuda. You should start with IHPVA site, and go from
there http://www.ihpva.org/ . The wisil site has the best coverage of the events I have followed for
the last two years or so. http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/

Brian

Mark Wolfe wrote:
> I caught a glimpse of the happenings at Battle Mountain on one of the discovery channels, however
> I can't seem to find any mention of it now. Was/Is Battle Mountain going to be televised? I'm
> building my first bent, and am really interested in the Battle Mountain speed trials.
>
> Thanks, Mark Wolfe

 

[Dave Larrington]

Brian Martin wrote:

> great footage of some guy on a bent, with the wheels sticking out real far doing well.

That'd be Steve "Rotator" Delaire's "Big Gun" (aka "Tunnel Vision" ;-). Went over 60 in spite of
Steve's having no truck with the notion of clipless pedals, "proper" cycling gear, etc.

Dave Larrington - http://legslarry.crosswinds.net/
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[murray]

Hey Mark,

What are you building??

I'm in the process of finishing my own version of the "Ground Hugger". It's rideable, but I'm in the
process of re-making the rear swing arm; the current one is all Aluminum while the new one will be
all composite with metal inserts at high stress points. I also need to install front an rear brakes
and both de-railers.

Mike Murray

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 04:21:08 GMT, Mark Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote:

>I caught a glimpse of the happenings at Battle Mountain on one of the discovery channels, however I
>can't seem to find any mention of it now. Was/Is Battle Mountain going to be televised? I'm
>building my first bent, and am really interested in the Battle Mountain speed trials.
>
>Thanks, Mark Wolfe

 

[Tom Sherman]

Brian Martin wrote:
>
> ... As well as my favourite Chicagoan (don't know any others ), Warren with his great times on
> the Barracuda....

Sean Costin [1] in the Coslinger Special is also from the greater Chicago area.

[1] One of the three people to exceed 70 mph in a HPV under legal record conditions.

Tom Sherman - Various HPV's Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

 

[Mark Wolfe]

I'm thinking that's what I saw too. Looked like the picture on the
http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/ which is why I thought it was battle mountain. FWIW, I'm
building a short wheel base bentech for starters, using parts I already have laying around. The aero
stuff is down the road, may journy up to Battle Mountain to check it all out in the fall.

rorschandt wrote:

> Mark Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> I caught a glimpse of the happenings at Battle Mountain on one of the discovery channels, however
>> I can't seem to find any mention of it now. Was/Is Battle Mountain going to be televised? I'm
>> building my first bent, and am really interested in the Battle Mountain speed trials.
>>
>> Thanks, Mark Wolfe
>>
>
> I saw an ad for The Science Channel that showed faired beasts on a lonely highway, among other
> things. The end of the ad only mentions "To get the Science Channel call your cable or satellite
> tv provider..." Nothing more specific. rorschandt

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[Jeff Wills]

Mark Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> I'm thinking that's what I saw too. Looked like the picture on the
> http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/ which is why I thought it was battle mountain. FWIW, I'm
> building a short wheel base bentech for starters, using parts I already have laying around. The
> aero stuff is down the road, may journy up to Battle Mountain to check it all out in the fall.
>

Mark, make the trip any way you can. I went last fall (pictures at
http://www.ohpv.org/bm2002/hpsc2002.html) and it was a blast even though I only there two days.

It's funny- seeing streamliners go by at 55-60 mph becomes rather normal- then Sam lays down an 80
mph pass and your jow drops to the ground.

Jeff