Links

OHPV Links

Here is a variety of HPV links. If you don't find it here, it may be because 1) we missed it, 2) a web page isn't available, or 3) we felt it was not relevant within the context of OHPV. Please feel free to e-mail submissions and corrections to OHPV.

Note: We recently have dropped the "Manufacturers" section. Other sites cover this topic well and we were not really adding much value (especially since we weren't always up-to-date). Please see References/Resources/Publications for links to sites that keep updated information on this topic. We'd like to focus more on resources that are useful to our Portland-area audience.

  • Advocacy/Clubs/Organizations
  • Retailers/Parts/Services · Portland Area · Beyond
  • References/Resources/Publications
  • Advocacy/Clubs/Organizations

    Bicycle Transportation Alliance — Promotes bicycling for safer streets, cleaner air, and energy independence (Portland, Oregon)
    Center for Appropriate Transport — A nonprofit organization committed to community involvement in manufacturing, using, and advocating sustainable modes of transportation (Eugene, Oregon)
    Human Powered Vehicle Association
    International Human Powered Vehicle Association
    National Bicycle Greenway
    — "An interconnected two-wheel America for ourselves, our children and our world"
    Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) (Portland, Oregon)
    BentPacNW — Seattle Area HPV Builders' Group (Seattle, WA)

    Retailers/Parts/Services

    Non-Portland-area retailers are listed because they supply HPVs or services not available locally and will ship products. We encourage you to “try before you buy” and to patronize your local dealers.

    Portland Area

    Citybikes Workers' Cooperative (Portland, Oregon)
    Coventry Cycle Works (Portland, Oregon)

    Beyond Portland

    Angletech (Woodland Park, Colorado)
    Center for Appropriate Transport (Eugene, Oregon)
    Loose Screws (Ashland, Oregon)
    Zach Kaplan Cycles (Alameda, California)

    References/Resources/Publications

    Jeff and Michelle Corcoran share the ride and the love at their Tandem Ride website.
    'BentRider Online is where the midwest HPV racers hang out.
    Recumbents.com
    John Climaldi (OHPV member-at-large) shows all , tells all on his Bent Blog.
    Bicycle HPV Recumbent Resources & Sources
    Bike Reviews.com — Includes recumbents in the Bike-alog Bike Finder database
    Brown, Sheldon — Articles on bicycle maintenance, equipment, riding, history, and more by Sheldon Brown and others
    Future Bike CH — A peek at the European scene (Liestal, Switzerland)
    Oregon Cycling Magazine — Contributors include members of the OHPV!
    Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Research — Federal Highway Administration
    Portland Bicycle Programs — City of Portland Office of Transportation (Portland, Oregon)
    Recumbent Bicycle Fairing Construction — Article by Russell Dwarshuis
    Recumbents.com
    Recumbent Cyclist News
    Recumbent Trike Links — A survey of 3-wheelers from around the world, past and present
    Unusual Human Powered Vehicles