| An_Un-American_Activity A rather provacative article by Mark Jenkins that appeared in the January 2000 issue of Outside Magazine. The author promotes the benefits of choosing the bicycle as a vehicle to the benefit of both e |
| The_Vehicular_Cyclist Provides a 'bLog style survey of recent news related to vehicular cyclist topics. Individual topics of study include helmets, fatality trends and research |
| XAccess_(Xtracycle_Access_Foundation) Builds and promotes the distribution of load-bearing bicycles for people who need them most yet can least afford them. Includes details on how to help, projects and nations assisted, photos of the va |
| Yellow_Bike_Coalition A non-profit organization which refurbishes bicycles for use as alternative transportation for residents and businesses of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Borrowing information, event calendar, v |
| Brady_Tennis_Camp and junior tennis camps on selected dates at several western U.S. locations. |
| Carmel_Valley_Tennis_Camp Junior residential tennis camp for children 11-17. Tennis instruction and competition and other activities take place on a 38 acre site built as a tennis camp. |
| Centro_Mextenis Weekly, monthly and yearly programs in Mexico for players of all levels from beginners to professionals. |
| Challenger\'s_Tennis Tennis coaching, tips resources and tennis camps in Hyderabad, India. |
| Coach_Ed_Krass\'_College_Tennis_Academy Training camp taught exclusively by head college coaches for competitive players ages 15 - 18. |
| Costa_del_Sol_Spain_Tennis Tennis courses, training and clinics. |
| Dare2dream_Tennis_Academy Offers tennis instruction for junior, , private coaching programs, junior clinics, racquet and restrings available from proshop, news monthly. Located in Watima, Australia. |
| Dave_Marshall\'s_Tennis_Advantage Offers tennis camps and clinics in Bethany Beach, Delaware, and a pro shop with a complete line of tennis equipment and apparel. |
| Del_Mar-La_Jolla_Tennis_Academy Hosts various tennis classes in the Del Mar and San Diego area of California. |
| Desert_Tennis_Academy_at_Shadow_Mountain Based at a small resort in the Palm Springs desert, this academy runs 3-hour morning clinics and 2-hour, doubles-oriented afternoon clinics on 16 hard and clay courts. |
| Ed_Collins_Tennis_Academy Information about the summer and junior tennis camps and programs run by Ed Collins, former coach of the University of San Diego's men's tennis team. The programs take place at Point Loma Nazare |
| Evert_Tennis_Academy Instruction and camp for juniors and s including family oriented programs, professional lessons, and court time for athletes. |
| Extreme_Tennis_Academy Summer, afterschool, and year round boarding programs for juniors and aspiring professionals. Located in Aventura, Florida. |
| Four_Star_Tennis_Academy Programs, clinics, private instruction for junior tennis players and s in northern Virginia and Washington DC area. |
| Gordon_Kent\'s_New_England_Tennis_Camp Summer tennis camp in two-week sessions beginning mid June at Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, NY, for juniors ages 9-17. |
| The_Guide_to_Tennis_Schools_and_Camps Detailed descriptions of over a hundred tennis schools and camps worldwide. Searchable. Includes calendar of upcoming programs. |
| Gunterman_Tennis_School Offers private lessons at the resort's tennis school, fast-dry clay courts and tennis camps on Florida's Amelia Island. |
| Harry_Hopman_International_Tennis/Saddlebrook_Resort Inland Florida resort with one of the two best-known junior tennis academies and a program of demanding tennis camps. |
| International_Academy_of_Tennis International Academy of Tennis in Barcelona, Spain. It is directed by Luis Bruguera and offers live-in training for juniors. Site in English and Spanish. |
| International_Tennis_Academy_USA,_Inc_ Tennis Camp for teens based in Delray Beach, Florida |
| Jaidip_Mukerjea_Tennis_Academy Provides various short term camps as well as one on one training with their staff. Located in Kolkata, India. |
| Joel_Ross_Tennis_and_Sports_Camp_-_Kent,_Connecticut Kent School, an exclusive prep school in Connecticut's Berkshire Mountains, provides the setting for Joel Ross Tennis and Sports Camp for juniors ages 8-18. |
| The_John_Newcombe_Tennis_Ranch What was built as a dude ranch in the 1940s is now the home to year-round and junior tennis camps developed by tennis great John Newcombe, winner of 26 Grand Slam titles. |
| Jonathan_Markson_Tennis_Camps Tennis holidays at the Algarve centre and Oxford camp, UK that are designed to be challenging and instructive but also fun for everyone. |
| Killington_Tennis_at_Cortina Tennis camps and instruction for s and juniors on 8 clay courts at the Cortina Inn and Resort in the mountains of Vermont. |
| King_Daddy_Sports_Junior_Tennis_Academy Provides year round non boarding programs and summer camps for juniors. Based in Houston and San Marcos, Texas. |
| Malibu_Summer_Tennis_Camp Residential and day camps for s and children in Malibu, California. |
| Maplewood_tennis_program_camps Summer tennis camps for children ages 6-14 based in Maplewood, New Jersey. |
| New_England_Tennis_Holidays Instructional tennis vacations on the red clay at Mt. Cranmore in N. Conway, New Hampshire, and in Vero Beach, Florida |
| Nick_Bollettieri_Tennis_Academy Offer summer camps, weekly sessions and full-time semester programs combining technical instruction, stroke production drilling, and competitive match play. |
| Planet_Tennis_USA Runs camps at various locations throughout the United States for youth from 5 to 16. |
| Pro_Tennis_Academy Tennis academy developing pro tennis players. Locations in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia and Florida, USA. |
| Reed_Anderson_Tennis_Schools Reed Anderson Tennis Schools in Palm Springs, CA and Sunriver, OR. Rated one of the "best tennis camps" by Tennis Magazine. |
| Russ_Alfaro_Tennis_Academy and junior lessons and leagues, private instruction, junior match play, and challenge ladder. |
| San_Diego_Summer_Tennis_Camp Provides weekly summer camps for juniors. Located in San Diego, California. |
| Smith_Stearns_Tennis_Academy A partnership between Stan Smith and Billy Stearns that provides private training for nationally ranked junior players. Located at the Sea Pines Racquet Club in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. |
The North American Velomobilist WebsiteCreated by Ethan Davis What is a velomobile? Here are a few pictures of some of the most commonly found commercially manufactured velomobiles. Click on the picture for a link to the velomobile's homepage 
Although velomobiles are currently being used by some people in Europe as a practical and environmentally responsible means of personal transportation, there are very few being used in North America. I feel that the velomobile has a role to play here in North America as well. If you agree, this website is intended as a resource to help you in obtaining a velomobile for your own use whether you decide to build it yourself, or buy a road ready machine. To make it more user friendly, I've rearranged the website and provided intra-site links organized in the outline format below.Please click on the Earth icon above for a more in depth introductionThis past Summer I got to test ride the new Mango VM by Velomobiel.nl - good stuff! (photo courtesy Erik Wannee)Feel free to Email me with comments or suggestions regarding this website.Website Update Log | HPV Projects Page| Obtaining a Velomobile | Cyclodyne Page | References Page |Velomobile Homebuilders Network | Bikes I've known | David Eggleston, of Midland Texas has started a program called Pedal Yourself Healthy which will focus on promoting the use of velomobiles as a way to a healthy lifestyle. David has obtained the rights to build the Flevobike Alleweder in the US and is beginning some initial prototypes. Obtaining a Velomobile Purchasing a complete road ready velomobile. Commercial velomobile manufacturers. North American owners of commericially manufactured velo's. Constructing a fairing (body) around a commercially available cycle. Others who have bought a 'bent and velomobilized it. Commercial Recumbent Manufacturers - comprehensive links Fairing Construction. Velomobile fairing design considerations Homebuilders of Fairings Building a complete velomobile Locating other local homebuilders: The Velomobile Homebuilders Network local groups with homebuilding members. Plans and Kits Useful general homebuilding links Homebuilt two wheelers Homebuilt three wheelers Leaning delta's Tadpoles Fairing and Tailbox construction Completed homebuilt velomobiles Homebuilding supplies Miscellaneous cycle related stuff Purchasing a velomobileAlthough several different commercially produced velomobiles are available, obtaining one involves importing the velomobile in one way or another, since they are currently all manufactured overseas. Manufacturers of road ready velomobiles:..................................[ top]
The Alligt Alleweder.............The Mango by Velomobiel.nl .........The Quest by Velomobiel.nl 
The Go-One3...................................The Aerorider...........................The TwikeThe Aerolope is a velomobile manufactured in Refugio Texas. The Berkut homepage Birkenstock Bicycles - The Butterfly Translated using GoogleThe Velomobile page provides additional information about commercially available VelomobilesVelomobile Owners in North America:............................................... [ top] Tim Taylor and Alan Weiss are two North Americans who successfully traveled to the Leitra factory in Denmark and brought their Leitras back to this continent. Jack Gannett also purchased one as did Adam Karp. Adam Karp has recently sold his Leitra to someone in Indiana. It would seem that there are 10 Leitras, currently in the US. I know of one Quest in Colorado (but don't have any additional information on it), and am aware of 3 Cyclodynes (including mine).Joseph Muller of Hamilton, Ontario recently acquired a Russian Velomobile made by BerkutIf anyone has information regarding other velomobiles on the road in North America, I would encourage you to let me know.Buying a 'Bent and Building a Fairing ........................ [top]Purchasing a commercially available recumbent bike or trike and then building a fairing using the recumbent as a chassis would reduce the amount of time to usability in comparison with designing and building the entire vehicle. David Lawson has constructed his velomobile by building a full fairing around a WizWheelz Terratrike .Commercial Recumbent manufacturers.........................[ top]Others have compiled excellent lists of current manufacturers of recumbent bikes and trikes. Here are some links to their pages: Manufacturers list at Recumbents.com Mark Matarella's website The IHPVA/HPVA website Sourceguide Maintained by Brian Wilson Chris Broome's Trike and Quad links Fairing ConstructionI Front and Full Fairings I Tailboxes I [top] IBuilding a front and/or rear fairing are fun and useful projects that can be accomplished by many homebuilders. Fairing Design Considerations.........................................[ top]This list of practical fairing design considerations came from a thread on the velomobile mailing list and is in no particular order Easy ingress and egress Easy removability Light Weight Some degree of collision and crash protection - at the very least it shouldn't make things worse! Improved road presence and visibility to other traffic Weather protection versatility/adjustability for different types of weather Directional signals Head and tail lights Rear view mirrors Cargo carrying protection and security of cargo easy access to cargo Aerodynamics - improvement in ability to go faster with less effort Recyclability - probably not an issue for one-offs or small scale production (composites aren't easily recycled) Ease of construction Cost Ventilation to avoid overheating and condensation on windshield Minimize solar heating (greenhouse effect) Clear field of vision to front and sides in varied weather conditions Minimize mechanical and road/fairing vibration noise Provisions for radio, speakers, mp-3, cdplayer, etc. If you think of any others please email me. Front and Full Fairing Homebuilders......................[top]LexanRick Wasserman's $25.00 flat wrap lexan fairingCoroplastWarren Beauchamps practical and inexpensive full fairing page (Good Stuff!)John Foltz's coroplast fairingsBill Volk's Coroplast (TM) Craziness Page A Website for the coroplast fairing enthusiast!Jacks Recumbent Website Fairing Page How to make a coroplast fairing, a la Ed GinBill's Coroplast Tailbox and Fairing on a Bike ERussell Dwarshuis' Coroplast fairing pageZotefoamKentucky Manufacturer of Zotefoam: 800-362-8358 (provided by John Tetz)John Tetz's Zotefoam Fairing page of MARS. The MARS website includes others in that group who have built fairings using Zotefoam. These fairings look quite nice! Tailboxes.................................[ top]I think that Tailboxes are incredibly useful, so here are some coroplast tailbox links:Mark's Coroplast Tailbox pageMark E. Mueller's Tailbox pageWarren's Tailbox PageBuilding A Velomobile........................... [ top]There are numerous decisions to be made when designing your velomobile. Some of these decisions can be circumvented by using one of the commercially available kits or sets of plans. If you choose to completely design and build your velomobile, though, the community of people who have built their own bikes and are willing to share their experience is inspiring! Much can be learned by visiting the web sites of these generous people. Locating other homebuilders in your area Several people working together as a group to create a velomobile for each group member could provide mutual motivation and encouragement, and pool ideas and resources . With this idea in mind, I've created the Velomobile Homebuilders Network (VHN) Webpage to make it easier for builders to find each other.If there aren't any VHN participants in your area, I've compiled a list of groups organized by region with homebuilding members that might be contacted through the website of that group.Plans and Frame Kits Building a frame based on one of the commercially available plans or kits is an intermediate approach to building your velomobile that offers some advantages over designing and building from scratch. Going with a frame kit avoids the difficulty of having to cut, miter and bend the tubing and also circumvents having to anticipate design problems (assuming the kit manufacturer has already addressed these issues). Plans eliminate the need to design the frame the but still require the labor to cut and shape the tubing prior to welding or brazing.Greenspeed offers plans, parts, and tubesets for their proven designs. They offer their tubesets for about $360.00 US. Wouldn't a workshop in which several Networkers got together to braze together their Greenspeed Tubesets be great? Please email me if you think you'd like to take part in such an event. The Raptor Trike KitIE sales Trike KitsThe Alligt Alleweder Velomobile kit is available from the Netherlands for about 1850 dollars US (as of 1-31-02, kit price not including shipping, taxes, etc.) An Alleweder built from a kit No welding or brazing is required to build this kit - it uses an aluminum monococque construction and is fastened together with pop rivets Wolfgang Bion Built a fairing around a Forelle Trike based on plans by Werner StiffelTom Traylor's moving BB FWD webpage ...plans availableGeneral Useful Homebuilders links.............................................[ top]The Velomobile list archivesTimothy Smith's homebuilder pageTim has tried out many different approaches to buiding an HPV. He also has put together this excellent website with huge amounts of homebuilding information.Carey Chen's recumbent homebuilder page.Carey has also tried a large number of different approaches to building an HPV. Some good homebuilding information here.Steve Robson's recumbent homebuilder page Roger Gilmore's Unusual Human Powered Vehicles links pageThis is the gateway to a huge amount of useful information!Chris Broome's Websitealso offers a very large amount of information that could be useful to the homebuilder. The Wisil Website If you want to be inspired, check these guys out!Recumbent Bicycle Homebuilder links.......................................[ top]Long Wheel Base RWDI built a TourEasy clone based in part on the information contained in these webpages, and have had fairly good success with it.Toureasy clone site 1Toureasy clone site 2A Homebuilt Toureasy with coroplast fairing informationFront wheel Drive Homebuilts with two wheelsIzzy Urieli has built a number of FWD two wheelers.Tom Traylor's moving BB FWD webpage tells how to get plans (moving BB FWD single) and offers information about his projects including his back to back tandem. Chris Broome also has a Tom Traylor FWD webpage.Rick Horwitz's Thunderbolt trike plans........Great comprehensive free on-line plans and tadpole trike design info.Niels Geerts' Homebuilt flevobike racer pageRecumbent Tricycle Homebuilders links.......................................[ top]Leaning Delta trikesI am currently focussed on designing a leaning delta trike as the basis for my velomobile. This type of trike should allow you to sit higher up, with a narrower track than non-leaning trikes. When locked in trike mode it would provide additional stability to help deal with slippery conditions and would allow coming to a stop without having to put ones feet down. I plan to use a disk brake concentric with the head tube pivot mechanism to lock the leaning action. Here are the links I have discovered in researching this project. As I get time I will be adding additional links to homebuilt trikes of other formats (if you know of any good ones, let me know) Tilting Three wheeler page Thom Lester's leaning delta trike Robert Wood's Leaning Delta TrikeYou can learn about the leaning delta race trike that Greenspeed experimented with in these two articles found in HUFF (Head Up Feet First) the newsletter of Oz HPV. Paul Sims leaning trike article 1 Paul Sims leaning trike article 2.Chameleon Leaning Delta Trike designed by Bill Stites of Stites Design, and soon to be commercially available. Parts for the non twisting chain fixed BB FWD should be available separately.Triad Leaning Delta Trike designed by Roy Bird. Erik Wannee's Flevotrike/bike PageHomebuilt Tadpole TrikesRick Horwitz's Thunderbolt trike plans........Great comprehensive free on-line plans and tadpole trike design info. Rick Allnutt's' homebuilt trikes are based on the Thunderbolt plans. Paul Walters' trike is also based on the Thunderbolt plans. Fred Lenk's Thunderbolt Site Has alot of interesting and useful information on his experiences with the Thunderbolt - including creating a 3/4 fairing for it. Sam Q's homepage .....Good line drawings of some common tadpole trike designs. Pics and description of his tadpole building activities.Completed Homebuilt Velomobiles .......................................[ top]Bob Stuarts Car-Cycle is constructed using coroplast and fiberglass in a monococque type constructionReg Rodaro has been working on a number of different approaches based around his fiberglass fairings.Gregory Tikhiy and his Gthun Homebuilding Supplies..............................................................[ top]Power On CyclingA supplier of partsGaerlan A supplier of partsThe IHPVA Source Guide A useful collection of links and info, including some sources of supplies for the homebuilder.Mark Matarella's links to parts suppliersMiscellaneous cycle related links..............................................................[ top]Bikes Not BombsCenter for Appropriate Transport (CAT)Human Powered Machines The HPV producing branch of CATThe Bicycle Coalition of MaineThe Eastern Trail AllianceThe Human Powered Vehicle AssociationKathy Bilton's extensive list ofrecumbent riders Here are some links to other portions of my website:Website Update Log | HPV Projects Page | Cyclodyne Page | References Page |Velomobile Homebuilders Network | Bikes I've known EMAIL