6/22/2008 - At Bent Up Cycles in Van Nuys, CA, Rich Pinto demonstrates a Corsa; Sloji calls my cell and gets pranked; I test ride a Vision R-40 w/ a NuVinci drive system.
Noted paraglider pilot, Jérôme Daoust rides my Bacchetta Aero racing recumbent bicycle for the first time.
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29.76 Mile World Hour Record on Unfaired Recumbent Bicycles by Sean Costin
On September 1, 2007, Sean Costin rode 29.76 miles (47.89 km) in one hour on his Velokraft NoCom lowracer recumbent bicycle on the indoor wooden track of the, LA Velodrome located inside the ADT Event Center at the Home Deport Center Complex in Carson, CA. Sean completed 190 laps as he broke his own world record that he has previously set early in the year at the Ed Rudolf, Northbrook, IL Velodrome, when he broke the record previously set on July 7, 1933 by Francis Faure of 45.055 km (27.9 miles) on a Paris velodrome Fast loading Youtube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r39evoZUZU
Recumbent bike, hand-held video-cam.
……I last flew a hang glider. I used to hang glide from 1973 through 1982 then I stopped. On 4/29/08 at Sylmar Flight Park I took my first tandem flight/lesson with Joe Greblo, lead instructor from WindSports in Sylmar, CA. Our flight lasted about 31 minutes in moderate turbulence with ratty, broken up thermals. Maximum gain was only 500’ before we ran out of lift. The last time I flew at Sylmar was in 1974 on an 18’ Flexi Flyer. I and am now in the process of getting my wings back, thanks in large part to Joe’s patience and excellent teaching skills. Watch and listen, as Joe drills me on proper technique while I'm obviously pretty rusty and gravitate towards my old ways and habits. I have got a lot to learn to get my Hang 3 reinstated and will be using the full 37 minutes video to help remind me along with lots of practice and input from the excellent instructors over the coming months.
On the Los Angeles River Bike Path.
5/26/08 We take a delightful ride on a Greenspeed GTT tandem trike courtesy of BentUp Cycles in Van Nuys, CA. From Bixby Knolls in Long Beach, CA down the (LARIO) Los Angeles River Bicycle Trail to Shoreline Park in Long Beach.
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First 7 of 35 miles - from Bixby Knolls in Long Beach - N. on the Los Angeles River Bike Trail to Imperial Hwy. Lots of interesting scenary and commentary. The next 3 parts continue up the LA River Trail - E. through Whittier Narrows Recreation Area then S. on the San Gabriel River Bike Trail past the Artesia Fwy. The ride was Novemeber 3, 2007, on my Bacchetta Aero recumbent racing bicycle and it was a beautiful, sunny Southern California Saturday. Part 1 of 4. Total time is 37 minutes. LA Metro Bike Map Info: http://www.metro.net/news_info/2006/metro_074.htm
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