NEW!! The Human Powered Challenge 2008 - Held 18 Oct. 2008. Click here to learn more. 




The Human Powered Challenge 2007
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The Nelson TT 2007
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The Shweeb! - Perhaps the only human-powered monorail racetrack in the world, the Shweeb is due to be the latest attraction to be added to the Agroventures facilities in Rotorua. Scheduled to open in July 2007, the Shweeb is the brainchild of HPVer Geoff Barnett. Click on the image for a newspaper article (from the Rotorua "Daily Post", 28 May, 2007) detailing the Shweeb. Click here for the operater's webpage.   

The Festival of Cycling 2006 - A demonstration ride, featuring folding bikes and recumbents, that  was staged during the Armstrong Peugeot Festival of Cycling in early December 2006. Click here to learn more. 

The Human Powered Challenge 2006 - Held in October 2006, this year's event was a great success, with an excellent assortment of men, women and machines competing. Click here to learn more. 

The Bike Wise Crazy Commuter Race - Held in December 2005 as part of the Armstrong Prestige Festival of Cycling, this was a practical vehicle race for HPVs, with many local HPVers taking.



The Human Powered Challenge 2005 - Organised by Scott Campbell of Kiwi HPV, this is the club's major event for the year. This year's event was run on Oct 16th, and attracted a good field of entries from local HPV enthusiasts. Click here to learn more.



The Crafar Crouch Crazy Commuter Race - Organised by Steve Gurney, and his company Gurney Gears, this major HPV event took place in Blenheim in April 2005. Another Race has been confirmed for 2006.  More info here.




Upright faired cycle - a human-powered coupe!

         

The McDowell "Flevo TriGlide" - based on the Flevo HPV, this FWD machine can operate either as a bicycle or tricycle. Designed and built by Bruce McDowell of Christchurch.

      

The Red October HPV - photos taken as it was being prepared for a Steve Gurney-organised media event held in mid-Nov, 2004.



The 3 Hour Challenge - photos and results from this event, held at the Christchurch A&P Showgrounds on Oct 2nd, 2004.

     

The Tin-Can-II - based on a Raleigh 20, this cycle can be separated out into sections for easy storage.



The ARC-Maurer Lean Steer Tricycle - a design that combines the stability of a tricycle with the cornering ability of a bicycle.



The Avanti "Zeus" - A collaboration between Olympic rider Sarah Ulmer and the firms of Avanti and Dynamic Composites, this all carbon fibre cycle recently helped Sarah to gain gold at the Athens Olympics. More details can be read by clicking on the photo.



The I.cycle - an invisible bicycle!



Prone Cycle - A Christchurch creation. Designed by Steve Martin. The rider is Ross Ward. Profiled in the April 2003 newsletter.



The "Rebel" Tricycle - designed and manufactured by Tony Woodroofe in Papakura, Auckland. Reviewed in the October 2001 Kiwi HPV newsletter.  

 

The Feet First "Urban Cruiser" LWB - a developmental cycle, featuring a fully-enclosed drive and a lockable rear storage area. Described in the December 2002 Kiwi HPV newsletter.     

     

McDowell "Micro-Glide" Tricycle - Features rear suspension. Designed and built by Bruce McDowell of Christchurch.

 
 
Foggo Fully-Suspended SWB - Developed for off-road riding. Designed and built by Martin Foggo of Rotorua.

 

Foggo Fully-Suspended SWB - An earlier iteration of the fully suspended SWB that's being developed by Martin Foggo of Rotorua.



Chriss Taylor's LWB - low cost LWB, used for short distance touring. Designed and built by Chriss Taylor of Rotorua.