Comments on: NO RECORD!!!! http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/ human power rocks. enjoy the ride. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:57:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Anonymous Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:09:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-175 Yes, Fast, but according to the worlds best, probably not a distance boat. Seems like it would take too much energy to keep it up for more than the duration of a quickie.<br /><br /><br />http://www.luv2paddle.com/cgi-bin/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4167&SearchTerms=flyak Yes, Fast, but according to the worlds best, probably not a distance boat. Seems like it would take too much energy to keep it up for more than the duration of a quickie.

http://www.luv2paddle.com/cgi-bin/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4167&SearchTerms=flyak

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Anonymous Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:31:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-174 http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaking/miragedrive.html<br />any opinion? http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaking/miragedrive.html
any opinion?

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Anonymous Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:20:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-173 Maybe not usable for a long-distance race, but still interesting and inspirationak: http://www.foilkayak.com/videos/ Hydrofoil kayaking.. Fastest way to move on water by human power alone? Good luck with the Atlantic crossing project also, regards, Jarl Maybe not usable for a long-distance race, but still interesting and inspirationak: http://www.foilkayak.com/videos/ Hydrofoil kayaking.. Fastest way to move on water by human power alone? Good luck with the Atlantic crossing project also, regards, Jarl

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:45:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-172 Greg,<br /><br />nice start, but at 4.75mph you reached about the speed that you and I could maintain for a few hours while paddling a stock aluminum canoe.<br />If you look for fast human powered boats, look at skullers, outriggers, multiman kayaks. These guys do 8+mph for several hours. <br />Their boat hulls are narrow and tippy, but the use of the paddle gives stability.<br />I doubt that a pedal powered boat could be built as narrow - you'd just tip over.<br />Also, rowers, canoeists, kayakers use all muscles in their body, not just their legs.<br />I just don't see how a pedal boat could come even close. Greg,

nice start, but at 4.75mph you reached about the speed that you and I could maintain for a few hours while paddling a stock aluminum canoe.
If you look for fast human powered boats, look at skullers, outriggers, multiman kayaks. These guys do 8+mph for several hours.
Their boat hulls are narrow and tippy, but the use of the paddle gives stability.
I doubt that a pedal powered boat could be built as narrow – you'd just tip over.
Also, rowers, canoeists, kayakers use all muscles in their body, not just their legs.
I just don't see how a pedal boat could come even close.

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Anonymous Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:42:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-171 You're more than welcome to come down to Texas and race in the water safari or colorado river 100. <br /><br />You wouldn't be pre-occupied with Carter, because half the people here would smoke you. Here is the link in case you grow a sack...<br /><br />http://texaswatersafari.org/ You're more than welcome to come down to Texas and race in the water safari or colorado river 100.

You wouldn't be pre-occupied with Carter, because half the people here would smoke you. Here is the link in case you grow a sack…

http://texaswatersafari.org/

]]> By: Adventures of Greg http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Adventures of Greg Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:35:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-170 With all due respect Anonymous from Vancouver BC, I for one really enjoy kayaking. HPB's and kayaks and row boats or any other form of human powered boats each have their respective qualities. HPB's are more complicated and prone to breaking down and are difficult to beach due to the drive/prop/rudder.<br /><br />And also - to Anonymous from Yukon: Carter is an amazing athlete and the speed / power output numbers on our boats is very close. It should be a pretty close race.<br /><br />But I do appreciate your confidence in me! Thanks!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Greg K With all due respect Anonymous from Vancouver BC, I for one really enjoy kayaking. HPB's and kayaks and row boats or any other form of human powered boats each have their respective qualities. HPB's are more complicated and prone to breaking down and are difficult to beach due to the drive/prop/rudder.

And also – to Anonymous from Yukon: Carter is an amazing athlete and the speed / power output numbers on our boats is very close. It should be a pretty close race.

But I do appreciate your confidence in me! Thanks!

Cheers,
Greg K

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Anonymous Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:25:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-169 Ok- I thought maybe the weight of the added equipment on that capsule thing might make up for the aerodynamic properties to make it fairly even. But I also failed physics, oops, LOL. Wow, well still. You must have legs of steel. Amazing. Carolyn Ok- I thought maybe the weight of the added equipment on that capsule thing might make up for the aerodynamic properties to make it fairly even. But I also failed physics, oops, LOL. Wow, well still. You must have legs of steel. Amazing. Carolyn

]]> By: Adventures of Greg http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Adventures of Greg Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:05:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-168 To Carolyn Ford:<br /><br />To compete against Lance Armstrong in my human powered vehicle CriticalPower: <br /><br />http://www.adventuresofgreg.com/HPVMain.html<br /><br />would not be fair to Lance, as the aerodynamic efficiency of CriticalPower is far faster than what the worlds greatest cyclist could ever do on his road bike.<br /><br />I could not compete with Lance or any professional bike rider if I had to use my road bike. I'm a pretty fit 47 year old, but I can't compete with the young guys and the pros.<br /><br />gk To Carolyn Ford:

To compete against Lance Armstrong in my human powered vehicle CriticalPower:

http://www.adventuresofgreg.com/HPVMain.html

would not be fair to Lance, as the aerodynamic efficiency of CriticalPower is far faster than what the worlds greatest cyclist could ever do on his road bike.

I could not compete with Lance or any professional bike rider if I had to use my road bike. I'm a pretty fit 47 year old, but I can't compete with the young guys and the pros.

gk

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Anonymous Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:18:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-167 Wow, you are some cyclist. How do you come up with the idea to make so many versions of bikes. Forget challenging a boater, have you ever gone one on one with other famous cyclists? Lance or Ian come to mind. I'd like to see that!<br />Carolyn Ford, North Carolina Wow, you are some cyclist. How do you come up with the idea to make so many versions of bikes. Forget challenging a boater, have you ever gone one on one with other famous cyclists? Lance or Ian come to mind. I'd like to see that!
Carolyn Ford, North Carolina

]]> By: Anonymous http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2007/08/13/no-record/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Anonymous Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:42:00 +0000 http://adventuresofgreg.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/no-record#comment-166 You mentioned that the HPVA had the record information etc. The HPVA does not validate records. Only the Records committee of the IHPVA does. The records committee seems to be unable to react and the IHPVA under Richard Ballantine has done very little to whip it into shape. This has been a problem for over 10 years at least! <br /><br />I got so frustrated and disillusioned obout the recumbent category designations that I decided to form my own recumbent records organization to establish categories and rules based on the IHPVA model so that the perfomances could be historically recorded. No one has the divine sole right to recognizing achievement. Sometimes it is easier to start over than to fix an antiquated system. <br /><br />As a member of the HPVA board and a racer, I should have bitched more about the records committee even though it is volunteer work. I didn't realize stuff was years behind. This is totally unnecessary. I feel that records should be approved in less than a week if all the documentation is provided. <br /><br />The system is in dire need of a shake out and your situation brings it to a head. Thanks for that. Good luck on your next attempt. Keep them coming. Your are doing great things for Human Power. <br /><br />Sean Costin You mentioned that the HPVA had the record information etc. The HPVA does not validate records. Only the Records committee of the IHPVA does. The records committee seems to be unable to react and the IHPVA under Richard Ballantine has done very little to whip it into shape. This has been a problem for over 10 years at least!

I got so frustrated and disillusioned obout the recumbent category designations that I decided to form my own recumbent records organization to establish categories and rules based on the IHPVA model so that the perfomances could be historically recorded. No one has the divine sole right to recognizing achievement. Sometimes it is easier to start over than to fix an antiquated system.

As a member of the HPVA board and a racer, I should have bitched more about the records committee even though it is volunteer work. I didn't realize stuff was years behind. This is totally unnecessary. I feel that records should be approved in less than a week if all the documentation is provided.

The system is in dire need of a shake out and your situation brings it to a head. Thanks for that. Good luck on your next attempt. Keep them coming. Your are doing great things for Human Power.

Sean Costin

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