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Wind Powered Trikes

July 19, 2010 by kris de decker Filed Under: Bicycles, Bikes, Human power, Pedal power, Random, Recumbent tricycles, Travel, Tricycles, Trikes, Wind Power, Wind powered vehicles

Pterosail Trike Systems is sailing and cycling over 3,000 miles from coast to coast across the USA this summer. The Pterosail is a street-legal recumbent tricycle with sails. It can reach up to 40 mph in good winds. No wind? Pedal. See also, below: the Whike, a Dutch made sail assisted trike.

Tandem Cargo Tricycle (1940) & More Vintage Dutch Carrier Bikes

June 19, 2010 by kris de decker Filed Under: Bicycles, Bikes, Cargo, Cargo cycles, Pedal power, Random, Travel, Tricycles, Trikes

Mechanics from the Dutch telecom department PTT (1940). Found at Transportfiets. The blog has more pictures of old Dutch carrier bikes, some of them below.

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