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GARRIE HILL of Granville, Ohio, brought three HPVs for show-and-tell. This is his Velokraft (made in Poland) carbon fiber splitter bike. The fairing between the wheels splits the wind. Minus the Rotor cranks, it weighs 20 pounds. For photos of Garrie "Carbon Based Lifeform" Hill's current time-sucking hobbies (Garrie's wording, not the editor's) go to: http://members19.clubphoto.com/garrie693471/guest-1.phtml

GARRIE HILL shows his Alleweder velomobile from the Netherlands. Now being made in Texas, he said they can be purchased ready to roll for $4,700 or as a kit for $2,700. It's an all-aluminum monocoque (no separate frame), with each wheel suspended. "It's just classic 1950s aircraft construction," Garrie said. It weighs about 75 pounds.

GARRIE HILL shows his Challenge Hurricane SL, which weighs only 21 pounds. He bought it from Frank Geyer of Brighton, HPRA racer and North American distributor for made-in-the Netherlands Challenge recumbents.

MIKE MOWETT of St. Clair Shores showed his Cervelo racing bike. He often is the only competitor on an upright bike in HPRA races. But this year, he's going horizontal. Garrie Hill said at the meeting that Mike will be racing his (Garrie's) Velokraft splitter bike this year.

PAUL PANCELLA of Kalamazoo showed his Volae in the form he rode 470 miles from Kalamazoo to St. Louis, Mo., last May. His description of the trip ran in the December newsletter. He commutes on this bike to work.

BRANDON ELLINSON (pictured) of Springfield, Mo. and Greg Nelson of Grand Rapids showed the University of Michigan human powered submarine. The sub has competed previously; the U-M team is rebuilding it for a competition in California this summer. The hull has a balsa wood core, covered with carbon fiber on the inside and outside. The sub is filled with water and rider is on his stomach when pedaling. Propulsion is by two counter-rotating propellors. Dive planes make the sub go up or down.

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