Who needs to burn gas?

This past weekend Team Pedalus set out to show the capabilities of the Human Powered Tricycle. The 135 mile journey stretched from Central New Jersey into Eastern Pennsylvania following much of the Delaware River and crossing many of the area’s beautiful cities and towns.

Over the many miles the team recognized that within city limits they were able to pass cars and trucks safely and consistently. The 20+ mile per hour average speed of the Human Powered Tricycle matched or exceeded the speed of the motor vehicle traffic allowing for extremely efficient and fast intercity transportation.

During this weekend’s journey, we were stopped over 30 times by interested spectators and motorists from all around the area. We would like to say thank you to all the fans for your wonderful encouragement and interest in Project Pedalus and advanced Human Powered Vehicles.

Here are some statistics about our ride this weekend and beyond…

Gasoline Burned: 0 Gallons

Fuel Saved This Weekend: 6.75 Gallons (Average U.S. Vehicle MPG = 20)

Money Saved: $27 (6.75 Gallons at $4/Gallon)

Fuel Saved (if half the US population used human powered vehicles for 135 miles per year instead of motor vehicles): 1,012,500,000 gallons

Money Saved: $4,050,000,000 (1,012,500,000 gallons at $4/Gallon)

That means, if only half of all Americans used human powered vehicles for 2.6 miles every week instead of fossil fueled vehicles, we would save over $4 billion a year.

Being green can help your health, the environment, and your wallet.

Who needs to burn gas? Team Peadlus’ Tricycle has been meeting or exceeding the speed limits within cities and towns across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Note to officials: Team Pedalus tries not to exceed the posted speed limits.

100 Miles in 100 Degrees

Over the past 2 days, Team Pedalus has been training in hot weather on long, mountainous rides to prepare for the rigorous conditions expected in the southwest during the first Pedalus Expedition in the summer of 2009.

This short training journey originated in Central New Jersey and took Team Pedalus through the beautiful hills of Eastern Pennsylvania. The hot temperatures and heat indices exceeding 105 degrees provided challenging conditions for any cyclist, but the trike’s excellent aerodynamics, natural seating position and great support equipment kept James comfortable and cool while maintaining high average speeds. Most importantly, at the end of the 6.5 hour journey, James returned with a smile on his face and a great story about the terrific efficiency of the tadpole trike! We are expecting >20% speed increase with the full fairing next summer!

100 Miles in 100 degrees.

Some of our local fans came out to see the trike close up.

Another lovely New Jersey day of training for the Cross America ride in Summer of 2009.

Team Pedalus is already training with long rides through rough terrain.