http://www.canosoarus.com/08LSRbicycle/LSR%20Bike01.htm

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Not as fast, but no pacing:

http://www.windcheetah.co.uk/record.htm

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Both are impressive, I like the second one better. Probably just my prejudice but I'm wondering you feel like you have the same power in the reclined position. In the upright pose, you always have the option of standing into it and even if you don't actually stand, it just seems like you'd have more push in that pose.

But I've never ridden the reclining type.

I like the way the fitted him with an exhaust pipe of sorts.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

I'm not a serious bicyclist, but I have owned a Windcheetah and I currently have a recumbent bike. You feel the difference in power when going up hills because you can't stand up on the pedals but just have to gear down and spin. The other difference I noticed is that recumbent bikes put a lot more stress on the knee joints when pushing hard because your held in place against the back of the seat. I used to ride my recumbent 13 miles to work 4 days a week but it is all uphill on the way there and I found my knees unable to take the abuse day after day.
I owned a full bodied Windcheetah for a while. I took the body off because it was inconvenient for everyday riding. I sold it after a short period because, since I do almost all my riding on city streets, it was very dangerous. It was so low that you can't be seen alongside a car. In addition when approaching an intersection, the rider is looking at car fenders and not thru car windows to gauge approaching traffic. The purchaser was in NYC which I thought indicated a death wish.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Interesting. That's the other factor that makes me hesitant, the visibility factor. I was in a couple of accidents on motorcycles as a teenager -- landed on my feet all in all, thank God, but there are too many fools out there who drive on autopilot, and I don't want to get decapitated while trying to improve my fitness level.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

I remember when John Howard set that record. That man is insane, and insanely strong.

Notice in the photo the bike is attached to the streamliner? The gearing on the bike was too tall for John to accelerate from a standstill. So the car towed him up to a nominal speed - something like 60MPH - then he released the tow bar and accelerated the bike from there.

The bicycle used schrader valves. On the first run no valve covers were used. As the bicycle passed 100MPH the centrifigal force depressed the valve cores and the tires went flat.

I think the bicycle also included a remote control throttle which permitted the rider to control the speed of the car.

- JimY