Many types of hand-powered tricycles are used by people with disabilities around the world, from lightweight sports handcycles for racing and recreation to rolling stores to cargo trikes loaded with merchandise. Whirlwind is applying our experience with wheelchair propulsion, ergonomics, and manufacturing to the development of a cargo handcycle that can be efficiently produced … [Read more...] about Whirlwind’s Handcycle Tricycle Development and Testing
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2012 Whirlwind Annual Newsletter
In this issue: Handcycle trike development update Meet Dennis, Brian, and Crystal who are some of the first RoughRider users in the USA Introducing new teammates Laura and Kaleen Memoriam: Dwight and Vivian Johnson Letter from Whirlwind's Executive Director Download the newsletter in PDF format . … [Read more...] about 2012 Whirlwind Annual Newsletter
Donate to Help Veterans
You can now make a donation and designate it for our VA Program. Whirlwind will make RoughRiders available to disabled veterans to test and provide valuable feedback through Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals around the country. Donate Here Your donation of $800 will cover the cost of one RoughRider® for a veteran and a second RoughRider for someone in the developing … [Read more...] about Donate to Help Veterans
ASME Student Project
Members of San Francisco State’s Student Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) are working with Whirlwind on building a hand-powered front-wheel-drive tricycle as a club project. The club has been responsible for welding, fabricating, and contributing to the iterative design process through testing. “The team of undergraduate students is learning … [Read more...] about ASME Student Project
FASTCOMPANY – JANUARY 2012
FastCoExist, a project of FastCompany Magazine, covers Whirlwind's offering to US wheelchair riders who'll access trails, gardens, and beaches like never before. … [Read more...] about FASTCOMPANY – JANUARY 2012