HPV Timeline

'Stuff and Nonsense'

On road date: April 2011
Achievements:
• Yolande and Ben's wedding!

Stuff and Nonsense is a custom tandem velomobile based on the Sorcerer Series II model. Ben and Yolande rode the bike from their wedding ceremony to their reception followed by 3... read more>

Kestral

On track date: March 2011
Achievements:
• Top ten finish at Wonthaggi and AIPP races (2011)

Kestral is derived from two proven designs. It combines Trisled's decade-old FastBack racing trike geometry with a modified racing mold developed by the South Australian racing team BlueShift. The combo represents an easy-to-service, fast racing kit for schools and community racing teams.
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Rotovelo

Commercially available as the Rotovelo velomobile

On road date: May 2010
Achievements:
• Inaugural Rotovelo group ride, September 2010
• Displayed at Spezi 2011
• Reviewed in Bent Rider Online and VeloVision

Rotovelo is the world’s first roto-molded velomobile. Building on more than a decade of racing HPV and velomobile development, Rotovelo is a practical version of our faster composite machines which offers durability, usability and performance. <hide

'A lil overzealous'

On road date: April 2010
Achievements:

• Australian 12-hour record, Jeff Nielsen, 2010 (current)
• Australian 6-hour record, Jeff Nielsen, 2010 (current)
• World solo 24-hour record, Jeff Nielsen, 1109km, 2010
• World 1000km record, Jeff Nielsen, 21 hours and 21 minutes, 2010

A lil overzealous is a 'cut and shut' modified Sorcerer Series II vehicle, built for attempting the world 24-hour record. A lil overzealous is exactly that: a smaller and lighter version of our previous record-setting vehicle, 'Overzealous'. <hide

Aquila

Commercially available as the Aquila Racing HPV

On road date: October 2009
Achievements:

• 3rd Place 2010 Casey Cycling Festival
• 3rd Place 2010 Wonthaggi Human Powered Grand Prix
• 2nd Place 2010 AIPP Super Series – Round 1
• 2nd Place 2010 AIPP Super Series – Round 2
• 3rd Place 2010 AIPP Super Series – Round 3
• 2nd Place 2010 AIPP Super Series – Overall placing

After many years of developing and racing HPV's with a focus on practical real-world outcomes, Aquila represents a return to our earlier focus on machines designed purely for the racing circuit. Aquila builds on Trisled's decade-old FastBack series, sharing many similarities with our 1999 FastBack model. <hide

FB10

Commercially available as the FB10 Racing HPV
On track date: 2008
Achievements:
• Many happy customers!

Drawing on ten years of FastBack development, FB10 (tenth generation) is designed to assist schools that hav... read more>

Avatar

Commercially available as the Avatar SuperVelo

On road date: August 2008
Achievements:
• 6th place 2008 AIPP HPV Super Series - Round 3

This unique design represents a new era of development and manufacturing for Trisled, drawing on automotive methods for improved precision and performance. Avatar was designed with CAD software and the molds were five axis routed on an NC machine. This allowed for more design freedom to optimise the format and improve accuracy. Combined with Trisled's experience in the workshop, Avatar promises some exciting potential.
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'Overzealous'

On road date: 2008
Achievements:

• Australian 12-hour record, Jeff Nielsen, 490.25km, 2008
• Australian eight-man 24-hour record, 1181km, 2008 (current)
• World low altitude trike hour record, Jeff Nielsen, 61.81km, 2009 (current)
• Australian low-altitude land speed record, Jeff Nielsen, 82.66 km/h, 2009 (current)

Overzealous is a one-off modified Sorcerer Series II vehicle, which was built for the specific purpose of breaking records. And breaking records is what this machine has done! Although it was superseded in 2010 by its smaller and lighter cousin, 'a lil Overzealous' (see below), Overzealous is still the fastest HPV in Australia! <hide

Sorcerer Series IV

On road date: September 2007
Achievements:

• 4th place 2007 AIPP HPV Super Series - Round 3
• 2nd place 2007 AIPP HPV Super Series - overall placing (culmination of Series III and IV fairings)

On reflection of the progress made with Sorcerer III, the next direction was clear: take all of the best elements from the three versions to create a machine with great road-use possibilities as well as maintaining enough speed to hold its own on a race track. Development returned to the Gizmo AX chassis with some improvements made to seating position. Following aerodynamic testing, refinements were made to the shape and frontal area. Wheel arches were added to the front wheels for weather protection and improvements to the entry hatch were also explored. As a result of this development, Trisled sold Sorcerer IV as a practical velomobile model for several years. <hide

Formula Trisled

On track date: 2007
Achievements:
• Easily assembled corflute fairing kit
• Led to the 'Formula Trisled Series' at AIPP 2009 and 2010

Formula Trisled is a dependable entry-level racing HPV that involves schools in the building process through... read more>

Sorcerer Series III

On road date: February 2007
Achievements:

• 2nd place 2007 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix
• 3rd place 2007 AIPP HPV Super Series - Round 1
• 2nd place 2007 AIPP HPV Super Series - overall placing (culmination of Series III and IV fairings)

Following the success of Sorcerer II there were two areas Trisled wanted to investigate further. One limitation of most HPV's is the limited ventilation and general visibility for road use. The obvious solution was to maximise the aerodynamics of a head-out fairing by designing the hatch around the rider’s head. The second area of investigation was wheel camber. The aim was to cowl in the wheels for maximum aerodynamic benefit, while still maintaining a good turning circle and handling. A unique triple kingpin cross-member was developed which used a linkage to create a virtual kingpin axis allowing the wheel to be cambered at 22 degrees. Although effective, this development was abandoned as it was unable to match the handling and performance of the Sorcerer Series II development. <hide

Sorcerer Series II

On road date: September 2002
Achievements:

• 1st place and 24 hour distance record 2002 AIPP HPV Super Series
• 2nd place 2003 AIPP HPV Super Series
• 3rd place 2004 AIPP HPV Super Series
• 2nd place 2006 & 2008 Wonthaggi Human Powered Grand Prix
• Australian hour record, Ben Goodall, 2004
• 1st place 2009 AIPP HPV Super Series
• 1st and 2nd place 2010 Technology Challenge Maryborough QLD (St Mary’s and Nanango State High Schools)

Testing of the Sorcerer I fairing revealed opportunities for major improvements in both aerodynamic frontal area and chassis performance. More than 15 per cent of the frontal area was cut away and many of the aerodynamic transitions were softened. A new chassis was developed with improved geometry for the disc brake front end, which became the prototype for the Gizmo AX trike model we offer today. Many other smaller innovations were tested, such as live axle front wheels, a soft top hatch, moving wheel covers, rear wheel fairings and an openable windscreen. <hide

Sorcerer Series I

On road date: August 2001
Achievements:

• 3rd place 2001 AIPP HPV Super Series

The Sorcerer Series I fairing was Trisled’s first composite-bodied machine. It was also the beginning of a new direction for Trisled in aerodynamics and windscreen configuration. We had a new aim: to go racing on Sunday and ride to work Monday with the same machine. The Sorcerer Series 1 vehicle was our first attempt at achieving a balance between practicality and speed. We also managed to stumble across the most weather-resistant racing format. By putting the windscreen just over the rider's head, fogging and ventilation could be better managed with minimal speed penalty. <hide

FastBack Tandem 2000

On road date: 2000

Achievements:
• 1st place 2000 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix

On road date: 2000

Achievements:
• 1st place 2000 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix <hide

On road date: 2000

Achievements:
• 1st place 2000 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix read more>

FastBack 1999

On road date: 1999
Achievements:

• 2nd place 1999 AIPP HPV Super Series and Maryborough Energy Breakthrough
• 1st place 1999 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix

On road date: 1999
Achievements:

• 2nd place 1999 AIPP HPV Super Series and Maryborough Energy Breakthrough
• 1st place 1999 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix <hide

On road date: 1999
Achievements:

• 2nd place 1999 AIPP HPV Super Series and Maryborough Energy Breakthrough
• 1st place 1999 Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix read more>

FastBack 1998

A refined version of this model is commercially available as the FastBack Racing HPV and the FB10 HPV.

On road date: December 1997
Achievements:

Australian 24-hour distance record
1st place 1998 AIPP HPV Super Series and Wonthaggi 24-... read more>

A refined version of this model is commercially available as the FastBack Racing HPV and the FB10 HPV.

On road date: December 1997
Achievements:

Australian 24-hour distance record
1st place 1998 AIPP HPV Super Series and Wonthaggi 24-hour Human Powered Grand Prix
Fastest lap and 2nd place 1999 AIPP HPV Super Series
1st place 2007, 2008 and 2009 Technology Challenge Maryborough QLD (Nanango State High School)

The 1998 Fast Back was the 'mother' model to most of the racing HPV's we build today. It represented a major step forward in layout, refinement of handling and steering geometry. We still manufacture an improved version of this machine for school racing teams, as it offers great performance, reliability and safety. <hide

A refined version of this model is commercially available as the FastBack Racing HPV and the FB10 HPV.

On road date: December 1997
Achievements:

Australian 24-hour distance record
1st place 1998 AIPP HPV Super Series and Wonthaggi 24-... read more>

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