Today the Vancouver Sun has an article about this trike and its creator: Power-assisted tricycle helps disabled get moving.

Georgi Georgiev has designed a new power-assisted tricycle for adults that can be ridden by anyone, including people with disabilities.

The 69-year-old Gabriola Island resident, who suffered a stroke in 2000, created and now builds the Varna Trike, a three-wheeler with an option for battery power.

With age, you start thinking about how to continue being active and cycling, having in mind that you’re not exactly perky, and strong and agile like you used to be, Georgiev said. I know it’s an excellent contraption for people like me. I have put 13,000 kilometres in the past year and a half on my trike. [continue]

You can see the Varna Trike on the Varna Bicycles and Tricycles page.

Georgi Georgiev is gearing up for another land speed record.

At Battle Mountain in the Nevada Desert on Sept. 15, Georgiev’s high-tech carbon fibre and kevlar vehicle, which he designed and built on Gabriola Island, will try to inch closer to the speed of sound, surpassing the world record he and teammate Sam Whittingham established last year at the same location.

Georgi gave us a tour of his workshop last fall. Fascinating! I would love to ride his built-for-speed bicycles, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t go anywhere near as fast as Sam can go.

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