start with a maximum allowable tailwind of 1.66 m/s. The current record is , set by Sebastiaan Bowier of the Netherlands in a fully faired front-wheel-drive recumbent lowracer bicycle designed by the Delft University of Technology and the VU University Amsterdam. The official record for an upright bicycle under IHPVA-legal conditions (but at sea level, not high altitude) is set by Jim Glover in 1986 with an English-made Moulton bicycle with a USA-made hardshell fairing around him and the bike. The IHPVA hour record is , set by Sam Whittingham on 19 July 2009. The equivalent record for an upright bicycle is , set by Victor Campenaerts in 2019. The UCI no longer considers the bike Chris Boardman rode for his 1996 record to be in compliance with its definition of an upright bicycle. Boardman's Monocoque bike was designed by Mike Burrows, whose Windcheetah recumbent trike (see above) also holds the record from Land's End to John o' Groats, in 41 h 4 min 22 s with Andy Wilkinson riding. In 2003, Rob English took on and beat the UK 4-man pursuit champions VC St Raphael in a 4000 m challenge race at Reading, beating them by a margin of 4 min 55.5 s to 5 min 6.87 s – and dropping one of the St Raphael riders along the way. In 2009 Team RANS won the Race Across America (RAAM) on recumbents. Manufacturers A partial list of manufacturers (see also Velomobile manufacturers): Bacchetta Bicycles Catrike Cruzbike Lightning Cycle Dynamics Rans TerraTrike Volae See also Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics Bicycle and motorcycle geometry Bicycle performance Bicycle seat Bicycle suspension Feet forwards motorcycle recumbent motobike equivalent. Fastest speed on a bicycle Handcycles International Human Powered Vehicle Association Prone bicycle Quadracycle (human-powered vehicle) Tricycle Unicycle Velomobile X-seam Whike, a recumbent bicycle with a sail World Human Powered Vehicle Association Notes Further reading External links Recumbent History & Typology "Bed Bikes" Save Work , November 1951, Popular Science article that introduced the US to recumbent bicycles—i.e. article at bottom of page 23 Fastest Bicycles: Top Speed and One Hour Performances List – updated frequently The People of Recumbent Cycling Recumbent Riders International – Find Other Local Recumbent Riders Recumbent Community Lists All Known Manufacturers, Dealers, and Groups Recumbent Journal – Recumbent cycling news and commentary Recyclebent free classifieds for second hand Recumbents Category:Cycle types Category:Road cycles Category:Bicycles