It is possible to make an human powered aircraft propelled by a rowing(bike) movement. On this page you can see the principles of this plunging wing aircraft and some preliminary designs. Check out these great video’s Canadian Todd Reichert did it on August 2 2010: flying like a bird! The first flight of a human […]

Years of work, but they’re here: the Carbon THYS 209 and the Carbon THYS Tandem THYS 209 Based on the 222 version, there is now the Carbon THYS 209 Rowingbike. The concepts of the steel version have been largely maintained, but the carbon version is kilograms lighter and performs better in mountainous conditions. Read more […]

The royal Dutch Row Union had her annual row congress in the Aegon office in De Hague on January 26 2013. 250 directors and several (top) rowers attended this congress. A nice surprise for Menno van Blitterswijk: he received a THYS 209 Carbon from Roompot Vakanties and Thijs Industrial Designs. In September 2012 Menno won […]

The World Champions Rowing 2014 take place on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam. Henk Jan Zwolle (rower from the golden Holland 8) is the main representative for this event. Maybe also a place for a race for Rowingbikes? Henk Jan agrees this would be a good addition. We let the idea simmer for a while. Maybe […]