This is the story of the creation of Dinsey Mark III, the son of “Path.”

First: “Path” is the name given to Dinsey Mark II. This name was derived from Anne McCaffrey’s “Dragon Riders of Pern,” a fantasy/Sci.Fi. series about a mythical planet with mythical dragons with telepathic and telekinetic powers. “Path” was a Green Dragon ridden by Mirrim in the series.

The Terra based “Path” is ridden by Gary and Judy Dinsmore and was a participant in the 2009 Oregon Human Powered Challenge May 23 through May 25, 2009 at Portland International Raceway. At this time “Path” had accumulated 12, 121 miles in about eight years of riding. Periodically I would meditate over what the next version of the Dinsey series of bicycles might look like and what improvements it might have.

On May 25th I volunteered at the electric assisted bicycle races and watched participant, Josh Kerson, put his state-of-the-art electric assist bicycle through its paces. Suddenly I knew what the Mark III needed. I paid Josh $100 for technical specifications of the drive train for his bicycle, and soon I was developing the design for the new bicycle in Delta Cad. By June 2nd I had a workable “As-Built” drawing of Dinsey Mark II and I started on the design drawing for Dinsey Mark III on June 5th.

Following are some photos of Dinsey Mark II, “Path,” and some of his adventures through the years.

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Gary Dinsmore