Article: British-made tricycles get a positive spin at popular cross-Iowa biking trek.

By Dave DeWitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 31--IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Bob Dixon ended his RAGBRAI in Hiawatha, but he had no regrets about finishing two days early.

Dixon had already sold the three $6,000 Windcheetah Hypersport tricycles he had brought from England for his group to ride.

"It's been a great time, but we decided that our time would really be better spent getting the bikes cleaned up and crated for shipment to the new owners," Dixon said.

Dixon's company, AVD Windcheetah Ltd., is famous for the "niche engineering" that allows it to make exotic trikes that command stunning ...

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