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Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 15:50:17 No.1270932 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1270933 >>1270961 >>1271195

Yearly Dutch Year Ends Velomobile Gathering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQIDQ4FRzRU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toAyorIf0ec

https://youtu.be/r3ntXPK_vyY

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 15:59:29 No.1270933 Report

Quoted By: >>1270947

>>1270932
Imagine one of these lined with solar film and with small electric engine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 16:43:14 No.1270947 Report

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>>1270933
It’s called solar car and has already been done

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 18:28:11 No.1270961 Report

Quoted By: >>1270962

>>1270932
Based on the second video it seems like they are not actualy faster than regular roadbikes.
Most of the time they ride about 25 km/h.
Maybe I`ll chase them this year on my roadbike...

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 18:31:28 No.1270962 Report

Quoted By: >>1270965

>>1270961
I knew someone here would be dumb enought to comment this...

This is a recreational ride, with a few hundred velomobiles, with old and young. At the beginning of the ride it is decided which speeds to ride, so that every one can hold up and no accidents happen. That's always around 25-30km/h.

These things are much faster than regular roadbikes if they are actually putting in effort

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Jan 2019 18:35:22 No.1270965 Report

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>>1270962
I should have said it differently, these things can indeed be insanely fast, but are not going that fast in the video.
Kreuzotter has a nice calculator for that.
I just find them interesting and live close enough to ride there on my bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 08:36:06 No.1271195 Report

Quoted By: >>1271208 >>1271209

>>1270932
Am I wrong in thinking that one of these velomobiles with a roof would make the ultimate wet weather transport device?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 10:35:57 No.1271208 Report

Quoted By: >>1271209 >>1271216 >>1272849

>>1271195
No, they are known for it. Velo riders use them year round. You are completely dry with a hood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAcy7EVRpXc

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 10:58:02 No.1271209 Report

Quoted By: >>1271211

>>1271195
>>1271208
Some velomobiles are enclosed by default.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 11:06:47 No.1271211 Report

Quoted By: >>1271224

>>1271209
Aerorider is not a popular velomobile, because its fuckheavy.

Google the Go-one evo R, it's a a very light velomobile of your shape.

However, my favorite velomobile is the Rotovelo. It's not the lightest, heaviest or best looking, but it's made of very durable and strong plastic. It won't crack or splinter like carbon fibre or fiber glass velos and it doesn't need expensive repairs.

It's still too costly for what it is though.

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 11:06:51 No.1271212 Report

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Where do I buy a velomobile?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 11:22:32 No.1271216 Report

Quoted By: >>1271226

>>1271208
Why are we all fucking around with rain jackets that hardly work when we could have these?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 11:41:05 No.1271224 Report

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>>1271211
>Aerorider is not a popular velomobile

Velomobiles aren't popular anyway because they aren't designed wirh practicality in mind, and also much too expensive for what they offer.

Discriminatory anti electric cycling laws also aren't helping.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 11:42:00 No.1271226 Report

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>>1271216
Because of the dozens of drawbacks regarding weight, size, price, visibility, maneuverability, etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 17:10:02 No.1271293 Report

Quoted By: >>1271329

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sRpCe6qJfI

meep meep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bjLDaOrn-E

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 17:13:52 No.1271294 Report

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they look like drawings from a 40's Popular Mechanics article.
i'd ride one though, but traffic in my country is a mess, drivers are crazy, and i wouldn´t feel very safe in this low position.

maybe i'm wrong, but it seems to me that in summer the heat inside the plastic egg would be pretty high.

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 20:01:36 No.1271329 Report

Quoted By: >>1271341 >>1271342

>>1271293
>second video

incredible speed

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 20:43:19 No.1271341 Report

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>>1271329
I've ridden a DF, it's easy to maintain 40 to 50 kph on flat terrain. I'd say it's about equal to 25-30 km/h on a roadbike in effort.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 20:44:38 No.1271342 Report

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>>1271329
That person you see riding is an old man btw

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 21:24:39 No.1271348 Report

Quoted By: >>1271349 >>1271504

They need to become comfier.

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Anonymous Sat 05 Jan 2019 21:25:57 No.1271349 Report

Quoted By: >>1271502 >>1271504

>>1271348

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 09:18:29 No.1271502 Report

Quoted By: >>1271525

>>1271349
Podbike is aesthetically well designed but it's quite pricey. Almost €6000 for a pre-ordered one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 09:52:32 No.1271504 Report

Quoted By: >>1271525

>>1271349
>>1271348
Terribly unaerodynamic for human-powered purposes. That thing also looks very heavy and probably has a big engine to propel it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 13:22:46 No.1271525 Report

Quoted By: >>1271544 >>1271545 >>1271562

>>1271504
>Terribly unaerodynamic

not really, only compared to these 100% drag optimized but very uncomfy "standard" velomobiles

>very heavy
Approx 65 kg. Max weight whit load: 200 kg.

>big engine
Two small and light electric motors, each rated at 250W

>>1271502
That's not too expensive for a velomobile, especially an electric assist one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 15:34:24 No.1271544 Report

Quoted By: >>1271551

>>1271525
So that's a car, not a velomobile. Cause 65 kg is way to heavy for a velomobile. The latest velomobiles are around 25-30 kg, with some carbon models at 22 kg. They are not uncomfy at all, you obviously have never been in one.
If you dive into the community, you will see it's mostly 50+ people who use them anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 15:35:27 No.1271545 Report

Quoted By: >>1271551

>>1271525
50+ as in age.

Heavy models are not popular, because they are clumsy as fuck and slow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 15:37:54 No.1271546 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2hy5Fn5SaQ

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Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 15:53:36 No.1271551 Report

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>>1271544
>So that's a car, not a velomobile.

lol. you are delusional. Ridiculous fanatics like you are the factor that is holding back increase in HPVs usage more than anything else.

>>1271545
>50+ as in age.

?

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Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 16:46:31 No.1271562 Report

Quoted By: >>1271570

>>1271525
So it weights more than me, multitracked and is powered mainly by electric motors?
Sounds like a small car to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 17:21:39 No.1271570 Report

Quoted By: >>1271591

>>1271562
>65kg

>more than me

Are you 12 years old?

>car

they are at 2 metric tons these days

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 18:06:12 No.1271591 Report

Quoted By: >>1271593 >>1271595

>>1271570
>Are you 12 years old?
No.
>>car
>they are at 2 metric tons these days
No, Twizy is less than 1/4 of that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 18:10:07 No.1271593 Report

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>>1271591
>Twizy

>car

kek'd

pic related is 150 kg empty, and it's still rated a bicycle, fully loaded (2 passengers plus driver) it can reach over 400kg
Calling a 60 kg vehicle a car is just being ridiculous.

make dealings

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Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 18:11:26 No.1271595 Report

Quoted By: >>1271603 >>1271655

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Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 18:22:48 No.1271603 Report

Quoted By: >>1271625

>>1271595
>motor
>4 wheels
>roof
>doors
>2 seats
>highway-legal
Sounds like a car to me.
>>1271595
I don't see how you would climb with that beyond walking speed without a motor at 400 kg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 18:59:03 No.1271625 Report

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>>1271603
That velotaxi has a 250W motor and it isn't designed to go much uphill.

>Sounds like a car to me.
The Twizy is 450kg btw, just looked it up. That's 7 times the weight of the podbike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Jan 2019 20:31:12 No.1271655 Report

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>>1271595
I think I can make this thing weight under 15-20 kg, yet have enough oomph for 100 km/charge.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 01:13:27 No.1271743 Report

Quoted By: >>1271745 >>1271897 >>1271943

But can I do my weekly grocery shopping in one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 01:23:08 No.1271745 Report

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>>1271743
They usually have quite a bit of storage room so yeah

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 10:32:56 No.1271897 Report

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>>1271743
Definitely

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 13:31:02 No.1271925 Report

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Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 13:32:33 No.1271927 Report

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Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 13:33:37 No.1271929 Report

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Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 14:49:45 No.1271943 Report

Quoted By: >>1271979

>>1271743
>weekly

nope

>daily

yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Jan 2019 17:35:35 No.1271979 Report

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>>1271943
Depends on how many people. If you are alone, probably around once every 5 days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Df7F9NHKo

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Jan 2019 03:16:30 No.1272849 Report

Quoted By: >>1272850

>>1271208
>secure like a car
Not even close. I love the things, but you're probably worse off than on a bike due to the lower ride height (unless you use a flag). People think of you as a car if you ride like one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Jan 2019 03:29:37 No.1272850 Report

Quoted By: >>1272868 >>1273258

>>1272849
Many cars are also lower than a bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Jan 2019 04:02:44 No.1272868 Report

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>>1272850
Yes, but they're big. They are also known to be ever so slightly less safe partly because they can be harder to see in certain traffic conditions.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jan 2019 02:39:57 No.1273151 Report

Quoted By: >>1273246

With the help of a little bit of electricity...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8y1XBoAx8

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jan 2019 05:46:17 No.1273199 Report

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1) Does it have rear gear?
2) How huge turn radius is?
3) Why there is so many senile boomers?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jan 2019 10:15:12 No.1273246 Report

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>>1273151
Just buy a motorcycle if you wanna be motorized so badly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jan 2019 10:35:21 No.1273248 Report

Quoted By: >>1273251

Velomobiles are awesome. If I had money and a garage I definitely would buy one. My friend has a WAW velomobile. I've ridden it once and it's very fast. I could maintain 40 km/h quite easily even with headwind. And when you get a tailwind the thing acts as a bloody sail and will send you past 60 kph easily with little effort, it actually becomes scary. You really don't want to go faster than 50 kph on a bicycle. These things don't need engines unless u live in a hilly area maybe. It's a long distance bike. My friend commutes 150 km with it, round trip, 3 days a week. And he is 46.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jan 2019 10:48:25 No.1273251 Report

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>>1273248
Nice. Even though they are expensive, he saves quite a lot of money I expect. 450km of basically free travel every week. If he does it for a 3 years or so and uses it to replace a car or train fares he will definitely break even, not to mention he also gets exercize.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Jan 2019 11:28:19 No.1273258 Report

Quoted By: >>1273625

>>1272850
Cars have verry different heights, while SUVs and trucks can reach something like 2000mm, roadsters tend to be below 1300mm.

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Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 12:15:04 No.1273625 Report

Quoted By: >>1273627 >>1273629

>>1273258

Same with velomobiles

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Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 12:17:20 No.1273627 Report

Quoted By: >>1273628

>>1273625

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Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 12:22:07 No.1273628 Report

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>>1273627

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Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 12:23:34 No.1273629 Report

Quoted By: >>1273636

>>1273625
Fun fact about the velayo, even though
it's shape is far from as efficient as a Mango velomobile, it's still about as fast because it has the most efficient velomobile drivetrain. Just one direct chain to the front wheels. It has rear wheel steering.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 12:26:01 No.1273630 Report

Quoted By: >>1273661

more like virginmobile

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Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 12:58:01 No.1273636 Report

Quoted By: >>1273652

>>1273629

Yep, it's one of the few velomobiles that don't look like a standard tadpole trike with a fairing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 14:28:36 No.1273652 Report

Quoted By: >>1273656

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3t-dxrQm3Q

>>1273636
I wish they made it into a more compact / lower trike

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 15:50:45 No.1273656 Report

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>>1273652
Being on equal eye-level with most car drivers is very beneficial for visibility/safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0kuejO9Hs&t=3m44s

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 16:34:26 No.1273661 Report

Quoted By: >>1273662 >>1273669

>>1273630
It's true that it's mostly nerds / people close to the autistic spectrum that ride these. Just go to one of these velomobile meetings and you will notice it. I think this is because aspergers do not like use things they can't fully understand like cars and motorcycles, while the bicycle car offers a sense of familiarity and comfort.

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Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 16:36:45 No.1273662 Report

Quoted By: >>1273691

>>1273661
I mean...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 17:36:30 No.1273669 Report

Quoted By: >>1274220

>>1273661
>I can't fully understand cars and motorcycles

lol, just finish yourself

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 12 Jan 2019 19:26:37 No.1273691 Report

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>>1273662
Seems like my kind of people

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Jan 2019 09:29:36 No.1274219 Report

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A new velomobile is being made my intercitybike called AlphaSeven and supposedly its faster than the current DF and Milan even without hood.
It will weigh around 22 kg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Jan 2019 09:30:38 No.1274220 Report

Quoted By: >>1274230 >>1274237

>>1273669
You have to be a mechanic to understand every part in a car, or a dedicated car enthusiast. The average person has no idea what all the tittle tubes and parts do under the hood.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Jan 2019 10:11:13 No.1274230 Report

Quoted By: >>1274237

>>1274220
>The average person has no idea what all the tittle tubes and parts do under the hood.
I have a difficult time grasping this concept because mechanicals should be common sense but I know there's way more people who can't understand mechanicals than those who do.

t. used to be a mechanic, commercial and military

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 14 Jan 2019 10:38:00 No.1274237 Report

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>>1274220
>>1274230

Maybe in the USA

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