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Bicycle Bob · 12-22-2011, 04:45 PM

Whew! The people with the money to buy new spend hugely for the right image, and not at all for the wrong one, as with clothes and other bling. It isn't easy to make wheel pods work that well on any level. The weight is a big step in the right direction, but if 18-wheelers and electrified velomobiles can easily exceed 50% payload, why can't we?

12-22-2011, 04:45 PM	#145 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 460 Times in 328 Posts	Progress at Industrial Design Whew! The people with the money to buy new spend hugely for the right image, and not at all for the wrong one, as with clothes and other bling. It isn't easy to make wheel pods work that well on any level. The weight is a big step in the right direction, but if 18-wheelers and electrified velomobiles can easily exceed 50% payload, why can't we?