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Forum: Alternative Transportation 11-15-2023, 05:37 PM
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Posted By beate
handbuilt in small numbers is quite expensive....

handbuilt in small numbers is quite expensive. But surprisingly cheap compared to open trikes - an scorpion pedelec from HP velotechnik is often more expensive than a DF (Bülk and Snoek are currently...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 12-09-2022, 08:25 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
It is actually pretty easy to get into the Leiba....

It is actually pretty easy to get into the Leiba. Especially if You're used to the GoOne. And a lot easier than all those velomobiles with the tiny cajak-like holes.

Today it was sunny, 2 degrees...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 12-05-2022, 04:59 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
The white one is two seated: the door opens...

The white one is two seated: the door opens toward the back seat. The driver enters by lifting the canopy. Like here (the original short variant):
...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 12-01-2022, 08:36 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
A few changes. Some work on the canopy:...

A few changes.

Some work on the canopy: smoother transitions toward the frame, wider roof, and some preparations for new glass. In theory aerodynamically better, but i doubt that'll be measurable...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-22-2022, 09:41 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Not really. The easy options to save weight are...

Not really. The easy options to save weight are already done. Maybe another 100 g or even slightly more with a new seat even lighter than the current one. Maybe a few grams by using ultra light...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-21-2022, 05:14 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Before i continue here my current plans: - i...

Before i continue here my current plans:

- i could verify a small positive effect on drag.
- but in total some disadvantages seem to outweigh that gain ... i'm slower if there is wind from the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-09-2022, 01:36 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Quick not: i added two skirts to the existing...

Quick not: i added two skirts to the existing tailbox covering the suspension arm.

Test drice: apparently a *very* moderate gain in speed against the wind. Of course also a reduction when the wind...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-09-2022, 01:31 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
And that's the reason why i would like to try...

And that's the reason why i would like to try elliptical cross sections of the back. There are some remarks (examples!) in the textbook of Hucho that these maybe at least not worse than the tipped...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-27-2022, 05:02 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
BTW, i am going to give the tailbox a 2nd chance....

BTW, i am going to give the tailbox a 2nd chance. Not that i expect too much - but i can use it as a bsos to extend it. Again using cardboard.

It'll probably remain some kind of testbed, not for...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-22-2022, 09:33 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Yes, i am using epoxy. That material is cardboard...

Yes, i am using epoxy. That material is cardboard soaked up with epoxy. Surprisingly strong...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-22-2022, 04:39 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
That latest tailbox must have had a real...

That latest tailbox must have had a real aerodynamic problem - i did not notice anything significant.

BTW: here You see the latest state of the wheel housings - carbon fiber covers are underway: ...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-19-2022, 08:24 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
I think i know that table. It should show an...

I think i know that table. It should show an entry of the 2nd generation successor the the 3, namely the Evo-R.

But a sign of the three becoming a classic is that prices are somewhat higher than...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-04-2022, 04:44 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Yes, indeed. And that was the reason why i more...

Yes, indeed. And that was the reason why i more or less refused to consider work on the back tailing after the unsuccessful attempts. I know how it can be done better, even without improving the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 08-04-2022, 12:58 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Not quite. First of all, i am a woman (and...

Not quite.

First of all, i am a woman (and therefore more complicated...).

Moreover there is already a velomobile with fully closed wheelhouses: the CAS Milan. That's a version of the Milan...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-26-2022, 10:00 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
All true. But luckily the canopy in its present...

All true. But luckily the canopy in its present state is already an improvement. Which does not mean that i am not thinking about further improving it.

But the wheels actually do touch the inner...
Forum: Aerodynamics 07-21-2022, 07:19 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
New openings in the back - easier in heat,...

New openings in the back - easier in heat, neutral reagarding aerodynamics.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-beate-albums-velomobile+goone3-picture9130-entlueftungheck.jpg

new front wheels -...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 03-09-2022, 05:29 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
I am just observing. Under certain conditions it...

I am just observing. Under certain conditions it might even slow down, on others there is a speed increase of just 5-10%. I am riding it between, say, 20-100 km a week.

Well, the tail is not...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 02-28-2022, 02:06 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
First test ride today: slightly faster than ...

First test ride today: slightly faster than previously with the cardboard cover. At certain sections of my default track i reached the fastest speeds ever, and an average of 30 kph despite of myny...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 02-26-2022, 09:02 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
Finally the tail mounted to the velomobile ...

Finally the tail mounted to the velomobile

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-beate-albums-velomobile+goone3-picture9087-dsc-4731.jpg

here the parts of the tail i consider most problematic,...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 02-21-2022, 07:18 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
Closing the back with stripes of Paulownia wood ...

Closing the back with stripes of Paulownia wood

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-beate-albums-velomobile+goone3-picture9085-dsc-4726.jpg
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-16-2022, 08:04 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
Ok, thatz one should hopefully load: ...

Ok, thatz one should hopefully load:

http://p6.focus.de/img/fotos/id_783208/ecomarathon09-02.jpg?im=Resize%3D%28630%2C352%29&hash=1de03f8d94c53ad41ee86cb78b3c135b4f790567357647bd9ebc4bfd8a5bc72b
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-16-2022, 03:55 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
I do not think that this would have a positive...

I do not think that this would have a positive effect on the flow. Surface too uneven.

I noticed with a door of my car damaged by an accident, and i noticed with my bike as well:...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-13-2022, 08:00 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
No, the length of the back will remain unchanges...

No, the length of the back will remain unchanges (except of 8mm on the left ower edge to correct uneven lenght)


Just making large holes into the part of the walls of the wheel box which did not...
Forum: Aerodynamics 02-11-2022, 12:30 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,402
Posted By beate
rough sketch of my recent ideas: ...

rough sketch of my recent ideas:

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-beate-albums-velomobile+goone3-picture9083-go0004-small.jpg

Which means that i will mostly keep the shape in the lower part...
Forum: Alternative Transportation 02-08-2022, 07:36 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,571
Posted By beate
There is all torsion at the pivot. BTW:...

There is all torsion at the pivot.

BTW: construction like that can well made to be stable. Simplest approach: thickening the arms.
Then: use CFK.

Like here - latest successor of my bike ,...
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