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Piwoslaw 11-04-2009 10:22 AM

Carbike from Poland
 
Yesterday I saw this in the news and googled, but found almost nothing. Here's what I have:
A guy from Kalisz, Poland has been making enclosed recumbant 3-wheeled bikes for the last 30 years, and has been exporting them to Western Europe for the last 3 years.
Carbike - Interia.pl
Carbike - gallery

http://static1.money.pl/i/galeria/129/13/24193.jpg

This is similar to the "Infinite MPG" truck.

Daox 11-04-2009 10:31 AM

It looks like a very nice product. I'm sure Darin wants one. :)

Piwoslaw 11-04-2009 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Daox (Post 137707)
It looks like a very nice product. I'm sure Darin wants one. :)

Of course he wants one: It looks almost like a kayak, doesn't it? :p

Frank Lee 11-04-2009 04:58 PM

That guy in the background- can he go faster/farther than the carbike?

Christ 11-04-2009 06:34 PM

That reminds me of another member's avatar on here... it's a velobike, I think?

Nice, regardless.

I want.

RobertSmalls 11-05-2009 07:02 AM

I met a guy riding one of these around town. It has a higher top speed than a bicycle, and it's much more comfortable in poor weather.

I want one, but when you can get an Insight for almost the same price, it's not a high priority.

Christopher Jordan 11-06-2009 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Christ (Post 137786)
That reminds me of another member's avatar on here... it's a velobike, I think?.

Velomobubble of course ;) Not really: Velomobile (US) or velomobiel (Europe)

Mine is the one photographed with a few hundred stickers here:
Flickr: The velomobiles Pool
I am impressed to hear this was even attempted in Poland- looks pretty well finished! That is the country that made a recumbent trike out of an old chaise lounge!

Christopher Jordan 11-06-2009 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Christopher Jordan (Post 138168)

Mine is the one photographed with a few hundred stickers here:

Sans stickers and roof in January 2005- the E-Pod:

Christ 11-06-2009 05:27 PM

That Clownfish velo looks sweet. Am I correct that the white stripes are reflective, or is that just an image issue?

Christopher Jordan 11-06-2009 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Christ (Post 138203)
That Clownfish velo looks sweet. Am I correct that the white stripes are reflective, or is that just an image issue?

I have no idea! I was admiring that velo, and when I showed a friend- "AHA! There is Nemo!" Confused, I looked up 'Nemo' and the movie fish cartoon popped up and my jaw dropped. Talk about feeling stupid!

Those photos are velos from around the world so I just posted on someone else's collection like everyone else was and no one complained!


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