Newbie here with Velomobile

[pedalcarpusher]

I drive a Catrike 700 that was converted to a Coroplast Velomobile.
I've been tooling around with the idea of building a fiberglass fairing to replace the Coroplast one day. I was led here by a google search and found a great thread on the subject from last year by a CFU student. So here I am...

Thanks for having me.

Cheers,
Daniel

[Daox]

Welcome to the site.

[SVOboy]

Welcome to EcoModder

[cfg83]

pedalcarpusher -

Welcome to EM! Sounds like a nice ride. How about some pictures?

CarloSW2

[The Toecutter]

Originally Posted by cfg83

pedalcarpusher -

Welcome to EM! Sounds like a nice ride. How about some pictures?

CarloSW2

Here's some videos of what I believe to be the topic poster's machine:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfI1ggXgPi4

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by pedalcarpusher

I've been tooling around with the idea of building a fiberglass fairing to replace the Coroplast one day.

It may improve the aerodynamics a bit, but you'll likely loose because of the weight issue.

You've got the worst aerodynamic issue sorted as-is.
Maybe a bit of tape here and there.
Covering the wheel wells might improve efficiency - see aerocivic.com for ideas on how to manage wheels prodding against (bungee spring-loaded) covers

The coroplast is cheap and easily replaceable as well.

[NeilBlanchard]

Good aero gains much more efficiency than the added weight loses. The best example of this is the enclosed motorcycle that used to be featured here on EcoModder.

https://ecomodder.com/blog/diy-aero-...cycle-214-mpg/