Velomobiles
 

This is awesome:

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There is electric assist available.

Edit: After posting this, I found out that the Netherlands company that makes the Mango is run/owned by none other than Allert Jacobs:

http://www.velomobiel.nl/mango/
http://ecomodder.com/blog/diy-aero-f...cycle-214-mpg/

Yes, awesome. Great video!

I love how aerodynamic & efficient velomobiles are. But my biggest hang-up is the idea of riding one of these in traffic. I just don't believe they are as visible as bikes or cars. My commute is 24 miles, a mix of bike path & city core & pot-holed 4-lane industrial roads.

I have a lot of risky hobbies - I own five different helmets. But the two things I've promised my girlfriend are that I won't take up base jumping, and I won't commute on a recumbent :)

Roll Across America started yesterday. 12/13 videos of ROAM takeoff from Portland:
Velomobile
Velomobiles Tour the U.S. This Summer - Transportation - GOOD
Interesting how Good called us Pod People!

I found a Canadian company called bluevelo that builds licensed versions of a couple of the Velomobiel (Allert Jacobs) designs; they are near Toronto:

velomobile models - bluevelo

I have inquired with them about test rides, and electric assist, etc. :)

Thanks for the thanks Neil! My 2004 Pod kit turned into E-Pod when I had a hub motor installed in 2007. It lasted from 2005 until 2011, but I dismantled the trike when I moved and now it is all locked up in my garage at the old place with the power off. 6 years of fun!

Hey -- they already read my mind and built a DuoQuest:

http://www.recumbent-gallery.eu/wp-c...6-1024x768.jpg
(click on image for link)

There are two videos of the DuoQuest in action -- wicked cool! Allert Jacobs is a genius, pure and simple.

I think that's the same thing some guys fitted a kite to for propulsion across Austrailia or some such.

Yup.

http://velomobiel.wordpress.com/2011.../windexplorer/


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The Wind Explorer
http://carandsuv.s3.amazonaws.com/wp...xplorer-fq.jpg

A cupholder and no gas usage. Awesome!

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I think an Australian velomobile builder (TriSled) built a very similar sociable tandem from 2 of their Rovelo models. Rotovelo is being sold in California, but I don't think more than one tandem was built.

Here's a velomobile builder in the UK that I have not heard of before, called the Challenger:

.: Ocean Cycle :. - Manufacturer of high quality Velomobiles and recumbent bike accessories

http://cycledifferent.com/Challenger...leWhite750.jpghttp://cycledifferent.com/ChallengerOpenCanopyFront.jpghttp://cycledifferent.com/ChallengerDirectRear.jpg

They are also sold in the USA out of Colorado: Angle Tech Cycles - Cycle Different - Velomobiles: Speed, Efficiency, Comfort, Better Handling, Greater Safety, & Versatility

Pleasing that they made it over here. Thanks for the link. These photos are bad older photo quality taken at SPEZI in 2007 I think.

Thanks to Botsapper for posting this elegant wooden velomobile!

https://plus.google.com/photos/10505...artnerid=gplp0

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x...2/PICT5437.JPG

^Pretty! :thumbup:

The best use of luan plywood ever!

A new startup building what looks like a frickin' sweet velomobile, called the Pterovélo.

Pterovelo - Velomobile

For anybody on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ptero...75166235876194

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGhwlU17mws

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Some jurisdictions have no idea what they are...San Diego & La Mesa PD...California! They need more training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxE...-l-aVPUsF6eybQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCS8wvmvS4Y