It's been a while since I've posted here. I have a compact non-folding 2007 Dahon Smooth Hound. I really liked your fairing experiment. You should tell us why you now aren't using it. Are you now preferring to fold the bicycle?

I chose the Smooth Hound because it had a front suspension. I added a Cane Creek Thudbuster for a rear suspension. I like having gears but I don't like the derailleur system with the bar end shifters. Due to my back and neck having some problems I now need to ride sitting upright. My Smooth Hound will be getting major changes this year. I want to add tall handlebars and the latest version of the Fallbrook Technologies NuVinci infinitely variable hub. To do this I'll need a new rear rim because the stock one doesn't have enough spoke holes.

Perhaps you could use one of these in your bicycle. It would allow you to have the perfect cadence in all conditions and you can shift it while stopped. Those features are the reason I want one. Additionally I won't need to worry about maintenance on the derailleur system.

In the upright position I don't think a fairing would be tall enough to help me unless it was customized. Years ago I saw a Moulton with a very tall fairing (over the tucked in riders head) win his class. He was racing against many recumbents and fully faired recumbents. He came in third overall which put him ahead of most of the fully faired recumbents. His fairing was mounted to the handlebars. It was just in front of him. It didn't wrap around at all.