Originally Posted by jeff-o
Yeah, how hard WOULD it be to make a roof for a recumbent? Let's say, a trike, since it's more stable and has more mounting points. What would be the aerodynamics of the thing? Would crosswinds tend to flip it over?
I think the big issue is crosswinds. I thought of installing a sheet of lexan sloping from front to rear, leaving the sides open, to protect from drizzle and vertical rain, but then I realized I almost never get those conditions, and always get wind when it rains. Then I thought of closing the sides of the "roof" with sheets of clear plastic, then I remembered the effect I get when I wear my rain cape in gusty wind, and promptly forgot about the whole thing...
On a trike it would probably work, as fully-enclosed velomobiles prove.