I have been living car free for several years; but I have not been living int he states during that time. Recently I was asked, by one of my students, why I don't drive a car. I told her that every month I put off buying a car I save $500. . . even for a middle schooler, that made sense.

That being said, I am thinking about the coming Kansas winter. I have already noticed, and confirmed with long term residents, the wind here is strong, frequent, and changes direction. Further, this town is reputed to have pretty bad winter weather. This is leading me to consider a velomobile.

Has anyone tried a velomobile for winter commuting?

How well did it work out? Did it give acceptable winter weather protection?

My reason for not asking on bentrider is that they, quite frankly, are already drinking the Cool-Aide. I have a strong preference for recumbent; however, I am currently commuting on a conventional safety bike.


Current commuter, image from here


Strongly considering, image from here