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I've also been very interested in this. Here is a youtube video showing this mechanism working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOkKs8QX_U
If I had such a streamliner I'd want footholes combined with landing gear. This way I'd use it in traffic too and not only on racetracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOkKs8QX_U
If I had such a streamliner I'd want footholes combined with landing gear. This way I'd use it in traffic too and not only on racetracks.
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I've also been very interested in this. Here is a youtube video showing this mechanism working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOkKs8QX_U
If I had such a streamliner I'd want footholes combined with landing gear. This way I'd use it in traffic too and not only on racetracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOkKs8QX_U
If I had such a streamliner I'd want footholes combined with landing gear. This way I'd use it in traffic too and not only on racetracks.
A "public roads" streamliner would be a velomobile. Most of them have footholes for a little bit of ventilation and for reversing.
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Hi Jeff,
Yes I know about velomobiles, they are quite awesome and must be a lot more practical then 2 wheeled streamliners. Since I live in the Netherlands I see quite a lot of velomobiles.
Still, too expensive for me now since I'm only 17. But when I get a job I'm going to save up for an Alleweder (1000/1500 euro's 2nd hand here) or a Mango (2500/3000 euros 2nd hand) which I want to use as a car-alternative for as long as possible, which should be doable since the Netherlands is flat and small enough.
I do like the idea of homemade (coroplast) fairings and two wheeled streamlined shells since they are much cheaper and very adapt for homebuilding. If I had a trike or an OSS bent I'd definitely try and build a coroplast shell for it. On my two wheeled USS bent I'm not sure if it'd work well.
Yes I know about velomobiles, they are quite awesome and must be a lot more practical then 2 wheeled streamliners. Since I live in the Netherlands I see quite a lot of velomobiles.
Still, too expensive for me now since I'm only 17. But when I get a job I'm going to save up for an Alleweder (1000/1500 euro's 2nd hand here) or a Mango (2500/3000 euros 2nd hand) which I want to use as a car-alternative for as long as possible, which should be doable since the Netherlands is flat and small enough.
I do like the idea of homemade (coroplast) fairings and two wheeled streamlined shells since they are much cheaper and very adapt for homebuilding. If I had a trike or an OSS bent I'd definitely try and build a coroplast shell for it. On my two wheeled USS bent I'm not sure if it'd work well.
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Hi Jeff,
Yes I know about velomobiles, they are quite awesome and must be a lot more practical then 2 wheeled streamliners. Since I live in the Netherlands I see quite a lot of velomobiles.
Still, too expensive for me now since I'm only 17. But when I get a job I'm going to save up for an Alleweder (1000/1500 euro's 2nd hand here) or a Mango (2500/3000 euros 2nd hand) which I want to use as a car-alternative for as long as possible, which should be doable since the Netherlands is flat and small enough.
I do like the idea of homemade (coroplast) fairings and two wheeled streamlined shells since they are much cheaper and very adapt for homebuilding. If I had a trike or an OSS bent I'd definitely try and build a coroplast shell for it. On my two wheeled USS bent I'm not sure if it'd work well.
Yes I know about velomobiles, they are quite awesome and must be a lot more practical then 2 wheeled streamliners. Since I live in the Netherlands I see quite a lot of velomobiles.
Still, too expensive for me now since I'm only 17. But when I get a job I'm going to save up for an Alleweder (1000/1500 euro's 2nd hand here) or a Mango (2500/3000 euros 2nd hand) which I want to use as a car-alternative for as long as possible, which should be doable since the Netherlands is flat and small enough.
I do like the idea of homemade (coroplast) fairings and two wheeled streamlined shells since they are much cheaper and very adapt for homebuilding. If I had a trike or an OSS bent I'd definitely try and build a coroplast shell for it. On my two wheeled USS bent I'm not sure if it'd work well.
If you're interested, there's an active coroplast builder's group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15644592486/
I built a Coroplast partial faring for my Lightning about 15 years ago. It came out pretty well: Faux F40
Here's the tailbox: Tailboxes
And here's the instructions: Home
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