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Old 10-30-08, 10:35 PM
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Anybody ride a Velomobile?

Interesting article in the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News about a guy who rides a Leitra Velomobile (a recumbent with a protective plastic shell), https://www.adn.com/front/story/572433.html. There are photos and a short video with the story. For more info about the Leitra brand (from Denmark), https://leitra.dk/news.php.
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That is an amazing looking vehicle. I will have to put that on my list of bikes to get someday. I like the seredipity of calling to get information just when the guy is about to sell his Velodrome.

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There's a couple in town:
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/wmbates...7606278595406/
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/wmbates...7605279784351/
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Originally Posted by kennytb
I like the seredipity of calling to get information just when the guy is about to sell his Velodrome.
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I recently found out that the manufacturers of my trike have teamed up with a kayak maker in Canada to make hard shells for my model.

Now if I just had a garage...
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Originally Posted by aenlaasu
I recently found out that the manufacturers of my trike have teamed up with a kayak maker in Canada to make hard shells for my model.

Now if I just had a garage...
Details? Is this in the bag or still pending? Who, what, inquiring minds want to know!
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https://www.ice.hpv.co.uk/trikes/acce...s.htm#borealis

There's the link and the picture and info for the shell (Borealis) is down toward the bottom of the page. The trike model it fits is the Trice Q-NT (Narrow Track). Awesome bunch of guys that produce the trike.

The main drawback I can see with the shell is that it still leaves the head out in the open air, but I still think it's neat.
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I have a Leitra like the one in Anchorage. The weather protection is nice, BUT it is quite noisey in there and outside sound is attenuated so traffic is no audible. With a head out design you can hear much better.
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I'd ride a Leitra velomobile if I were made of money.....and lived in Alaska. ( But then if I were made of money....why would I live in Alaska?)
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
Details? Is this in the bag or still pending? Who, what, inquiring minds want to know!
Probably here
https://www.nimbuskayaks.com/velomobile.htm
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Oh, I just love it! That type of thinking is what inspire my electric-recumbent combination. ...I guess I'd need a shell to complete it.
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The Bricycle is a prototype delta trike with electric assist that I have been working on for more than a year now.
A local news story at https://www.newsnet5.com/video/17790356/index.html
A video on YouTube and 11/22/08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezbp2rZ39jA
It has been an interesting project.
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Originally Posted by sauerleigh
The Bricycle is a prototype delta trike with electric assist that I have been working on for more than a year now.
A local news story at https://www.newsnet5.com/video/17790356/index.html
A video on YouTube and 11/22/08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezbp2rZ39jA
It has been an interesting project.
Is that you in the videos? How much have you spent on the project?
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It's me in the videos.
I spent about $2000.00. I've really totaled everything yet but that should pretty close.
I went for a ride this morning. It was 29 degrees F, no wind and dry. I went 5.5 miles on 3.66ah's of my 12ah SLA's, with 31 starts and an elevation change of 88 feet. Top speed was 25.9 mph, avg speed 13.9 mph without peddling. I made the exact same trip when the temp was 53 degrees F and used 3.38ah's.
I was wearing a balaclava under my helmet, a down lined jacket, tennis shoes and light weight cotton gloves. My hands and feet were cold but otherwise I was comfortable.
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I put up a few early photos on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/9395288...7610217176063/
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