Full fairing/ shells
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Full fairing/ shells
What are your experiences with full fairings (if that's the correct term)? I mean full enclosures, whatever the material, cloth, fiberglass, aluminum, etc. What type of bike do you ride with it: LWB, SWB, low, high, delta, tadpole?
I'm really interested in getting an enclosed recumbent for commuting and short errand running and it looks like a hard shell trike would have easy internal storage.
I'm really interested in getting an enclosed recumbent for commuting and short errand running and it looks like a hard shell trike would have easy internal storage.
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Recumbent Trike
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From: Santa Cruz, CA.
Bikes: WizWheelz TerraTrike with Velo-Kit & 24V motor, completely enclosed (fiberglass/kevlar & Lexan) EZ SX Tad with 36V motor
https://www.flickr.com/groups/555784@N20/pool/
Both were tadpole trikes (1 fiberglass/kevlar and other was canvas)
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Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Bacchetta Quattro, Catrike Speed
Probably the most widely-used full-fairing setup in the US is the TourEasy and its progeny (GRR, Ti-Rush,) using a front fairing and a body sock. There is no extra storage to be gained with the body sock, though.
#5
If you want to look at hard-shell, practical type recumbents, do a search on "velomobile". If you're in Taiwan (what city?) you can probably get a Greenspeed Glyde easiest.
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