Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Aushiker » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:56 pm
Agree. Thanks heaps for sharing.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:12 pm
Met a couple the other day on holiday from the Netherlands. Thier comment was how good it was to see a velo here. We had a nice little chat about cycling.
I'm of two minds with the fibreglass rod. I might replace it with a bit of piano wire. I wonder if the slightly greater weight would be a problem. I could bind the joint with fusewire and solder. Should be unbreakable.
Had my first failure the other day. The left trafficator ceased to work.
It was a broken wire on the switch caused, I think" by the gear cable rubbing on it.
I soldered it up and used a bit of heatshrink.
I would have liked to have moulded some RTV silicon around the lot but didn't have any to hand so I used hot melt glue. I'll probably regret doing that some time in the future..
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bartek » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:48 pm
John - I have obtained some fibre-glass rod from
http://www.kitepower.com.au/solid-fibre-glass-rod.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I got 4 x 2m lengths for $35.55 delivered, I have thought since that I should have bought the 3m lengths (less waste). They have it in lengths from 1m to 4m, maybe should have asked if 5m or even 6m lengths were available! Being a Yorkshireman I hate waste!
My brake light issue seems to be intermittent, it worked fine the other day when I set aside time to look at it! will have to keep checking.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Aushiker » Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:25 pm
If you are interested in the petition it can be found at Change.org
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:23 am
Thanks for the link Bartek.Bartek wrote: John - I have obtained some fibre-glass rod from
http://www.kitepower.com.au/solid-fibre-glass-rod.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I used to buy the stuff from some place in North Perth but probably long gone now.
Might order a couple of the longer lengths. Good to have some spare.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Joeblake » Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:38 pm
John, don't whether it's of use to you, but I ride past this place occasionally, and have bought off cuts of fibreglass poles to experiment with.John Lewis wrote: Thanks for the link Bartek.
I used to buy the stuff from some place in North Perth but probably long gone now.
Might order a couple of the longer lengths. Good to have some spare.
John
http://www.fibreglass-resin-sales.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Sun Mar 16, 2014 12:32 am
Thanks for the link Joe. Much appreciated. Could be handy for other supp;ies.Joeblake wrote:
John, don't whether it's of use to you, but I ride past this place occasionally, and have bought off cuts of fibreglass poles to experiment with.
http://www.fibreglass-resin-sales.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Joe
I think at this stage I'll order a couple of 4m lengths of 3mm rod from the link Bartek provided.
They can roll it int a coil so postage shouldn't be bad. With 8 m I should be set for some considerable time.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Sorry, couldn't get the embed code to work!
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:53 pm
Apologies if this has been already mentioned.
Item below excepted from WAHPV mail.
John
G' day all,
As many of you may, or may not know, I will be attempting to ride my Rotovelo Across Australia.
I'll be arriving in Perth on April 3, 2014 and my Plan is to leave Freo on Monday April 7
regards,
Mark.
My ride blog is http://rvvelonaut.blogspot.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:03 am
I saw the pictures and how they did repairs on Harry's blog.
Also a picture of his as damaged when a dog ran into it.
You can go find them if you want. Google translate sort of manages.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:00 pm
Are the stars stick on? If so be interestng to see how they last.
Copper suggested to me I should put an amber stripe right down the side.
My fibreglass rod turned up yesterday. It was black but that matters not. 3mm.
Now I need to find some suitable cord and I can redo my covers.
I've been thinking of using elastic cord. Some others I've seen use it to help
keep covers tight in varying weather conditions.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bartek » Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:31 pm
I did the 30km (34km) ride from Kwinana, I cycled to the start (22km) then cycled home from the finish (60km) for a total 114km for the day.
The stars are stuck on (self-adhesive), I have stitched one on but it took such a long time I gave up on the others. I may have to try sweet talk my wife into finishing the others!
Mine is black also, the elastic is an interesting idea I will keep in mind.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby nitramluap » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:54 am
I would have loved to have done that ride - perfect for a velomobile - flat & fast!
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:13 am
You seemed to be passing every uptight bike on the road.
Looks like a great ride.
I wouldn't mind doing it but I'm a bit far away.
Makes me think they should permanently close the freeway to motorised traffic.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Aushiker » Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:18 am
More details at Sinner Bikes.Velor inner lining. Precut for Mango Plus or Sport. adhesive and easy to install. Gives a luxurious feel and makes you Mango quieter. Others soundproof materials are heavy and take up a lot of space. This is thin and light.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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