Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby smoran » Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:30 pm
https://youtu.be/SjI3toqbg_A" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby petie » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:34 am
I think you will definitely need to remove the wheel to put the new tyre on.
I had a funny deja-vu moment watching that video! I was over in Perth for a couple of months early last year and drove those roads near Rockingham looking for a nice beach/coffee shop. Funny the weird stuff my brain bothers to remember!Bartek wrote:fitted the new rim tape and the tyres stayed up overnight so went for a test run (coffee!) yesterday, also needed to check the cameras were still recording so decided to upload a video when I got home.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:07 pm
Worth checking out Continentalpetie wrote:...Maybe they make presta tubes with removable valve cores(mtb tubeless valves have this so you can put sealant through/seat the bead)?
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:59 pm
You need about 2 ounces of Stan's No Tubes per tyre if I recall aright. Can't be bothered checking metric equivilent.
There was quite a bit about using it on BROL back about 2012.
A search should find it. I was going to add it but couldn't get the Stan's locally at the time so never did it.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Rhubarb » Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:23 pm
And Shaun's contribution, the money shot:
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:33 pm
Saw my first quadcopter today. Little toy one controlled via phone.
It had video. I stopped to talk to the guy and he showed us video he'd shot of us riding up the path.
Be fun to try one but knowing me I'd stack it.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Roinik » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:57 pm
BTW, did the Milan SL end up arriving in Aus? (Maybe Andrew can fill us in a bit more).
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby burnt » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:14 am
In Queensland to my knowledge, there are currently 3 x Mango RE, 3 x Rotovelos, 1 x DF and I wouldn't be surprised if another RV was on the way!
There is a Milan SL is in Sydney that I am aware of. So the Australia wide count must be somewhere around 13 or so?
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:25 pm
Link to a map but probably not up to date anyway.
http://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=11726 ... 326292&z=5
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Arakasy » Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:33 am
How much room is there around your front derailleur and crank area ?
Any chance of fitting a mid/crank drive in there ? (Legal peddle assist electric motor)
I fell in love with mine on my trike, however the lack of sunlight protection means I'm fried by the end of a long ride....far nq...
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Aushiker's thread on his bafang upgrade...has cool pics and great info on the fang.
And I don't know
Ride casual... Not to casual
They might snap out it's comfortable !!
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bargo » Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:39 am
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bartek » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:20 am
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Arakasy » Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:08 am
And I don't know
Ride casual... Not to casual
They might snap out it's comfortable !!
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bartek » Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:04 am
A Velo could never be common.Arakasy wrote:A full suspension velo ? Are they common ?
In fact around here all Velo's have full suspension, are red & white and are driven by me!
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby recumbenteer » Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:25 am
.........and all here in Sydney..... are green, UN-suspended, WELL travelled.... PARTIALLY destroyed but resurrected... carry an "Emu" mascot.....Bartek wrote:A Velo could never be common.Arakasy wrote:A full suspension velo ? Are they common ?
In fact around here all Velo's have full suspension, are red & white and are driven by me!
and is piloted by.. me, myself & I.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Arakasy » Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:05 am
And I don't know
Ride casual... Not to casual
They might snap out it's comfortable !!
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:21 pm
It is really appreciated on the roads around here I can tell you.
There are some fully suspended trikes available too I think.
As for Recumbenteer... He's a masochist. He rode that Green Rocket all the way from Perth back home.
BTW. Good to see you are up and running again after the run in with the drunk.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby recumbenteer » Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:57 pm
Yeh, I guess I might be a masochist, but I can't miss what I haven't tried...re: suspensionJohn Lewis wrote:
As for Recumbenteer... He's a masochist. He rode that Green Rocket all the way from Perth back home.
BTW. Good to see you are up and running again after the run in with the drunk.
John
& thanks for the well wishes John.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:11 pm
The QuattroVelo will be marketed to the velo touring folks who will appreciate the added luggage etc. One of the design criteria was the ability to fit a carton of beer in the boot. Gotta love that hey
Anyways, I just saw this latest video of the QV and thought "that is going to sell 100 velos alone" !!!
https://www.facebook.com/velomobiel.nl/ ... 349938544/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby find_bruce » Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:42 pm
The P76 of velosRhubarb wrote:One of the design criteria was the ability to fit a carton of beer in the boot.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby just4tehhalibut » Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:18 am
I'd be moving that strut connecting the fairing framework to the BB, anywhere but in my sightline.
Obviously selling the trike as he's already sold his beard.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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