Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bartek » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:27 pm
Pictures would be nice
as an example, I would like to see a picture of how people stow the flexible roof, I have removed the aluminium rods, cant seem to roll it at all it folds slightly but seems to take up a lot of room!
Probably operator error
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:56 pm
I have a pair of the Radical Design Velomobile bags. Other stuff just gets stuck down the sides behind the seat.
I keep a bit of rolled bubble wrap up in the space behind the headrest to use if I need to lay the velo on its side at any time.
I'm only to 663 km but I haven't been able to ride a lot which is annoying.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby burnt » Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:10 pm
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:58 pm
Which way do you roll your roof? so its long or so its short in length?
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby burnt » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:25 pm
I am interested in the rolling of it though, does it maintain its shape?
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:36 pm
I watched just the lot. Don't know why but I'd be pretty leery at some of your speeds. Mine starts to have a mind of its own after about 40 kmh.
I tried some vid the other day but not good enough to post. It turned out very dark and shaky so I'll have to try again.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby adrian_d » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:09 pm
Does anyone go out riding when its rainy weather? You'd have the whole track to yourself. With the addition of a small windscreen wiper you'd be set.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Riggsbie » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:21 pm
With the Flevo roof you get moist shoulders and upper chest as water comes in through the sides and under the clear windscreen and you also get a bit of water running inside from the top edge of the body....
Only had very minor shower when using the race hood and foggy was the only issue, but a Fog City motorcycle visor insert fixed that !
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby adrian_d » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:39 pm
I'm wondering if a exoskeleton made from the same material as what holds up tents could be used in combination with very stretchy waterproof fabric to improve aerodynamics of a recumbent trike similar to a velo?
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Joeblake » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:12 pm
http://www.windwrap.com/gtosock.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Riggsbie » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:18 pm
The tail end benefits are supposed to be very worthwhile......
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:25 pm
Yes that sort of thing has been done but the simplest do it yourself method is probably to use coreflute plastic sheet to make a shell.
Here's one by Lee Wakefield. Do a search and you should find more pics of this one.
Made from coreflute with hot melt glue, tape and cable ties.
Here's a link to a simpler one made by a chap in Tasmania.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23600382@N06/page3/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's not as flash looking as Lee's but proved to be very durable.
Freddy Flatfoot who posts here from time to time has also built a very useful coreflute velo that he uses to commute I think.
Some pictures of his here.
http://s281.photobucket.com/user/freddy ... t=3&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
He rolled it the other day apparently. Only minor damage to velo and rider. Certainly would I think have been much worse on an open bike.
So if you want to experiment coreflute is a good way to go.
To finish up here is a set of instructions for building one.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Facet-V1-Velomobile/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I just might have to try this one day although I have no need.
Go for it adrian and have fun.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:10 pm
adrian_d wrote:This has to be the most intriguing thread. If I had one I'd call it "Living without a Velomobile - Impossible".
Does anyone go out riding when its rainy weather? You'd have the whole track to yourself. With the addition of a small windscreen wiper you'd be set.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:58 pm
Finally did a couple of shots.burnt wrote:I don't roll it at all John, I put the clear panel end first in the pillow case and then put it rear end first down the rhs of the velo. (or maybe the other way round, it fits quite happily on the rhs). i'll take a photo of it one day.
I am interested in the rolling of it though, does it maintain its shape?
I don't leave it rolled up. It has been rolled for at most 24 hours with no problems.
Here is the rolled roof.
And here it is in a drysack. I put it down on the right hand side.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby bradwoodbr » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:41 am
You made my day - thanks Burnt, M1 & M2, Neil & Jonathan
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Joeblake » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:24 am
Now a question. As a result of looking at some of the velomovies here I bought an Action Camera, and tried it out. It works very well, except because of vibration I can't mount it directly on my trike, so I thought to use the helmet mount. I'm frankly puzzled as to how it works.
I presume the red rectangle is "sticky stuff" which goes onto the black rectangle with the threaded socket, which then mounts on the helmet or other flat surface. (Presumably the adhesive pad is double sided? I haven't peeled it off yet.)
The puzzling bit is the black ball mount. I have three different ones, with different angles. There is a sliding tongue which goes into the base of the camera, not a problem. But what happens with the ball? The knurled ring has an internal thread which goes onto the socket, but the ball mount is too small to be contained by the ring.
Is there something I'm missing, or doing incorrectly?
I would appreciate any help.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Bartek » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:04 pm
edit; again just from looking at the pics if the threaded socket has slots cut into it and the knurled ring is tapered at the top then the act of screwing it down may secure the ball
edit 2: just noticed the pics of the roof rolling the other day, John, thanks for that it makes a lot more sense now and surprisingly mine does the same! Thanks to the other 'Pilots' for their input I have managed to secure the flexible roof and reattach the foam/velcro.
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Joeblake » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:25 pm
This piccy show that the ball sits nicely into the socket, but the hole in the knurled nut is too large to contain the ball. I think exactly as you do as to how the splits in the socket would adjust as the nut is screwed down. Great minds etc
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Joeblake » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:31 pm
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby Riggsbie » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:20 pm
Good weather and great cycle paths and road surfaces......I wish we had something close to that here in Victoria, are roads are like Victorian roads
So how many roadies did you smoke ? Looked like you got a few......
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Re: Living with a velomobile
Postby John Lewis » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:20 pm
I like that nice flat terrain unlike here. I went down to the beach yesterday. 17 km round trip. Average speed going was 20 kmh and the overall average was an abysmal 15 kmh. I did hit 57 on a downhill though without going all over the road.
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