The velomobile (velocar)

I still want to try one of these, basically they are bicycles or tricycles, usually recumbent, that have full fairing and thus give the illusion of being more like a human powered car than an upright bicycle.

Examples:
http://en.velomobiel.nl/quest/

http://www.sunrider-cycles.com/en/

http://www.sinnerbikes.com/modellen/mango/mango-sport/?lang=en

Netherlands are at the forefront of these, in part because they're 30 years ahead in terms of a popular cycling culture and also because the flat lands with high crosswinds really favour this kind of human powered vehicle.

I still want to do something like the Dunwich Dynamo using one.

I would definitely like one, there were a few on the LEL.
Must start buying lottery tickets / get a bigger shed to keep it in!

I would definitely like one, there were a few on the LEL.
Must start buying lottery tickets / get a bigger shed to keep it in!

Storage is definitely the #1 issue with them.

We in the Netherlands hate guys driving these things. We call them bananas on wheels (at least in my part of the country), a few months ago I saw one that was stickered as a banana.

Since Strava is there I even hate them more because they ruin every segment.

What's to hate about them?

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Happy to acknowledge they look daft, but that doesn't lessen my desire to try one as I think it would be a blast.

cant see them catching on in wigan much.

unless you like having stuff chucked at you.

Oh I want to try them myself too, it most certainly will be a blast.
But all of the people over here driving those things are utter cunts.. But I think that's also because the Netherlands is a country full of cyclist. And a lot of roadcyclist (so on road bikes) are cunts, they think they own the road here. But the people riding/driving those bananas are even more awfull, they sometimes even have a freakin' loud horn and always scare the shit out of people. Besides that they're going 40/50 km's/h and most cyclist go 20/30, so it's also quite dangerous.

The BMW drivers of the bi/tricycle.

exactly, although the mechanical part of these velomobiles is quite cool, had one in the shop a few days ago, nice things, owner wasn't that cool though.

You old executive Velocio..........

I actually bought one of those a while ago, the battery was missing and the transmission was rubbish without it, but I did have a few fun rides round the local park until I got an offer I couldn't refuse. Some guy paid me a small fortune for it!

Storage is definitely the #1 issue with them.

Storage is the number 2 issue. Riding one and getting all sorts of attention is the number 1 I would guess.

Meh, that bit doesn't bother me.

Storing it on the other hand.

And then the price.

What's the weight (range) of these thingies?

The Quest Carbon is 34.5kgs,
lots of stuff about the technology here
http://en.velomobiel.nl/quest/technische_gegevens.php

Cheers!

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That's ridiculous, now I really want one.

Claim the VAT back and you could have a school of 300 in return for £150K ... I see where this is going ...

^^^Would!

^^^^ Landshark. Straight to paint porn!

Why aren't they just called pedal cars?

We in the Netherlands hate guys driving these things.

What's to hate about them?

... that they're going 40/50 km's/h and most cyclist go 20/30, so it's also quite dangerousanoying always being overtaken.

;)

Isn't Mike Burrows(?) really into these, especially in relation to setting peddle powered speed records?

...40-50km/h cruise speed, for "average" people???

I don't think average people ride them.