Disabled Rider Trying to Make His Ride Easier

[guerney]

That's an impressive machine!

Here's where the domain name printed on the frame leads:

https://sport-on.com/en/

https://sport-on.com/en/catalog/

I want a fully enclosed electric folding tadpole recumbent with a folding roof, with a heater for when it's parky out.

 

[AndyBike]

This the adaptive bike for Lorraine “The Pocket Rocket” Truong. A pro racer who crashed resulting in a serious brain injury
Orange Bikes Phase AD3

 

[AngeG]

This the adaptive bike for Lorraine “The Pocket Rocket” Truong. A pro racer who crashed resulting in a serious brain injury
Orange Bikes Phase AD3
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This is the most impressive adaptive bike I've ever seen. amazing inventor!

 

[thelarkbox]

I want a fully enclosed electric folding tadpole recumbent with a folding roof, with a heater for when it's parky out.

Not quite every requirement filled but...

For the Yanks there is the aptera which (fingers crossed has promise, but will come at a price..

the UK/Ireland? solution?..

 

[guerney]

Not quite every requirement filled but...

For the Yanks there is the aptera which (fingers crossed has promise, but will come at a price..

the UK/Ireland? solution?..

I like it! @Nealh linked a similar project from some years ago on this forum by a member with "kiwi" in their name, but I can't recall what that name was. The Aptera also looks great, still not available, it's front wheels look vulnerable to cars/SUV/lorry/bus/etc. sideswipes, and it doesn't fold into the sub-35kg package I want, to be carried on public transport when required. My seemingly impossible quest continues.

 

[Nealh]

Rhe above velomobile looks pants compared to Tony's build.

It was Tony /anotherkiwi with his Agilo velmobile, though still a forum member he doesn't post now except maybe the odd hello maybe.
Tony lived near the French /Spanish border and migrated over to a German specific velomobile forum.




Not forgetting the whole vehicle above is made from a hand made wooden chassis and steamed panels, all constructed in his small studio flat with a balcony on the 1st or 2nd floor. When finished he had to hoist it down from his balcony.

 

[guerney]

It was Tony /anotherkiwi with his Agilo velmobile, though still a forum member he doesn't post now except maybe the odd hello maybe.
Tony as he lived near the French /Spanish border migrated over to a German specific velomobile forum.

That project of his was amazing, built like a boat. Hope the skillfully formed plywood bodywork hasn't rotted away, and he's still using it.

 

[Nealh]

Web site thread from the velomobilforum.de.

Agilo velomobile | Velomobil Forum

 

[Nealh]

Tony was a boat/dingy builder and uses wood.
The Agilo is so aerodynamic that he can get over 90miles from his 617wh lipo battery set up , his usage is approx. 2.2 wh/mile.

 

[guerney]

Rhe above velomobile looks pants compared to Tony's build.

It was Tony /anotherkiwi with his Agilo velmobile, though still a forum member he doesn't post now except maybe the odd hello maybe.
Tony lived near the French /Spanish border and migrated over to a German specific velomobile forum.

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Not forgetting the whole vehicle above is made from a hand made wooden chassis and steamed panels, all constructed in his small studio flat with a balcony on the 1st or 2nd floor. When finished he had to hoist it down from his balcony.

Brilliant. The next step has surely got to be towards amphibious ebike? Looks most of the way there. The ebike version of the amphibious Lotus Evora Sport 410 from that Bond film, which Elon Musk bought, and didn't make fully functional as promised.

 

[thelarkbox]

Is what i cant stop thinking about when considering such vehicles..

 

[guerney]

Is what i cant stop thinking about when considering such vehicles..

SUV drivers wouldn't even see the Aptera's front wheels, which are low and project out from the sides - the axle is even more likely to be snapped and/or the wheels smashed off in slow moving traffic jams. Would other road vehicles need to become smaller, for 35kg folding hard shelled fully enclosed velomobiles to be safe on the roads? I suppose I could cover it with GuerneySiderating Illumimakers™ to make it more visible, with it's reflectors lights and frickin' laser beams on orange lollipops.

There must be a right din inside fully enclosed velomobiles, that wooden one you linked sounds bangy and creaky. Soundproofing would make it too heavy. Soft shells are rubbish.

 

[Chelagroove]

OK. So thanks for everyone’s contributions. Just to round this out I use the throttle suggestion which turned out brilliantly. I activate it with my elbow. This allowed me to get up hills I needed to.

 

[Nealh]

OK. So thanks for everyone’s contributions. Just to round this out I use the throttle suggestion which turned out brilliantly. I activate it with my elbow. This allowed me to get up hills I needed to.

Good to hear and you found a good solution that works.

 

[guerney]

OK. So thanks for everyone’s contributions. Just to round this out I use the throttle suggestion which turned out brilliantly. I activate it with my elbow. This allowed me to get up hills I needed to.

That's great! I prefer those push forward throttles. Easier to operate - there's too much downward travel required with the push down version, supplied with my BBS01B kit, unless you keep it angled up high, which lets in rain (that happened = dead throttle). I keep a push forward throttle in my emergency toolkit, just in case. Cheap too, bonus.

 

[lenny]

Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers

MIT Media Lab Spin-off Augmental has developed the MouthPad, a device that allows users to interact with phones and computers using their tongue and other head gestures.

news.mit.edu