New C5

[gray198]

Saw this earlier. Will it catch on???

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38960275&ved=0ahUKEwi2s6aQ5ZHSAhUEmBoKHdqFDPIQFgibATAZ&usg=AFQjCNG4tF3bOsNGXto4kPfdC7z0pLoiLA&sig2=IWt3ak16B7ovcX0_mtxehw

 

[Woosh]

it is much faster, looks better, I wish it will.

 

[Fordulike]

At least the original looked cool. That looks like a penis on wheels.

 

[Woosh]

for those who missed the BBC's clip on Grant Sinclair new C5:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38960275

Video only:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38960275/embed

 

[Wicky]

The article talks about using cycleways but if is does 30mph that would surely exclude it.

Like the gaffer tape on the front keeping the water out!

 

[anotherkiwi]

At least the original looked cool. That looks like a penis on wheels.

We are not similarly equipped then mine doesn't look like a vélomobile. I was thinking that the rear did bear some resemblance to that of a baboon however.

You could ride that here about 1 month in the year with your clothes on and even in the UK how is he controlling internal fogging with the external temperatures you have? Yes I see the gap around the canopy but...

Nobody is pedalling in the video so it is a moped not a pedelec...

Canopy prone to scratching.

Looks wider than most vélomobiles.

 

[Woosh]

I am more worried about its crosswind sensitivity when not occupied.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

At only £3000, that's an absolute bargain!

http://www.grantsinclair.com/en/iris-eco.html

 

[Fordulike]

At only £3000, that's an absolute bargain!

http://www.grantsinclair.com/en/iris-eco.html

Do I detect a hint of sarchasm, or are you being genuine Dave?

 

[Wicky]

Ahh! There's two versions

http://www.grantsinclair.com/en/e-bike.html

• 30mph+ hyper fast cycling over 50 miles
• Extra safe, ski crash helmet body tech
• Ultra efficient 750+ watt mid-drive motor
• Weatherproof body and canopy
• World's fastest commuter/cargo bike

£3,499

• 25mph+ super fast cycling over 50 miles
• Extra safe, ski crash helmet body tech
• Ultra efficient 250+ watt pedal assist
• Weatherproof body and canopy
• No license required 14 years+

£2,999

 

[Icicle19]

Looks great, but no use on the cycle paths around where I live, as they all have narrow restrictive barriers every few hundred yards...............I even have to turn the bars on my normal bike and lift and shuffle forward to get through..............

 

[anotherkiwi]

Do I detect a hint of sarchasm, or are you being genuine Dave?

No, that is very cheap, a hand made vélomobile starts at about 6000 €, 8-10 k€ being the price for the best ones.

 

[Woosh]

It comes with 48V 20AH battery.
I can see an opportunity to sell additional battery packs.

 

[anotherkiwi]

Ahh! There's two versions

http://www.grantsinclair.com/en/e-bike.html

• 30mph+ hyper fast cycling over 50 miles
• Extra safe, ski crash helmet body tech
• Ultra efficient 750+ watt mid-drive motor
• Weatherproof body and canopy
• World's fastest commuter/cargo bike

£3,499

• 25mph+ super fast cycling over 50 miles
• Extra safe, ski crash helmet body tech
• Ultra efficient 250+ watt pedal assist
• Weatherproof body and canopy
• No license required 14 years+

£2,999

First one is a Twizy wannabee and the second could be a pedelec if cut off is set to 15 mph.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Do I detect a hint of sarchasm, or are you being genuine Dave?

No. My finger keeps hovering over the buy-it-now button.

I think it would be better if the canopy was hinged from the bottom, then you could have a half-canopy for the summer, and maybe a tonneau cover for the open bit for when it rains.

Without windscreen wipers and washers, it could be a problem on salty winter roads, but that's the same with just about any enclosed velomobile - most of which cost closer to £10,000.

 

[the_killjoy]

Ahh! There's two versions

http://www.grantsinclair.com/en/e-bike.html

• 30mph+ hyper fast cycling over 50 miles
• Extra safe, ski crash helmet body tech
• Ultra efficient 750+ watt mid-drive motor
• Weatherproof body and canopy
• World's fastest commuter/cargo bike

£3,499

• 25mph+ super fast cycling over 50 miles
• Extra safe, ski crash helmet body tech
• Ultra efficient 250+ watt pedal assist
• Weatherproof body and canopy
• No license required 14 years+

£2,999

25 mph 10 years . Obviously someone hasn't done their homework . Unless the 14 year old is fit.

 

[grldtnr]

What I would like to know is more about the chassis , is it a a basic trike with a body and electrics? Or is it a complete new build?
Other recumbent trikes cost from £1.500 to 4.ooo, without the body or electrics, I can't see how they offer it to £3.000, tho' I am enthusiastic about it, hope it doesn't ride like a lemon!

 

[Rohloffboy]

30mph+ as an ebike, were does it fit in the law, me thinks!

 

[Woosh]

do you have to use car parking to park it?

 

[flecc]

30mph+ as an ebike, were does it fit in the law, me thinks!

The 30 mph version is a Light Quadricycle in both EU and UK law. It is a motor vehicle class with all the usual conditions.

The 30 mph restricted version of the Renault Twizy also fits into this class, but its 50 mph version fits in the Heavy Quadricycle class.

The origin of quadricycle law in the UK was in the Cyclecars of the 1920s.
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