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Ethan Davis | 31 Jul 03:44

'08 NE HPV Rally in Burlington, VT

Hi Folks,
The '08 NE HPV Rally is being held on October 4 and 5 in conjunction 
with the HPV Burlington Bikefest in Burlington, VT this year and is 
being organized by Phil Hammerslough.  More information is being posted 
on the website at www.hpvburlingtonbikefest.org.

Hope to see you all there (I might be bringing a Borealis Velomobile!)

Cheers,
-Ethan

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Tom Olofsson | 23 Jul 23:36

Re: Velomobile Digest, Vol 48, Issue 2

Nick,

I like it.

How tough could it be to build your own system?
When you get it finished I will be happy to come
along for a ride.

tom o.

> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:42:19 -0400
> From: "Nick Hein" <nick.hein <at> verizon.net>
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> Subject: [Velomobile] Human powered overhead rail ride
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> This is on gizmag today.  I want one.  The cool thing is that you can go =
> anywhere the rails do, independent of rider/motorist vagaries.
>
> http://www.gizmag.com/the-shweeb-human-powered-monorail/9678/
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Nick Hein | 23 Jul 15:41

Human powered overhead rail ride

Good morning,
This is on gizmag today.  I want one.  The cool thing is that you can go anywhere the rails do, independent of
rider/motorist vagaries.

http://www.gizmag.com/the-shweeb-human-powered-monorail/9678/

Nick Hein

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Andreas Fuchs | 15 Jul 08:13

Velomobile Seminar 2009 - Call for papers


Invitation to submit papers to the

6th European Seminar on Velomobile Design, Copenhagen October 16.-17.
2009.

The series of Velomobile Design Seminars started in 1993 in Copenhagen.
Through 15 years the 

seminars have been an important inspiration to the development of
velomobiles for practical 

transport and sport.

The perspectives for velomobiles as an alternative, environmental
friendly means of 

transportation are today more obvious than ever. In many situations a
velomobile can replace 

a car, offering cargo space, weather protection, better aerodynamics and
higher speed than 

an ordinary bicycle. People need more physical exercise for health care
reasons, to stay or 

to become fit, to improve quality of life. A velomobile is a comfortable
and secure means to 

get training.
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Peter Cox | 27 Jun 11:01

Re: Velomobile Digest, Vol 47, Issue 8

The two paddle (Sora - I think) Shimano flat bar roadbike shifters are ver good for controlling a 9 speed
block on the rear (as you rightly suggest).
Use them all the time on the VK2 which has stupidly small t-bar tiller handlebars ( of my own construction)
The front shifter is not so good however, requiring large amounts of thumb travel and pressure and genrally
being pretty rubbish. (I have tried every combination of narrower b/b, and different trim settings to
alleviate this until I finally got bored and gave up.)
Currently using an SRAM twister since it can be trimmed better (no room for a bar-ender) and it can be gripped
around the larger diameter edge - but the rubber coating on this does have a tendency to fragment after a
year or so of constant use). there is also a cheap 'half pipe' grip (available from chain reaction last time
I checked)which has a full handwidth of grip available to grab and this has been ok since it removes the
normal 'only thumb and forefinger grip' issues. (I've used this on a couple of bike set-ups where the bars
are wide enough ).
It's also preferred shifter of choice for those with small hands.

 hope these musings help

Peter 

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Rob Hague | 26 Jun 21:21

Re: Quest shifters

Thanks for the recommendation for these great gizmos.
St John St Cycles in the UK stock a similar item but without the  
barrel adjusters - which seems to be an essential part. Yes, if you  
buy a set of Shimano barcons you get the barrel adjusters included,  
but I don't remember whether they came with the cheaper and nicer all- 
metal Dura Ace 7700 braze-on levers.
So I've got a pair of the Paul thumbies on order.
I was going to order from Harris Cyclery, having benefitted from late,  
great Sheldon Brown's help over the years until I found their $100  
minimum order requirement.
Oh well, Com Cycle USA came up with the best price including shipping  
to Europe.
Rob

On 25 Jun 2008, at 21:04, Keith Kohan wrote:

> How about Paul Thumbies http://www.paulcomp.com/
>
>
> These will let you put your barcons in a number of different  
> positions on your handlebars.  They are working out well on my  
> Stiletto.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 6/25/08, Rob Hague <rob <at> wrhpv.com> wrote:
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> From: Rob Hague <rob <at> wrhpv.com>
> Subject: [Velomobile] Quest shifters
> To: velomobile <at> bikelist.org
> Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 12:02 PM
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Rob Hague | 25 Jun 21:32

Re: Quest shifters


On 25 Jun 2008, at 20:22, Chip Mefford wrote:

> Rob Hague wrote:
>> I'm not a great fan of twist shifters.  They seem to lack the  
>> precise shifting of the Dura Ace barcons that I've used on USS  
>> trikes for years but barcons don't seem suitable for use on the  
>> Quest's 'T' handlebar. Worse, the twist shifters are almost useless  
>> with wet/sweaty hands - ok, wearing gloves or wrapping them in a  
>> hanky helps but I'l thinking of swapping them out.
>> Any suggestions for a suitable alternative? I was considering a  
>> pair of Deore RapidFire-type two lever shifters but I guess a pair  
>> of 'old fashioned' thumbshifters might be worth a try if anyone  
>> still makes them in 9sp.
>
> Okay,
> Paul "Thumbies"
>
> Mount like a thumbshifter, and use the shimano 9sp barcons
> as the actual shift mechanism.
> http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=2173

Nice! Definitely on the 'possibles' list, especially given the current  
$ rate!!!
Cheers,
Rob

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Rob Hague | 25 Jun 21:01

Quest shifters

I'm not a great fan of twist shifters.  They seem to lack the precise  
shifting of the Dura Ace barcons that I've used on USS trikes for  
years but barcons don't seem suitable for use on the Quest's 'T'  
handlebar. Worse, the twist shifters are almost useless with wet/ 
sweaty hands - ok, wearing gloves or wrapping them in a hanky helps  
but I'l thinking of swapping them out.

Any suggestions for a suitable alternative? I was considering a pair  
of Deore RapidFire-type two lever shifters but I guess a pair of 'old  
fashioned' thumbshifters might be worth a try if anyone still makes  
them in 9sp.

Any suggestions from anyone who has tried alternatives to twist  
shifters on a 'T'-style bar?

Rob

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josh kerson | 14 Jun 05:34

RE: Velomobile Digest, Vol 47, Issue 1


Help! I need to find a Vesatile Velomobile, perhaps used, here in the states...

Any ideas, Please contact Josh <at> runaboutcycles.com

They say it is a year wait, to get one from holland....sigh.

Peace, Josh K.
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> Today's Topics:
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Ethan Davis | 12 Jun 15:09

Coroplast fairing builders forum on facebook

Hi Folks,
Daniel Runyan has started a Coroplast fairing builders forum on Facebook 
at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15644592486.

Regards,
-Ethan
www.velomobiles.net <http://www.velomobiles.net>

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Dave Larrington | 12 Jun 09:22

Re: BMW discovers darlex

Typical piece of Chris Bangle design, which is to say hideous.  I'm glad BMW 
promoted him to a role where he's no longer allowed access to a pencil :-)

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