Great to have you in Morwell. Breath of fresh air in the community. Keen to come in and give a velomobile a try. Keen to know the cruising speed on the flats for a somewhat fit young guy.
IIRC, 150 watts in a velomobile is almost 50kph give or take depending on total weight, wind direction, tire selection and road slope. I would assume the speed for a Trisled would be about the same.
Has anyone realised yet, that any velonaut would overheat riding that because there's no/not enough airflow on the inside? Which also means that the glas will fog up and impair the vision. Kudos for design but it needs to work in practice otherwise it's useless.
Great to see you guys doing well, and pushing new developments. It'd be interesting to see how you got from the cnc'd foam to the fibreglass shell stage...
Super cool , slick clean lines , These things are way out of my ability to purchase but I still want one and think they are super cool. Best wished for you and your business. BTW , Im over here in America where you just don't see velomobiles . I've seen a couple in person from a distance as an exhibition at a bike race but never seen one on the road or been able to eyeball one up close , I have a trike, with disc's up front and a carbon trispoke in back , I enjoy my ride but this is a whole different level
i wonder if it would be fun if the canopy were in two pieces... the part around the third window being separate and just slide forward horizontally inside the main canopy, so you can have a drive head out if you want. also makes the canopy that flips up a bit shorter. Cool process!
It looks pretty cool, but I can only imagine entry and exit would be extremely cumbersome and the apparent lack of ventilation would cause some serious sweating.
At the expense of speed, you could incorporate better airflow for cooling, but you can also wear a hydration bag full of icy hydration in a backpack but worn backwards on your chest to cool off. Drink it as you ride and when you are empty, refill it. On the hottest days 3 liters gets me about 2-3 hours of cooling and hydration before refilling.
Maybe you can talk to the guy that made the ar-3 tilting recumbent trike... By the time I learned of him, he decided to retire and is not making the damn trike any longer... I really wanted a tilting recumbent trike...
Congrats on the new space! Any more work being done on rotovelo? I know that's a hot product for people pushed away by the high prices of the other velos.
We are currently catching up on Rotovelo2 pre orders. The pre order program was so successful we’ve delayed it’s official launch until we catch up on current orders.
Bloody love it. How long did the process take all up? I don’t know if people realise how long it actually takes to get something like this out without the CNC router and foam plug. Would be good to see a comparison video. Would be awesome to see a rapid prototyped aero shell for some unfaired bikes…. a long John style cargo bike would make massive gains with some aero attention…..
@@TriSled Imagine this cool looking aerodynamic weather enclosure but with full suspension, a 750w mid drive kit (road legal in USA) a bit longer so you have storage room for groceries behind the seat. Make a seat that could lay flat so it could convert into a sleeping pod for road trips, a trailer hitch to connect a bicycle trailer, room underneath the seat where could store 3 or 4 100w lightweight fold up solar panels to recharge its battery bank. Fans inside to keep you cool & an electric heated car like seat cover for heat. It'd be like a mini solar powered electric RV. When recharging, the solar panels could go on top to provide shade so it doesn't cook in the summer sun. You could use this like a mini car & stay warm and dry on rainy & cold days. It being very aerodynamic would be way more efficient than carrying groceries home on an ebike with saddle bags or bike trailer.
Better ventilation for the rider should be provided. Also, kind of a protection for a long hair user that can stuck in the rear wheel the way it is now. Like you said, it's a prototype.
A bit too laid-back in my opinion, I prefer the more upward-position of the classics (getting in/out of this is something reserved only to athletes, and not average commuters)... Aside to that, it should be much more affordable than the all-carbon-ones, cause it contains a simple ready-made steel-frame. I think, that´s a Plus, IF it really ends up being more affordable than the all-carbon-ones (which are really much more work to build and use up much more of the expensive carbon-fibre)...
It actually feels better than if on a road bike. I can do 3 hours on my TT bike then I need a hoist to get off it. I can do 8 hours straight on my recumbent and simply need to refuel.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but: is the windscreen an off the shelf part, or did you guys make that in house? It seems like one of the more annoying parts of the build to get right. (Also, as a tiny company engineer/manager, I feel you on the "keeping other things running so the team can stretch their legs on a project" thing. It's usually worth it, and honestly kind of fun to get back into the more immediate-payoff tasks for a bit.)
Easily the best-looking velomobile I've seen. Nice job, guys!
You and your company would be a really cool place to work at, for some a dream job!
Generally I don't like the look of your classic velomobile, but this, this looks GREAT.
Great to have you in Morwell. Breath of fresh air in the community. Keen to come in and give a velomobile a try. Keen to know the cruising speed on the flats for a somewhat fit young guy.
IIRC, 150 watts in a velomobile is almost 50kph give or take depending on total weight, wind direction, tire selection and road slope. I would assume the speed for a Trisled would be about the same.
Has anyone realised yet, that any velonaut would overheat riding that because there's no/not enough airflow on the inside? Which also means that the glas will fog up and impair the vision. Kudos for design but it needs to work in practice otherwise it's useless.
I admire your creativity and execution ability. Best Regards Arne G from Norway
That come up well , and the row of windows down the sides looks really cool too .
Well done chaps !
Great looking Vehicle Ben. Lots of luck going forward.
Very impressive. Love the development process.all the best
Great to see you guys doing well, and pushing new developments. It'd be interesting to see how you got from the cnc'd foam to the fibreglass shell stage...
Beautiful work, what a great company you've built 👍👍
Go, go, GO! Id love to see you bring this to market!! ❤
Was great to see this in person today, Ben! Have been keen to see this all day 😂
I guess everybody would like to see it racing. Any plan to bring it to battle mountain with a super fit rider?
I think All Overzealous is a hard act to follow.
Looks great good work Johno Ken and Ben
Super cool , slick clean lines , These things are way out of my ability to purchase but I still want one and think they are super cool. Best wished for you and your business. BTW , Im over here in America where you just don't see velomobiles .
I've seen a couple in person from a distance as an exhibition at a bike race but never seen one on the road or been able to eyeball one up close , I have a trike, with disc's up front and a carbon trispoke in back , I enjoy my ride but this is a whole different level
Would be so cool to see it racing, was good to see it in person.
i wonder if it would be fun if the canopy were in two pieces... the part around the third window being separate and just slide forward horizontally inside the main canopy, so you can have a drive head out if you want. also makes the canopy that flips up a bit shorter. Cool process!
Interesting idea! Convertible Velomobile concept right there 😊
That’s beautiful. I’d like to pre-order the carbon/kevlar road-going version please.
This looks really great. The only think I have is there seems to be no place for storage. It can't have everything.
It looks pretty cool, but I can only imagine entry and exit would be extremely cumbersome and the apparent lack of ventilation would cause some serious sweating.
At the expense of speed, you could incorporate better airflow for cooling, but you can also wear a hydration bag full of icy hydration in a backpack but worn backwards on your chest to cool off. Drink it as you ride and when you are empty, refill it. On the hottest days 3 liters gets me about 2-3 hours of cooling and hydration before refilling.
Great product, now if you could open a facility in the USA new western Pennsylvania that would be great 👍
Maybe one day!
If you made that larger you can call it The Velobus....the driver sits within in the front windshield area...
Maybe you can talk to the guy that made the ar-3 tilting recumbent trike... By the time I learned of him, he decided to retire and is not making the damn trike any longer... I really wanted a tilting recumbent trike...
Beautiful machine. Would like to see a roadworthy version
looks great like an aeroplane. What is to stop the windows steaming up in foul weather. How do you wipe the windscreen when it rains?
молодцы всё очень технологично и аэродинамично интересно какой мидель и коэфициент сопротивления?
This is just absolutely awesome… looks as good as a formula 1 ! ❤
Amazing. Please get it into production 🙏
Looks fast. Will you sell these?
Do you plan to integrate the two hinges located on the front on both sides to the inside of the velo to clean up airflow?
I wonder how much that full size cnc machine costs. Couldn’t you build a custom-sized regular velomobile this way?
Absolutely! Stay tuned for future projects 😊
@@TriSled , A bespoke fitting velomobile shell would be awesome for the last word in optimal frontal area!
Congrats on the new space! Any more work being done on rotovelo? I know that's a hot product for people pushed away by the high prices of the other velos.
We are currently catching up on Rotovelo2 pre orders. The pre order program was so successful we’ve delayed it’s official launch until we catch up on current orders.
@@TriSled Thank you so much! I'm excited ^_^
Хорошо что верхняя часть сьемная удобная посадка и доступ для обслуживания
How about a high speed road trike ???????
Bloody love it. How long did the process take all up? I don’t know if people realise how long it actually takes to get something like this out without the CNC router and foam plug. Would be good to see a comparison video. Would be awesome to see a rapid prototyped aero shell for some unfaired bikes…. a long John style cargo bike would make massive gains with some aero attention…..
All up around 150 man hours excluding CAD modelling. Approximately 40 hours of machine time.
@@TriSled and I’m guessing previously would be more man hours without the clean foam? And who knows how much longer than 40 hrs without the machine?
@@TriSled Imagine this cool looking aerodynamic weather enclosure but with full suspension, a 750w mid drive kit (road legal in USA) a bit longer so you have storage room for groceries behind the seat. Make a seat that could lay flat so it could convert into a sleeping pod for road trips, a trailer hitch to connect a bicycle trailer, room underneath the seat where could store 3 or 4 100w lightweight fold up solar panels to recharge its battery bank. Fans inside to keep you cool & an electric heated car like seat cover for heat. It'd be like a mini solar powered electric RV. When recharging, the solar panels could go on top to provide shade so it doesn't cook in the summer sun. You could use this like a mini car & stay warm and dry on rainy & cold days. It being very aerodynamic would be way more efficient than carrying groceries home on an ebike with saddle bags or bike trailer.
Can't you do the filling for the nice shape on the negative side and save weight by just using a thinner fiber glass structure?
Where can I buy one of those gen 3 frame bikes? I'm Floridian.
Great prototype what is the CdA?
Probably on par with modern day velomobiles.
Better ventilation for the rider should be provided. Also, kind of a protection for a long hair user that can stuck in the rear wheel the way it is now. Like you said, it's a prototype.
Good points! I wonder how much a really sharp nose with a little air intake would slow one down.
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A bit too laid-back in my opinion, I prefer the more upward-position of the classics (getting in/out of this is something reserved only to athletes, and not average commuters)... Aside to that, it should be much more affordable than the all-carbon-ones, cause it contains a simple ready-made steel-frame. I think, that´s a Plus, IF it really ends up being more affordable than the all-carbon-ones (which are really much more work to build and use up much more of the expensive carbon-fibre)...
I don't think that I want to lay down while biking
It actually feels better than if on a road bike. I can do 3 hours on my TT bike then I need a hoist to get off it. I can do 8 hours straight on my recumbent and simply need to refuel.
Beautiful bike but no good for commuting
This looks like a bullet train.
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but: is the windscreen an off the shelf part, or did you guys make that in house? It seems like one of the more annoying parts of the build to get right.
(Also, as a tiny company engineer/manager, I feel you on the "keeping other things running so the team can stretch their legs on a project" thing. It's usually worth it, and honestly kind of fun to get back into the more immediate-payoff tasks for a bit.)
We vacuum form our own windscreens with a purpose built machine in house. We make shapes for most other manufacturers as well as our own.