HP Velotechnik-Spezi 2023 Booth Interview

[@coniow]

"And for my next trick. . . . . . " 10:50 I am sure I heard Gary say he was going to try one of those Mono-Cycles :-). (No need to fold it to get it into the car!). Good that Spezi is back, Thank you for bringing it to us Gary!

[@GarySolomon]

Hey Con-So happy to be delivering coverage of these events once again! No way I'm getting on that unicycle, btw😉

[@nospamallowed4890]

The interviewee said he wants to hear our needs. Here is what I have been looking for in the United States and failed to find. Ideally a 2-wheel, but a trike would be a decent failover option. - Entry level / low cost / first time recumbent, although it would be great if it was upgreadable over time to improve it... even if it ends up costing more in the long term after upgrades. - With a reasonably sized basket for groceries, as some non-recumbent trikes have in the back. - Strong enough for the typical oversized or older American. I would also recommend offering online purchases. As it is you can't find out even rough prices online, so the assumption is that your bikes must be ridiculously expensive.

[@KoenigsKindDev]

If you don't need suspension, it sounds like the Hase Trigo Nexus fits the description. The base model is relatively cheap, and you can add a lot of upgrades later on. One of these is a 70-litre pannier that you can attach to the back. Alternatively, you can add a Racktime carrier to which you can attach standard bike baskets. I don't know the weight of the typical oversized American though. The Trigo Nexus can carry up to 140kg (including luggage).

[@JimmPratt]

My first production recumbent rides were on an early model Streetmachine and a rear-suspended Scorpion from Die Speiche in Oldenburg, Germany back in 2005-2006. Great rides from arguably one of the best engineered recumbent product lines in the market. I am sad I did not get a chance to try any of the newer products when I was there at SPEZI 2023. Hope to try again for test rides at EuroBike, or at least learn more about the new bike transmission. Keep up the great work!

[@Moosey1789]

I own 3 HP trikes so I say this with love for HP: it is time for HP to innovate something more than a Delta trike. I would assert it is time for a carbon fiber Scorpion FS26 that serves as an underpinning for a detachable full velomobile fairing.

[@spidrawebster]

I have lusted after a Grasshopper fx for years, but couldn't afford one when I was last in the market (and they rarely come up used...which is a good testament to how well they're liked). Something I'd like to see more of, as an experienced owner/rider of 4 different recumbent bikes in the past and one recumbent quadricycle is not just going e-assist (which they're clearly working on), but creating more cargo capacity beyond the usual panniers. Opening up longbike modularity to recumbents would be huge. It may be easier to add cargo capacity to trikes, but it would be good to have modular options for the recumbent bikes as well.

[@jerrydaminato743]

🎉 love HP

[@jonabub]

Does anyone have news on the reports for the speedmachine s-pedelec? I am trying to find videos of tests and reviews, but so far i only found a techy guy driving past a static camera once or twice while repeating what's already said in the marketing text.

[@jean-louisMalvesin-qi1oi]

Bonjour !en français C possible ?MERCI

[@MrPhotodoc]

Nice bikes but I'm not sure of the interviewer.

[@GarySolomon]

@MrPhotodoc makes a good point🤔

[@semirecumbentoneYT]

At least one wish: lower prices. Perhaps separate class are the trikes and e-bikes, but two wheeler recumbents honestly...way too expensive today - just being honest. What did Hanza say, was it 4000€ you know in that class, you have a niche market, not mainstream market that's the truth man