Weird, Wacky & Wonderful Recumbent Racing!

[@gcn]

Would you consider taking part in a recumbent race?

[@kjeldsloot]

I still wants to race one of my recumbents or velomobile in a official race.

[@AlanGoodman47]

There will be 12 BHPC events all around the country in 2022. All welcome… and always free to spectators.

[@scottmcelhiney323]

@@kjeldsloot Used to travel down to PortlandOR from Tacoma WA for the Human Power Competitions... an absolute blast of a time. A lot of people would let you try out their rides, I got to try damn near every velomobile that was in production and raced my Rans Tailwind one year and my Greenspeed GTO others. I wasn't competitive against the other recumbents but just being in the races was fun. I feel his pain getting lapped when you are going faster than you've ever gone on a UCI legal bike... but you have a streamliner blow past you at over 50mph being piloted by a retiree. The weird homebrew craft were some of the most fun... notice all the shots in the video of the racers all with ridiculous smiles on their faces. No big money on the line, just a lot of fun and competing against your own best or buddies.

[@mino73T11]

Did it, and I'd like to come back to recumbent racing as soon as possible, even if I'm totally out of training 😅. I don't know if it's in GCN schedule, but I think you should really visit our friends of the British pedal car championship as well!

[@AlanGoodman47]

@@mino73T11 They were going to take part in the Shenington 24 hour race in 2020 but Covid had other ideas.

[@theprofessor7965]

Next GCN video: "CAN 3 TT BIKES BEAT SI ON A VELOMOBILE?"

[@ManuLFE]

ON A 300 MILES GRAVEL RACE ?

[@Skisproductions]

Depends on distance an climbs on the route. I did a video comparing my road bike, velomobile, and regular recumbent trike. Wen it came to short distance the road bike couod accelerate off the line faster and be gone but once the velomobile got rolling its easier for the velomobile to maintain its speed. I have ridden with a group of roadies with my velomobile. I was overall faster than they were but they would catch me on the climbs but i would leave them in the dust on my descents. On the flats riding a velomobile is the same as riding in a pack of cyclists. So i dont think they woukd catch him in a group effort as theyd be pretty evenly matched unless there was any slight climbing then theyd catch him.

[@JanneRasanen2]

@@ManuLFE No problem for a fat trike. I think I have seen ones from 3 manufacturers. Have not for two wheelers.

[@theprofessor7965]

@@Skisproductions TT bikes are a different breed than road bikes.

[@theprofessor7965]

@@ManuLFE Holy shit that sounds awesome

[@jg374]

Nice to see a "proper" racing HPVs featured. You need to check out the 6-24 hour team races in Australia - that is what the orange Trisled Aquila is designed for. I used to race in a school team and our trike (custom fairing, heavily modified Aquilla 2 chassis at the time) struggled to go under 40km/h - lots of fun and formed most of my life for years 11 and 12 at school :) If you want to know more, have a look for the Victorian HPV Series, the Australian International Pedal Prix or the Maryborough Energy Breakthrough (there others as well, these are the biggest ones / series). Many competitors generally make a highlights video.

[@Meshcins1]

Good memories racing in Maryborough through high school.

[@julianwells6583]

Yeah Man!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5SWoJ5ur9CHjM0

[@elitemountainbiker]

we used speedy trikes

[@elitemountainbiker]

My team was maryborough education centre

[@Hitycooking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGeppX6QgZqIgq-dkmh

[@Latchfpv]

This video was TOO SHORT! More of recumbents, they are such a fascinating style of bikes and well, I do love that at the end, it's still all 100% human powered, you just can't get any better than that. Makes me more interested in looking into a club locally.

[@tonyk8368]

Agreed. In particular, it would be interesting to see some graphs of power vs. time, power vs. speed, power vs. drag coefficient, power vs. number of wheels, drag coefficient vs. # of wheels. Just a bunch of stats about that sort of thing. And it would be nice to have some discussion about how practical velomobiles are in the real world, taking into consideration things like places to park them, how to lock them, theft rates, how to carry them up stairs, and how to transport them long distances. I'd also like to see some discussion of power expenditure vs incline in a velomobile vs a road bike and of the maximum speed attainable in a velomobile without causing sweating, at a range of given temperatures and humidity levels. And cost-savings of a velomobile vs a car for the same commute. There's really just a whole host of topics to cover with these things; they have a lot of good potential video content with these that they could use in the future.

[@AlanGoodman47]

@@tonyk8368 Valid points - It's horses for courses really. With a lot of climbing you'll be faster on a light upright bike. Everywhere else (flat, downhill or rolling hills) a recumbent should be faster. I had a velomobile (Quest XS) and it is the best toy I've ever owned. Very fast (easy to hold close to 30MPH on the flat). You stay dry and warm in winter. Sometimes a bit too warm in summer... For me though it was impossible to leave it anywhere - They are fragile and easily damaged and unfortunately here in Hemel Hempstead if I'd parked it outside a shop it would have been stolen and/or wrecked in about 10 seconds. If you live in a nice area or have secure parking at both ends of your journey they are fantastic. I have a van so transporting it wasn't a problem. I ride a mixture of upright bikes and recumbent bikes and trikes. I love riding all of them. I just pick the one best suited to where I'm going to ride and the people I'm riding with. Everyone needs N+1 bikes... ;)

[@nerdexproject]

I freaking love recumbents and I'd be stoked to see more about it on this channel! :D

[@Hitycooking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGeppX6QgZqIgq-enbf

[@mitchrich5015]

‘This has given me the love of racing back.’ Wow! Quite something, what an endorsement to have brought some of that joy back for an ex-pro. Great vid 👍🏼

[@velo-ads4206]

Hank, it was great racing against you on Sunday as you said "next time you are going in the fastest Velomobile"See you next season.

[@PsyKeks]

Is he going to? Can we get a full training log!? 😍 Will he get a sponsoring from SRAM and Continental? 😄 (Questions are of course directed to @GCN) Thanks to you though, for lending your Quattrovelo (as your Milan for the earlier video) and giving your own impressions of Hanks adventure on your channel.

[@samuel_excels]

I reckon Hank needs to invest in a fully faired two wheeler recumbent. GCN could do a full series on choosing or building one and then Hank racing it.

[@pretzelhunt]

....tandem-gravel-recumbent-banked-24hr-record-bikepacking isn't too niche at all; you're right.

[@TheAegisClaw]

That's a good idea. I'd watch that.

[@TheAegisClaw]

If they could involve Mike Burrows all the better.

[@manderse12]

Oh, great idea! I'd watch that!

[@AlanGoodman47]

@@TheAegisClaw They are already working with Mike on another project.

[@AlanGoodman47]

Thanks for coming along Hank! Hope to see you again soon...

[@darzee8423]

As part of my school's D&T department, every year we enter a couple of teams to design, test and drive a recumbent around a course against other local schools. I've never tried it but I've seen them going super fast, making crazy overtakes and taking tumbles. Looks like great fun.

[@jonathanwoolrich1610]

Not many offs in BHPC racing, and less likely to be injured than upright.

[@MafBafTV]

This is like the start of a Mario kart race 😂😂

[@1Hynda]

But no one would use the banana trick 😁

[@Hitycooking]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGeppX6QgZqIgq-dknb

[@apm9507]

A GCN+ video on the history and current cutting edge of velomobiles would be nice. GCN could even recycle some of their velomobile highlights.

[@billincolumbia]

That Quattro had room for Hank AND Manon in it! :) A faired tandem would be wicked fast.

[@jmcdowall]

Could of gone much faster if you’d remembered to SMILE! Barney Hale is a gem! Right up there with the other supporting stars, Brother In Law NIgel and Hank’s Dad. More Barney pls.

[@V5mGpYp]

I think it's great that GCN and Hank are working to show the innovation and performance in the HPV world. It too often gets slagged off by the cycling community at large and that's a shame as these vehicles may well be the future for human powered transport. Keep it coming GCN and good on ya !

[@andrebartels1690]

I love the attention you give to recumbents. They are too good and too much fun to deserve the tiny niche they are in today.

[@HaraldHofer]

My wife and I ride recumbent trikes as well. Whereas most "normal" cyclists we encounter have this tense facial expression my wife an I have this "recumbent smile" on our faces most of the time... :)

[@BikepackingAdventures]

That John at Velo Ads loves his velomobiles! I was to have met him a few years ago at an audax (of course he was just leaving as I was arriving!) and briefly spotted him this year in the Dunwich Dynamo - top man!

[@leithahyde8072]

Please can we have more about recumbents? I sometimes feel that there is a whole other type of cycling that gets pushed to the side because more people ride the regular, upright bicycle than a recumbent, which makes me a little sad.

[@martinandersson5833]

Hank blocking the three wheelers was like watching Hamilton and Verstappen battle it out in F1. Great video. Looked like so much fun!👍👏

[@RazzFazz-Race]

Hi GCN, its great that you give us a view of racing without the rules of the UCI! I ride recumbents for more than 20 years and i can tell you there is much which Hank can do to improve his Bent-riding. The muscles need to get used to it, which last between 1000 to 2000km. Then the handling and cornering on the bike should be trained. Sadly a QuattroVelo ist not a fast Velomobile, it is for commuting or big luggage… Next time ride an Milan SL like Manon does… Nevertheless great Vid, please show more! I would appreciate an vid with Mathias König the current hour recordholder(57,6km) with unfaired recumbent.

[@mnveloguy]

Good chance that Milan was in the race being ridden by John from VeloAds. GCN should just buy a Milan for the team to use. They certainly have plenty of other bikes that cost that much sitting around GCN HQ. the mew MK7 Milan would be the perfect go fast investment.

[@AlanGoodman47]

The Milan that Manon used is currently being repaired. It rolled and crashed into me (I was marshalling) at Gravesend a couple of weeks ago.

[@mnveloguy]

@@AlanGoodman47 bummer. Hopefully there damage isn’t too severe. Carbon fiber can be kind of brittle.

[@AlanGoodman47]

@@mnveloguy There are some pictures on my Facebook - The velo is pretty badly damaged unfortunately. It slid on it's side at about 35MPH before bashing into me. Flipped me up in the air. Incredible amount of damage to the velo where it hit my bony old shins!

[@mnveloguy]

@@AlanGoodman47 oof. Bummer, and not just for the Milan, but also for your poor shins. I missed the photos, but I’ll hunt around on Facebook for them.

[@torpedyellow]

I like GCN reporting about recumbents and velomobiles again. Hopefully they do it more frequently now. Thanks for the video.

[@iambennyboy]

If you a spare spot on your calendars in september 2022, you guys should come down to the Australia HPV Super Series 24hr race. Our vehicles are all similar to the Trisled shown in your video. It will definitely be something you want to show your audience. If you want more information I'd be happy to tell you everything about it and put you through to the right people.

[@quickreviewchannel6931]

We should all watch this more and should be the next f1! Human power is the way forward !

[@tallulahbeaverhausen4382]

That Aquila 3 is a beauty ! What a stunning design ! As always, awesome content, GCN !

[@theprofessor7965]

Velos and recumbents make for very good occasional content! Two thumbs up GCN!

[@laagrijwiel]

The greatest races I ever participated in, was with short, two-wheeled recumbents on an indoor go-kart circuit. It was as crazy as it was awesome.

[@TryboBike]

Velokraft No-Com was my dream bike 15 years ago... Nice to see them still being ridden.

[@jdubvdub]

I ride a NoCom. I’ve never had more fun on a bike.

[@rustysnails]

2024 and I will be 20 years on a recumbent tadpole trike. I knew it would be fun and thought it would catch on. I also knew that when I saw a fully faired velo on the streets of Sydney that bicycles might have finally arrived as personal transport. Alas that was ten years back. Still only just getting the protected lanes together and COVID has changed drivers attitudes to bicycles. It will be interesting to see how supply chain disruptions and the escalating cost of living affects peoples attitudes to human powered transport. Australia makes some of the best recumbents and barely a peep in the mainstream media. Yet there is an active HPV racing circut through the Eastern States. Its only a small leap from a recumbent velo to an Aptera. And Tesla gets all the media miles, sorry kilometers.

[@mangethegamer]

Could you add subtitles to your videos for accessibility reasons? The auto-generated subtitles are not very good unfortunately. My little brother is deaf but would really like to understand what is said in your videos without having to depend on me translating for him, subtitles would really help.

[@PumpkinVillage]

That was very interesting and looked like a lot of fun. Everybody in the video seemed to be having a good time. Nice atmosphere. Take care, Al

[@antcullimore3550]

Very enjoyable. I am a recumbent rider and am fascinated by the various machines people ride at these events. Thanks for this one - hope for more.

[@ODIOPOWER]

The only problem of this video is the length, too short!! Give us more footage, it's the bloody weekends, c'mon !

[@kjeldsloot]

Truly an amazing video. I ride recumbents and a velomobile myself. And this shows it is fun and fast to ride. I'm happy to see more of this world on the channel and on youtube. Also love to Hank trying it in a real race.

[@TheAegisClaw]

More recumbent content please!

[@deezynar]

Thanks for covering this aspect of the cycling world.

[@pandymoose]

I race an Aquila 3 for the Trisled factory team in Australia. They are incredibly quick and so much fun! We do 6-24 hour races here. I would describe the races as a cross between LeMans and a mtb enduro!

[@Avioto]

Is there any livestreams of races? I bet this would be so much fun to watch.

[@iambennyboy]

@@Avioto you can search australian international pedal prix and theres a official channel. or just search pedal prix videos and there multiple onboards and such. I even have a night ride highlights on my channel from the annual 24hr race

[@robertwood7357]

Trisled Represent

[@ManuLFE]

Barney is definitely the Bob Ross of recumbent biking.

[@DrewKime]

Looks like nobody told Hank you can pedal through the corners on a recumbent.

[@PsyKeks]

You only can, when you are not already at your limit. Hank is still a novice, if he has not secretly bought a recumbent and rides it regularly. I am not pedaling in fast or sharp corners, either. (I am no racer, though and probably still an upper an upper beginner to lower intermediate, too.)

[@otto874]

he probably needs more time to get used to riding a recumbent the first week i had mine i rode similar through corners

[@scottmcelhiney323]

On a NoCom? Go way to catch a pedal and crash a $14K machine. I'm stunned sometimes at how nice the recumbent community is. I have 6 recumbents in my garage, a Rans Tailwind, a Rans Wave, and 4 (yes... 4) Greenspeed GTO trikes. One of those is my son's friend's trike who is also waiting on delivery of a Quest velomobile to be his new commuter vehicle for his 15 mile 4am commute to a couple of towns over. I seriously want a velomobile, but had my job at a local college eliminated a couple of years ago. You can pedal through corners in a velo or on a trike. Only so far you can lean and pedal on a low racer without ending up eating asphalt. I am surprised at how low his speeds were in the races though, even coasting corners. I'd have expected him to be around 30mph average on the Nocom being an ex pro racer in good shape. His times are around what I'd expect myself to maybe be able to do if I was back in shape.

[@EdouardTavinor]

John gave you his Quattrovelo for the day to go racing with :) very funny, John :D The quattrovelo is a great touring bike, I love mine, but it is certainly not a machine for racing against other velomobiles, let alone streamliners.

[@kjeldsloot]

I still want to race my quattrovelo. Just to compare the qv with other qv riders. And for myself.

[@richardhill2643]

Consider the Murray Bridge 24-hour HPV race. 180 faired trikes on a 2km racetrack racing for 24 hours, with riders aged from 12 to 65! Teams of 6-12 riders, racing for an hour or so then pit to swap riders. Just about every trike rolls or gets rolled, a fair bit of push-and-shove going on, especially as the faster riders make their way past the slower riders! The HPV series in South Australia and Victoria is very strong, with six races in the SA series (including one in WA), ranging from 6-hour to the 24-hour. Great fun! Search KZbin for Murray Bridge 24 hour HPV race!

[@TheVelomobileChannel]

Now we are talking! Too bad they didn't lend you a faster velomobile, but I bet it still was fun! You have to go back next time and try some of the fastest velomobiles out there. That would be even more fun 😁

[@JanneRasanen2]

Saukki knows what he talks about check out his videos of velomobiles and unfaired recumbents. I have raced with him.

[@fourutubez7294]

Steve Slade's bean is an amazing machine. I ride a ICE VTX and an ICE Trice Classic.

[@georgiesgirl64]

Would love to hear more on availability of types of recumbents. Great vid

[@dfishpool7052]

Well done Hank - great to see someone from GCN again trying out recumbents - very entertaining. Best wishes.

[@taufikabidin412]

Wow, you get to ride the Velokraft Nocom (No Compromise)! Theres not much of those in the world as the Kamil, the maker, stopped producing them. Thats a very fast low racer, if not one of the fastest

[@jdubvdub]

I ride a NoCom a friend let me borrow and race. It is so fast, I don’t think I could go back to riding anything else. I’ve set so many KOMs on it. 🤣

[@taufikabidin412]

You must have deep pockets, so much love for cycling and a very understanding wife to buy that Trisled Aquila from Australia, they aint cheap

[@99parkerj]

Great look at recumbant racing and the BHPC club! Well done on taking on a full race.

[@liamclaridge5839]

I hope you come to Australia and take part in a full on recumbent race, there are some even nicer race trikes on the tracks right now then those Aquilas!

[@nonamedpleb]

Finally another recumbent video!

[@Patrick_Spillane_]

love this video, I have actually built one of the fully faired ones from scratch with my school and then we raced it. In victoria we have a 24hour race called energy breakthrough. the ultimate test. You should try with 6 members from GCN to try and go as far as you can in 24 hours in one of those. Like if this should be their next challenge

[@jg374]

Might have to be Murray Bridge if they don't qualify as high school students and want the full 24 hour experience or see if there is another 24 hour race introduced that accepts community teams as EB is schools / school aged only (I've only ever done Vic HPV Series and the full EB - definitely events to remember and lots of fun)

[@jg374]

Just read the username :). Hello

[@The1trueDave]

It would be interesting getting one bike to fit Conor, Manon and everyone in between!

[@jg374]

@@The1trueDave Actually fairly common problem - at one point we had well over a foot difference in height between out tallest and shortest riders - no mention of the end Patrick was/is on :). The way we historically did it was through interchangeable seats or seat positions that meant the seat could be taken out and adjusted or swapped at each pit stop. This was pretty tedious and the seats weren't stiff enough / quite the right geometry and due to the large shifts in weight and position, weight distribution and visibility weren't always optimal. Trisled came out with an "indexed crank system" - i.e. a special boom with a set of levers operated from an extra brake lever that allowed the bottom bracket to move back and forwards as required at any point, even in the middle of a stint. This is very effective and with a couple of foam cushions for the shorter riders got the trike at least rideable for most people. Other manufacturers and schools have their own systems with the same aim.

[@Patrick_Spillane_]

@@jg374 Hey Jotham, I would say they could do energy breakthrough but it might be a long flight. But they could just use a normal track and do laps.

[@gazonatrike7005]

you really need to do a thing on the 'upright' trikes, a form of cycling older than 'normal' bikes

[@stormlad_yt]

You haven’t seen recumbent racing until you’ve seen the racing in Australia

[@jimbo1058]

You need to come to Australia for the 24-Hour Pedal Prix Race!

[@AwmagawdBBQ]

got absolutely smoked by a solo velomobile during 100k gran fondo. and that was being in a group of 50 people flying at something like 55km+ an hour on our road bikes haha.

[@Kingsoupturbo]

Who needs ebikes when you can get ultra-aero!

[@ctsej25]

UCI needs to get there act together and allow recumbents!

[@cubic6790]

you have to talk about the energy breakthrough in melbourne! school-built recumbent trikes smash out a 1.6km track for 24 hours straight, averaging speeds of 45-60kmh!

[@robbland6312]

Well done Hank. Its addictive. Great effort.

[@MrAndi1281]

Can you please make more of this kind of content? this video was awesome!!

[@Alan_Hans__]

Absolutely love the recumbent racing. They are done fairly properly here in Aus. I loved them from the first time I saw them when the sons school got involved in the "local" race. I built 1 for the son the practice on and for me to play on and they are awesome fun. Over a number of years I went and watched 2 of the local races and got a number of the high speed spills on video. There's high school aged kids riding these things around in 24hr races averaging close to 60kmh. Not peaking at 60kmh but actually holding an average speed of 60kmh for 24hrs with lots of rider changes, rollovers, crashes and plenty of speccos. Great seeing the Aussie Trisled trike in the UK representing. At first glance I wasn't certain if it was a Trisled or a Trump trike.

[@quarantena4126]

Great video, keep going with recumbent and velomobile!

[@ridefree4076]

I'd love to see Hank (or any of the presenters!) take advantage of the other area where recumbents are unbeatable: long-distance comfort and efficiency. How about an epic cross-country ride? You could do it with one of the others on an upright, see who quits first :D

[@apm9507]

A GCN+ video on hand bikes and trikes would be brilliant! I saw lots of hand bikes when I was at Walter Reed.

[@JanneRasanen2]

Hank has already made one.

[@Warekiwi]

Amusing video! Of course the QuattroVelo isn't competitive as a race machine- it comes into its own as a long distance tourer where comfort, stability and luggage space are important. The guy known as Slash is unbelievably fast in his tiny two wheel machine and watching it corner at incredible bank angles is something not to be missed!

[@kishascape]

Nah it’s not even for that due to the lower efficiency. It’s made for extra traction riding over bad roads. Like during snow or on dirt where the wheel on tricycle slips too much.

[@pedroclaro7822]

I'm so glad to see more velomobile content! Keep it coming

[@gcn]

We will!

[@ChristianBorrman]

that orange one you point to at the end looks incredible

[@zawest2011MoBiLe]

GCN, should follow the Pedal Prix.....I think it would be a great thing for cyclists abroad to get into watching. It, might be a seasonal event. But, it also shows that it's for all ages....and that not just the common road, or mountain bicycle is the only form of enjoyment. It's also, a cyclists form of extreme racing. "Don't knock it, until you actually try it". As, I have been told by many individuals. I, might not race them....but, I have been a recumbent touring cyclist. And, when you hit the downhill...you feel as if you're going at the speeds that they are within this video. I'm waiting on a Quattrovelo, to return to doing long distance touring after being hit twice by automobiles. Due, to their inability to pay attention to their surroundings.

[@ArneHulstein]

“Putting in everything I had, I was still getting lapped by Slash in his two-wheeler.” - Has Ollie seen this video yet? I can see some references on getting lapped on GCN soon. ;-)

[@A7dashcam]

Top video, my favorite content! When is Hank's own velomobile coming? :D

[@zenpharaohs]

About time you got an actual fast recumbent to ride. VK Nocom is legitimately fast.

[@Jimboblay74]

Excellent video! Glad you came back for another recumbent adventure!

[@turboelephant6298]

I got overtaken by some sort of octogenarian on a recumbent bike, he was going like the clappers!

[@AlanGoodman47]

Sorry 😂

[@russellbridge2721]

🤣

[@KaijuAlert]

This was really cool to watch. The designs of those enclosed velomobiles are really cool, especially the orange one that Hank blocked a few times in the race, it looks like a little spacecraft.

[@johnnybow7045]

Everybody gangsta until grandpa comes along with his road trike: 4:44

[@trevejenkyn9888]

A really great video once again, nice to see something different, many thanks once again

[@curtvaughan2836]

This was a good vid. Hope you guys venture more into reviewing and getting a feel for recumbents. They are a godsend for cycling enthusiasts as they get into their 50's and beyond.

[@Flix-f6q]

Subscribed. Please more about recumbents and how they stand up against cargo bikes.

[@theunknownunknown3007]

Was Fun! Next time we want to see you compeed with your uci Aero Bike;-)

[@georgegriffith1695]

the aussie pedal prix scene is the best !!! come to australia!!!

[@LegSpinna]

LEJOG on a recumbent? Hank's the man for the job.

[@madwank]

Hank has an unfair advantage, he's so powerful.

[@emilen2]

I appreciate the bell was in the same key as the music! 7:46

[@AlanGoodman47]

😂😂😂 I can’t claim that I did that deliberately I’m afraid…

[@richardharris8538]

That was fun! But I would've liked to see the finish, and the top riders/machines.

[@manderse12]

Cool episode! Nice job, Hank! I'm curious to learn more about Slash and his world record. A follow-up vid, maybe?

[@MJQuintana]

That NoCom really looks good in you Hank

[@andrewbesold3872]

More more more velomobiles and recumbents please!!!

[@kiwi_velonaut]

I really like these videos about HP vehicles, I hope Hank will do another race at some stage where he uses a fast model velomobile like the Alpha7 or Milan for example.

[@binarumah]

Thanks for sharing GCN!

[@carstenweiland7896]

Nice to see those things getting a workout, in my city there are some recumbent bike owners but they always seem to be asleep and I can pass them easily with my 30 year old MTB.

[@JanneRasanen2]

Some long distance riders ride the day so depending on the likes some go slow because they are as comfy as your sofa or couch depending on where you are. I was always a middle speed tourer.

[@carstenweiland7896]

@@JanneRasanen2 They are commuting.

[@kstethespokes1051]

Real life wacky races, love it!

[@michaelbrinks8089]

I'd love to take the Trisled Aquila 3 & add a 750w mid drive electric motor & regular e-bike battery bank. Some adjustable locking suspension would be great. Set soft for rough roads & completely stiff for flat roads. Make it a bit longer so the seat can lay flat into a bed & it could become a sleeping pod for road/camping trips. Cover the roof in laminated solar cells for extra range & to power some small cooling fans or even peltiers for AC. Heat could be an electric blanket on the seat or covering you. Make a little dash for your controls (battery display) & have a spot in the dash for a tablet, laptop, phone. You could have some small speakers for music. At night before bed, you could watch some TV or movie on laptop.

[@Werkzeug-Feinschmecker]

once you muscles get used to it you will get much faster I am sure - but this requires regular recumbent rides :-) Can you do a closer look on the other orange machine ? Looks very fast

[@mino73T11]

Confirm, specific training makes a good difference in the performance, he needs a few months riding recumbents besides traditional bikes

[@m50d]

It's actually pretty slow for a velomobile - the quattrovelo is for touring rather than speed. Velo-ads have their own channel with some good reviews.

[@wladpolyanzew6141]

Yeah! Recumbent content! Very fun!

[@willsbirdworld1510]

Great video 👍!!

[@lindabodewes7824]

My recumbent arrived a few days ago. Can’t wait to get into some races soon.

[@AlanGoodman47]

You’ll be welcome at any BHPC event. Keep an eye on our website and Facebook group - the full 2022 calendar will be announced as soon as we get it completed.

[@JanneRasanen2]

You should definitely try it I had a blast racing.

[@xmtxx]

Very good. Thank you for this. Get this mainstream, and then ditch UCI with all its silly rules.

[@JanneRasanen2]

That is why I have never ridden in a UCI race but have with recumbents.

[@xmtxx]

@@JanneRasanen2 The problem is that recumbent or velomobile is a niche market. It's very expensive and lacks the technology advancement it would have if the big manufacturers were on it. Ditch UCI, get the real potential of the bicycle reveal itself, profit.

[@JanneRasanen2]

@@xmtxx There is plenty of garden shed development in recumbents and commercial players advance stuff too. Who knows where we would be if millions were spent on R&D.

[@cutenekko]

Great video & content! More please; maybe interview the engineers and designers behind it? An interview with Steve and his blade?

[@velo-ads4206]

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[@cutenekko]

@@velo-ads4206 Right on cheers man! Great interview. Loved that you got your camera inside & close-up to see all the mechanics. What an interesting rig eh? And 52MPH as his fastest? Crazy!

[@GregCantori]

DO a Battle Mountian run next year!

[@xchopp]

Velo-Ads , I love that guy!

[@monty2078]

I wish we had something like that here. Gr8 video.