WHAT IS THIS NEW YELLOW VELOMOBILE?

www.drycycle.c...
I was working at the NEC cycle show in Birmingham, and had forty minutes to run around the show and see if anything interesting caught my eye.Here is what i found.
113 - YELLOW WONDER!

[@TheVelomobileChannel]

There seems to be a lot of this kind of vehicles popping around from around the world. Would be interesting to test ride though.

[@TimsTrikeTrips]

What an awesome cycle. They've thought of everything. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@brighton_dude]

The Drycycle is a very interesting vehicle. We need things like this to encourage more people to stop using ICE cars. Many won't take up cycling for lots of reasons but the Drycycle is addressing those concerns. The name is very good, in itself it addresses one of the concerns people have about cycling. I hope the Drycycle does well!

[@juandominguez595]

Definitely the kind of green alternative transportation a city needs.

[@juandominguez595]

Seeing this encourages other builders to make better looking more saleable vehicles of this sort of greener tech. This design looks more for the niche rental and facility market.

[@ColinTipton]

@@juandominguez595 agreed.

[@aaronpropes9134]

Looks neat; I have a PEBL which is very very similar (and enclosed e-trike) which starts at about $9,000. This looks to have more custom pieces for it, which might explain the higher price tag. For me, I don't use the PEBL on nice days, but on days like yesterday when it was 1 C, windy and rainy I could stay nice and warm while biking.

[@Rod-bp8ow]

The Concept of the car is great. It is mobile, it also describes the dynamism approach of the engineers towards continuity of the design. It is up for busineses that is a guaranteed investment, Long Term.

[@RulleRolf]

Hello john. I think the price is well to high, look at Podbike, the Norwegian pedal assist electric bike 1/3 of the price and also almost 1/3 of the wight. I have a pre orders of one and I am looking forward to a bigger test next year. Still love my quest so it will be a hard decision to "what will I choose". Keep up the good work always nice to watch your videos.

[@derekpirie9188]

Definitely different Not a high speed Torpedo but a Commuter. Good one John, please follow up on the DryCycle.

[@velo-ads4206]

I will do a longer test at the end of October, and formulate a solid opinion on the Drycycle then. Stay tuned :)

[@TorsteinHagen]

Interesting new bike. There seem to be quite a few new E.bikes deriving from velomobile ideas.The Norwegian Podbike I already have ordered.... it is 60 kg aiming for 55, But the price tag is 1/3 of DryCycle. At 38 " in your video there is an adjustable steering stem, also interesting, I have used a similar patent with suspension some 15 years ago...still working.

[@aucourant9998]

That jobsworth on the door (with the pigtail) was hilarious. He could see exactly where the guy came from but pretended to be doing a security check.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Looks nice! I would think it would be better served with a Di Vinci hub so you do have to pedal to change gears. Price is too high -- The ELF and PEBL are cheaper in US and you can also get the Arcimoto that starts at approx 12k US - no pedalling and rd legal - sorry my need to keep dry and pedal something should not cost that much. Hope you get to do a proper review - look forward to hearing more about it. I wish them all the best. Cheers

[@velo-ads4206]

I am doing a proper review at the end of the month, canopy is nearly ready.

[@LeesChannel]

The ELF isn't really an alternative, Organic Transit went bankrupt in June. Although, if you're in the market I have an ELF with only about 100 miles on it 😉

[@patrickmckowen2999]

@@LeesChannel Interesting about the ELF bankruptcy -- thought they were making a good go of it. Thx on the offer. I am in the market for something all weather ridable but the PEBL and ELF were out of my $$ range. I will need to go the diy route. Cheers

[@RecklessOne411]

Nice. Looks very safe to ride here in the US.

[@mahmuh1915]

You definetely have the coolest background music of all channels i've ever seen! Thank you for all the valuable informations.

[@alandaugustine8519]

John... Good news... You made it onto the Drycycle website's gallery. Velo-Ads is a great velo-resource. Well done.

[@roselinerussell4928]

Surprise just found you after looking for pedal cars, and you are a like-minded person.. Groovy!

[@thomassmith7466]

How fast does the Dry-cycle velomobile go? Not to say that it’s fascinating and cool looking and I love the concept idea, but obviously your not going to go anywhere fast in that vehicle, and I agree with everyone that it’s way too expensive to purchase alone if you want to compete with cars alone. Plus the size alone will make it a challenge to store securely alone, though if you thought about putting fat tires on a velomobile to give it a more off road terrain, I think there’d be a market in a pedaled power ATV what do you think?

[@artofwarandpeace9126]

I think an E-rocket bycycle design would be beneficial. A heavy wheel to assist in turning the motor. No battery just infinite range.

[@coniow]

A really interesting design. I am impressed by the amount of testing that has gone into it, and the thought that went into the design, BUT, (always the but!), as most others have said, the price is high. I really hope that they can make a Go of it, but if Toyota ever DO bring the iRoad to market, with a price expected to be sub £15,000, I would think it could scupper the Drycycle :-( As for market: Most folks that like the conventional torpedo/bobsleigh shape would not go for it, and those that do like the upright design would feel uncomfortable at the thought of sliding DOWN into a tadpole. Look forward to your review John! The place I could visualise these would be in one of those "Retirement Communities" that are cropping up in the US. The trouble is, I don't think there are any in the UK.

[@dejayrezme8617]

Neat! But it seems way too expensive. I think if they are targeting a high price market they should make it look more luxurious instead of the somewhat gaudy yellow. Could you make a video about your thoughts on the PodBike? I think that has a few interesting developments in regards to electric transmission and efficient motors. I guess it's not that interesting form a sports perspective but I think it's great as a small EV for everyday people. Easy to get in and out of too. Thanks for your videos!

[@Emilthehun]

Brilliant! There should be more of these single seater "cars" and their own lane as well.

[@TheAegisClaw]

Price is crazy, they'll never sell more than a handful at 15k.

[@onederment]

Half a price of a tesla. Emmm what would I rather have. Probably an alpha 7

[@aaronpropes9134]

It is - but you'll find most other companies that have similar products sell theirs at similar pricepoints. The problem seems to be that in order to make them cheaper you need more mass production, but there simply isn't a market for them. So they get hand built and are really expensive. Bigger manufacturers have made prototypes of enclosed bikes but never produced them. I'm sure they'd love to be able to sell 50,000 a year so they could drop the price by £10,000 - but it's just not going to happen, at least not yet.

[@Markus__B]

Compared to other offerings, yes it bloody is. You can order an assisted quattrovelo for around 9K. I can´t see how to justify 15k for a wonky looking Box.

[@TheAegisClaw]

@@aaronpropes9134 ELF starts at $8895, PEBL starts at $9750. This is £15000, that's just short of $19000 or more than buying an ELF AND a PEBL!!!

[@adelantado7676]

@@TheAegisClaw this is more expensive and less practical than Flevobike Orca. Overall the same velomobile with it's impractical solutions.

[@Lilbizkit]

Nice idea but it has all the disadvantages of a car and none of the advantages of a bicycle. Where would you park it and how would you get through London traffic given its width? Moreover, at £15k, you could buy a great electric motorbike and still have money left over! Could be the next Sinclair C5...

[@velo-ads4206]

It is allowed in cycle lane's as it is a bicycle, and we do have quite large segregated cycle routes now and more being built. So traffic should not be a problem.

[@Beatles5]

Great bike! I want one. I can imagine it cost around 10.000 €

[@Calypsosag]

Is there a reason why the design is more like a lounger than a chair/ normal bike?

[@taiwarrior1]

Ok looking ride, but £15k!!!, absolutely no chance. I know it's placed in the E-Assist Velomobile category, so it's going to be up there price-wise anyway, but even so... Maybe if it was £8k-£10k, but no way at £15k.

[@videosforcatsanddogs214]

The Podbike is a third of the price, yet looks better and more professional.

[@ColinTipton]

Dude EVERYONE is a fan of your KZbin channel!

[@ColinTipton]

Yeah rich person's transport.

[@driewiel]

€15.000. 120 kilo. 30 mile range. 92cm wide. I'm not sure it is an alternative for the car or bicycle? Not until the world changes first. Alleweder with e-assist is less than half the price and weight. And legal on Dutch cycle paths. But I always like people thinking out of the box. I hope he sells thousands.

[@Chobaca]

The music the music ❤️

[@ojanssensande]

This concept is well thought through, I was surprised. Sadly, they probably wont sell a lot of these. People are still too much into cars Plus, I really enjoy watching your videos man! Thank you

[@alexderpyracc4053]

For the price you can get 3 podbikes btw more aerodynamic and better enclosed

[@onederment]

Hey John that was very informative... how comes you got up there so late? Did you have a mechanical?

[@velo-ads4206]

I used public transport lol 😂

[@niacal4nia]

Was the designer high?

[@mynewschannel3100]

Geez the cost £14995, I could buy two brand new Renault Twizy's for that price!

[@grumpycyclist6543]

It cost twice as much as a high end velombile. For that money, you expect decent range, at minimum 200-300 miles per charge. It closely resembles bluevelo's e assisted hornet velomobile. They may get a handful of sales but doubt it would be enough to keep the business afloat. Nevertheless good luck to the seller.

[@safugpac2691]

Too heavy, too expensive and very little mile range. Alpha 7 is better.

[@videosforcatsanddogs214]

The best upcoming alternatives are these: BioHybrid Podbike Iris e-Trike CityQ Podride Begorett

[@davidklimek7999]

If you rode it to a store, what would prevent someone from stealing it?

[@velo-ads4206]

Lock one of the wheels to a lamp post?

[@patbutete1722]

@@velo-ads4206 They just cut the chain or remove the wheel lol!

[@Jaykilla1981]

Can it go faster than 3mph?

[@velo-ads4206]

Let's see on Sunday as I'm doing a longer test drive.

[@alexderpyracc4053]

14995 for a bicycle that's 14 second hand cars is this bike targeted toward the luxury market or something??

[@andreashertting8545]

In Germany it would be legally a car.

[@Markus__B]

Why? It´s 250W Assisted and less than 1m wide. Shouldn´t be any different to other Velomobiles.

[@aaronpropes9134]

It could be the number of wheels. That's the case in the US.

[@Markus__B]

@@aaronpropes9134 Nope. A Quattrovelo is still a Bicycle.

[@patbutete1722]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist I think he means its classified as a pedal assisted vehicle the same way as an electric bicycle or trike.That's the case in the UK.

[@patbutete1722]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist Yes Yes! I think you missed the context. Of course Quattro means 4 not 2!...Im sure Markus_B is not that stupid. Neither are you. Nothing but a semantic argument here. ..Peace and OUT!

[@ColinTipton]

It is obviously a highly engineered machine so in this case it is a "get what you pay for" deal. It's not a Ford, it's a BMW.

[@patbutete1722]

I am not too sure about your BMW/Ford analogy TBH! 😱..Me thinks you are a snob!😀

[@ColinTipton]

@@patbutete1722 what analogy would you use?

[@ColinTipton]

And I actually love Fords...

[@Genkuro]

14,995??? Oooh.. steep.

[@ColinTipton]

Still it is a very cool machine.

[@bgdexter]

Nice build, but you need to be a real cycling / light weight enthusiast to prefer this over a Twizy.

[@mohdsabreeyacob348]

Interesting very nice, and great video to

[@adelantado7676]

Not bad idea, but problem is still the same as with all velomobiles, not practical in all weather conditions and useless bike transmission, this makes that these velomobiles is not widespread.

[@aaronpropes9134]

Which weather condition? I could see the battery size being an issue, depending on the ride length, when it hits freezing and battery life is impacted. But it should be able to handle rain and snow. If it's particularly icy you might have issues finding studded tires for wheels that size, but short of nasty storms it should be OK.

[@謝元富-x3s]

The opening bgm sound like the traditional Japanese music

[@kevinhiggenbottom8339]

What they should have done is made a top roof so you're covered in case if you had to ride in the rain you wouldn't get wet

[@velo-ads4206]

They have made one, it's ready now. I'll review it beginning of next month.

[@johnforrest3628]

And he is dressed in yellow , thats good then . Far too pricey

[@SKBKER]

Law needs to change on Ebikes up to 500W like in other countries . The additional power makes more sense and isn't overkill like a motoribke . you still get your exercise but at a higher speed in line with traffic . 25mph isn't super sonic speed but enough to keep the flow of traffic going . Bigger velomobiles, trailers etc would also benefit . Im srry but 250W sucks balls .

[@LeesChannel]

Here in the US the limit is 750W, and pedelecs can go up to 28 mph. Edit: But anything with four or more wheels and a motor is legally a car here. A QuattroVelo with e-assist would be illegal because it doesn't have airbags, padded steering wheel, crush zones, certification, etc., and you'd need a driver's license and insurance.

[@turbopokey]

The ELF seems to be better than this. I suspect the price is better also but have to check. ... yea, a two seater is just under 10k.

[@jameshill3244]

I would not use that on UK roads.It reminds me of the the Sinclair C5.

[@runcycleskixc]

figure out how to make them 10x cheaper

[@angiefav1847]

Yes about time l like it, cause l am weird guy love odd ball things

[@soozikins]

It's a mello yello velo. :P

[@facitenonvictimarum]

A SQUISH-mobile.

[@Pushyhog]

Thanks John.

[@janBlach]

Not too happy, about the wiring to front lights. Easy to bad things, with your feet. They should do a "britania" flag on the rear brake lights.

[@molaroismorais1758]

Guys, do y'all want to bring that bike to the U.S.?

[@sitoudien9816]

Needs to transform and an autobot logo.

[@lincolnkarim1]

Please do not hold the camera so close to your face. I find it distracting to focus on what you're presenting.

[@richardaguilar6230]

WHAT'S UP AMERICA, MR PRESIDENT, THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE IN THE STREETS, CLASSIFIED AS TRANSPORTATION NO LICENSE REQUIRED PLUS WE DO NOT ADMIT POISON IN THE AIR. MR. PRESIDENT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN PLEASE!!!? HERE IN THIS GREAT STATES UNITED STATE 🇺🇸🇺🇾🇺🇸🇺🇸 'S OF AMERICA??? MR PRESIDENT, LET IT BE SO🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸☺️😊👏👏👏👏🙏

[@ironboard6]

wow £15k and no ash tray

[@RabbitsInBlack]

19k USD for that.

[@Jayneswoolandbuttons]

Great for people with mobility issues.

[@ChicagoDeepHouseHead]

So it doesn't go faster than a bike, it weighs a shit ton more than a regular bike, you cant put it on a rack which means you'll have to buy a pick up transport it and the only place you can ride it is on the street where cars are already annoyed with cyclists as it is....yep I'm sold!

[@holyshit2709]

Its over priced 14k

[@piplupsuper0]

pretty nice if you wanna look like a fool.

for $15.000. you can. buy a real car.

[@flavioflaviano6109]

Quero um deste

[@Splendidtrucker1235]

Not Sure. Ugly piece?

[@velo-ads4206]

I think it has a utilitarian look to it

[@gameingwithromen5664]

I want sir

[@RifullOfTheWest]

This is NOT a velomobile, dont insult the community of velo-nauts. This is an embarrassment.

[@velo-ads4206]

On this beautiful Wednesday morning in the UK 🇬🇧 I would like to thank you for your positive input.

[@persebra]

Define "velomobile", smarty pants!

[@RifullOfTheWest]

@@persebra "A velomobile, velomobiel, velo, or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle (HPV) enclosed for (aerodynamic) advantage and protection from weather and collisions. They are similar to recumbent bicycles and tricycles, but with a full fairing (aerodynamic shell)." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velomobile Notice AERODYNAMIC ADVANTAGE. This vehicle above in the video is not even close to aerodynamic. A JEEP is more aerodynamic than this thing.

[@imawesome7868]

@@RifullOfTheWest it has an aerodynamic canopy it's just not shown on the preproduction prototype. So, a velomobile then?

[@RifullOfTheWest]

@@imawesome7868 lol Do you even understand what aerodynamic means? The majority of the vehicle, is not aerodynamic, you cant call a car a plane even if 1 part of the car is aerodynamic such as the glass. It doesnt work that way, this is not classified as a Velomobile. It is classified as a electric motored vehicle, not a velomobile. Velomobiles are sleek, and aerodynamic. Made for fast travel, under pedal power, not with the assistance of motors.

[@bbglas007]

Way too heavy