This weekend I happened to be in Asheville, NC, a charming mountain city that has a special municipal dump just for emptying out dangerously overfilled dream catchers. While there, I saw a fascinating vehicle tooling around the city, and managed to get a couple of pictures, which I now share with you, out of my […]

  • @[email protected]
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    106 months ago

    I love velomobiles! They are the fastest human powered vehicles. A few years back I pushed the button and bought a two wheel recumbent. They are so cool and I had to give it a try. And I found that they are about as exciting for me to ride as riding a lawn chair. They are cool to look at, and super efficient for commuting. The big race is in Battle Mountain, NV (http://ihpva.org/whpsc/). Last I checked the Varna Diablo had won the running 200 meters at just a bit over 80mph.

      • @[email protected]
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        16 months ago

        The ‘bent I bought was about $300, off of Ebay. It appeared someone had bought a container of them from a Chinese company that had shut down.

    • @Num10ck
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      26 months ago

      riding a lawn chair sounds like it might be exciting tho? like a go kart super low to the ground, maybe the handling is terrible?

      • @[email protected]
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        26 months ago

        It might work well for you. Not so much for me. As long as you are having fun, ride that thing like you stole it!

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          26 months ago

          The tadpoles ARE fun. More Like a little go kart. I suggest one with a larger rear/ drive wheel, for speed.