enclosed tricycles

[jmygann]

found this one ... any others ??

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[amberwolf]

Go look at WISIL, IHPVA, and EVAlbum sites; should be lots of them.

 

[deardancer3]

As the weather declines in the northern climes, its time to think about such things:

details on this trike:

http://www.lightfootcycles.com/rainshadow.php

http://www.lightfootcycles.com/velomobile.php


others:

http://www.velo-kit.com/

http://www.velomobiling.com/gallery/Velomobile1/projects

http://www.velomobiles.net/

 

[will_newton]

http://www.go-one.us/index.html

this one is quite cool and looks like a good candidate for x5305 on 72+ volts

 

[Matthijs]

This is by far my favourite Velomobile of them all. It's Swiss made but very expensive. (Way way too expensive) Speedbikes.ch I really hope to own this Velomobile in the future and make it electric. This way I can use it year round in our wet climate. More pictures on Flickr

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Link

 

[swbluto]

Among all the possible designs, I have to say a velomobile is definitely one of my long-term goals. It can be so efficient and fast, that getting "long range" and high speeds is actually economical and doesn't require expensive powerful batteries. (You'll still have to contend with weight on hills, though.)

My ideal design would have enough clearance for snow, but yet a low enough center gravity and wide enough wheel-base to be inherently stable. Seeing how expensive ready made solutions are, I wonder what I can DIY. I'm not sure if I have the ability to fabricate the necessary metal parts...

 

[jmygann]

My idea would be an enclosed more up right tadpole

http://berserkercycledesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/seat_adjustment_capability.jpg

http://www.triketech.info/page3

http://zeept.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/DSC01795_sized.jpg

with a rainshadow type enclosure

or

http://www.ebike.biz/images/slingshot6.jpg

 

[amberwolf]

My ideal design would have enough clearance for snow, but yet a low enough center gravity and wide enough wheel-base to be inherently stable. Seeing how expensive ready made solutions are, I wonder what I can DIY. I'm not sure if I have the ability to fabricate the necessary metal parts...

What do you have in regular bike parts laying around?

There are a lot of possible ways to make one just from those. Take a look at http://packratworkshop.com to see some of the trikes he's built out of such things. If I wasn't so set on doing mine with suspension that doesn't require pivoting frames and whatnot, I'd just go with one of his, modified to suit my needs.

You want to motorize it, too, right? Would it be hub motors (easy) or using the bike's drivetrain to shift gears with, or using a separate drivetrain?