Met de Versatile door Noord-Amerika

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Met de Versatile door Noord-Amerika

#1 Bericht door Brechtix »

Elrey van de ihpva lijst schijnt zich wreed te amuseren met zijn nieuwe Versatile. Dit vind ik redelijk fantastisch: een velo kunnen laten opsturen en er direct een paar duizend km mee rijden. De Versatile moet toch verdomd goed ineenzitten, mes compliments!
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:33:49 -0400
From: "Mark Swartz" <pedalsmart_ms@rogers.com>
Subject: Re: [Velomobile] North American Transect - Brantford report
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Hello all,

Thought some of you may be interested to hear about our rendezvous with Elry
in Brantford, Ontario (home of the HPV speed championships a few years back)
yesterday evening (Aug 9).

I believe this trip that Elry is undertaking represents the first Versatile
travelling on American soil (?) and if not that, certainly the first to set
tread down in Canada. Elry had crossed from the US into Canada near Niagara
Falls, and headed North-West to Brantford. He had covered 122 miles/196 km
that day, which is amazing, given the 32 deg C heat and high humidity, and
the hilly terrain that he traversed (including a nasty 25% slope at one
point). This seems to be a tribute both to Elry's fitness, and to the
efficiency of this machine. What is even more outstanding is that this is
only his 5th day or so riding this machine since picking it up in Boston!
And he's covered a similar distance each day.

Both Reg Rodaro and myself were able to meet up with Elry at his campsite
just outside of Brantford. Unfortunately, by the time we connected with Elry
by cell phone and figured out where he would be camping out, it was already
late evening. Hence our meeting took place in the dark, which was
disappointing as such a gorgeous looking machine deserves to be viewed in
the light of day. It was a little surreal actually. Nevertheless, I was able
to snap some photos and will be positing those soon. Stay tuned for that.

We're happy to report that Elry seems to be in good spirits (and his wife
too, I think, though it must also be tiring to be the tag-along support
driver), and other than a slight knee soreness, his body is holding up. Elry
hinted that he may not be able to ride the full route because of time
constraints, but he will still be riding some heavy duty distances in the
next few weeks.

I did get a chance to sit in the velo and take a short spin (thanks Elry)
though I was very worried about running into a rock or stump in the dark and
thus did not go very far or very fast. I'd hate to be the first one to put a
dent in that lovely orange body. My impressions were that the machine is
very easy to adapt to, with easy steering and a comfortable pedalling
position. A bit of chain rumbling at the start went away as soon as the
middle gears of the mid-drive were selected. The Versatile is an extremely
well made and attractive velo. I was very impressed by the completely
enclosed drivetrain and therefore an elimination of the annoying maintenance
that plagues chain-driven machines.

After chucking down a few Canadian brews with Elry and Reg, it was time to
let Elry get some well needed sleep.

Hats off to Elry for taking on this amazing journey!

regards, mark./
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#2 Bericht door Patriek »

... en nu de WAW !

Of de Bries ??
Graag leren bewegen, leren gráág bewegen, blijven bewegen.

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#3 Bericht door eeuwige reiziger »

Patriek schreef:... en nu de WAW !

Of de Bries ??
Is de Bries al het papieren stadium voorbij? Of wordt er nog wat afgetobd?

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