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Date: 03 Jan 2005 17:14:53
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Subject: AeroRider anyone?
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Hi all,
I'm in a situation where I am looking at needing a second car. This
has me thinking. I currently ride a Trice Classic to work in nice
weather. I wonder about getting something like the aeroRider instead
of a second car.
Has anyone here any experence of these? Even a site with a good review
would be nice. I have searched but all anyone seems to have is a copy
of bits from the AeroRider site.
Everso
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Date: 04 Jan 2005 11:08:15
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Subject: Re: AeroRider anyone?
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(I am in the UK)
Oops! The one in Washington is on the wrong continent. Sorry to
confuse you.
Chris
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Date: 03 Jan 2005 17:28:06
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Subject: Re: AeroRider anyone?
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There is an AeroRider for sale in Washington I saw on BROL classified.
My Yahoo has so many new connections that I found links (several
velomobile) and snuck in the back door of about 10 groups (some
unavailable before with too many restrictions).
I haven't found specific ride reports of the AeroRider, but weight &
speed of several velomobiles are being discussed at IHPVA /
VELOMOBILES, one is an AeroRider I think.
Chris Jordan
Santa Cruz, CA.
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Date: 03 Jan 2005 18:16:32
From: Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: AeroRider anyone?
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reply@spam.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm in a situation where I am looking at needing a second car. This
> has me thinking. I currently ride a Trice Classic to work in nice
> weather. I wonder about getting something like the aeroRider instead
> of a second car.
>
> Has anyone here any experence of these? Even a site with a good review
> would be nice. I have searched but all anyone seems to have is a copy
> of bits from the AeroRider site.
Have you considered a Twike?
<http://www.twike.ch/ >
--
Tom Sherman - Near Rock Island
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Date: 04 Jan 2005 15:37:25
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Subject: Re: AeroRider anyone?
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Tom Sherman <tsherman@qconline.com > wrote:
>reply@spam.co.uk wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm in a situation where I am looking at needing a second car. This
>> has me thinking. I currently ride a Trice Classic to work in nice
>> weather. I wonder about getting something like the aeroRider instead
>> of a second car.
>>
>> Has anyone here any experence of these? Even a site with a good review
>> would be nice. I have searched but all anyone seems to have is a copy
>> of bits from the AeroRider site.
>
>Have you considered a Twike?
><http://www.twike.ch/>
I have looked at all of them :)
The twike is too much for want I want (in terms of cash and what you
get). The reasons for the Aerorider being favorite at the moment are :
Rider fully enclosed - with the option to ride topless in summer.
Built in Europe (I am in the UK)
Electric assist as standard (essential if I am going to use it every
day).
Can be used on bike paths & live in a shed.
Roloff available (minimum maintenance)
Large luggage space.
Seems to be one with most of the chain path enclosed (it's that
maintenance thing again.
Now - if anyone can put me right on any of the above points and point
out something better... :)
Everso
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Date: 04 Jan 2005 21:42:16
From: Mark van Gorkom
Subject: Re: AeroRider anyone?
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> The reasons for the Aerorider being favorite at the moment are :
>Rider fully enclosed - with the option to ride topless in summer.
But I'm wondering how visibility will be, with a slightly scratched
windscreen, in dark and rain.
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>Electric assist as standard (essential if I am going to use it every
>day).
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But too heavy really to ride unassisted.
At www.alleweder.de there's a rather clever electro-assist for the
Alleweder, but it is in the same price range as the Aerorider, and not
nearly as sexy!
Cab-bike make a motorized trailer.
>Roloff available (minimum maintenance)
Most Velomobiles can be ordered with Rohloff or retrofitted with one.
(And no VM is complete without one, IMHO)
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>Large luggage space.
Didn't find it all that capacious.
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>Seems to be one with most of the chain path enclosed (it's that
>maintenance thing again.
Methinks the Versatile chain is even better protected
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>Now - if anyone can put me right on any of the above points and point
>out something better... :)
I'm seriously considering an Aerorider myself; it's 34 (mostly very
flat) miles to work, so now I take the trike (20 year old
proto-velomobile) 3 days out of five. With an assisted all-weather
bike I could get rid of the car, I hope.
So far the options seem to be:
-Aerorider: comfortable, well thought out (clever electronics), but
heavy and unproven.
-electro-Alleweder: simple, mature design.
-open trike with home made fairing and alleweder like electro-assist:
lots of work, but could be much lighter. Either slower on assist, or
illegal though.
k van Gorkom.
P.S.: my expirience with the Aerorider is limited to two short test
rides.
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