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Marc wrote: ↑1 Apr 2024, 7:11pm

Milfred Cubicle wrote: ↑4 Aug 2023, 5:18pm A velomobile...I'd love one, but cannot justify the price to myself.

Word of advice: Never, EVER, take a test ride in fast velomobile!
They are among the most addictive noningestible things out there...

OR do - and do it early.. I'd have loved to have spent my commuting days in a velo rather than an upwrong, or a naked trike.
Not sure how well I'd have done in snow mind...

Marc wrote: ↑10 Apr 2024, 5:59pm Since the Bülk 4 More has a square aluminium boom, it should use the same 40mm bottom bracket holder that is used as far back as the old Quest or Mango. These bottom bracket holders come with a mast for a derailleur. I have this black Nylon bottom bracket holder from Alligt, with derailleur mast, in my old Milan GT Mk2 for instance: https://www.dutchbikebits.com/recumbent ... ket-holder.

I have one of those in my spares drawer - made my own steel BB holder for the schlumpf HSD.

Also outgrown.

Great little trike, power slides nicely,
Two speeds, I replaced the grip shift with a friction lever, because microBob’s grip wasn’t strong enough when young.
Both are on the trike though.

Also has heel straps.

I really have no idea on the value… but putting it up before I forget to do so.

Kids have now outgrown…

24” frame (I think it’s the 24L, but can’t recall off the top of my head)

1*8 gripshift
Full mudguards and pannier rack.

Based by the M1/M6

Looking around I don’t think £200 is unreasonable, so £180 on here to someone who will use it well.

Use a schlumpf mountain drive - both cranks are just square taper

It's a fairly expensive option though.

Junctions like that really do need different timings - but good luck getting the council to do anything

Probably not bad.. it's an Al front frame, so should be able to add a post fairly easily.
In fact they probably use the same clamp on BB module, so should be utterly trivial.

I've not checked the rear end out - but I can't tell if it's a standard rear end (looks likely), and I can't tell if there would be enough room for a toggle chain (SA CSRK3)

Carlton green wrote: ↑8 Jan 2024, 8:54pm That’s a rather disappointing answer and indeed to my perspective socially irresponsible too. BEV’s are not a panacea and funding large BEV’s is actually a backwards step. If BEV’s are to be given tax breaks then they need to be very much more targeted and certainly not given to SUV’s - there should be weight, size, motor power and list price limits above which there’s no support from the state. It’s an absolute disgrace - indeed shame on those that support it - that well off people are given large tax breaks on SUV’s.

The rolling out of charging points is important but how more charging points are achieved can be contentious.

You don't need to limit motor power - because that's also your primary brake.

Tax breaks always benefit those who pay more tax more than they benefit those who pay little tax - but the aim should be to encourage development of new technology.

Charging point rollout is important, but less than people think,
AC charging is enough for everything that isn't a trunk road journey - and the vast majority of cars spend a decent amount of the week in off road parking...

Carlton green wrote: ↑9 Jan 2024, 8:30am As an aside, from 2035 one won’t be able to buy a new fossil fuel powered car, if the government were really serious about environmental damage and climate change then the general public wouldn’t be able to buy an electric SUV either.

Whilst I would certainly discourage their use - I now have an enyaq... which is a *huge* vehicle.
Because it's the only available vehicle which allows me to lift my wheelchair in without dismantling it first.

Now - if we could go back to having decent estate cars then I'm with you, but they're not necessarily much smaller/lighter.

I'd run with VED being in two parts (both of which would be payable):
- Emissions
- Vehicle Mass

It could even be based on a 10k mile "default" (nearly 30% over the UK average) with a sliding scale for those who drive their vehicles further - maybe an additional 1% VED for every 100 miles over the first 10k, maybe scale the *whole* of VED with 1% per 100 miles driven - so very low users get a discount.

steve6854 wrote: ↑7 Dec 2023, 11:26am I don't think wheel size matters as the rear wheel isn't needed. The Wahoo hub has 135mm dropout, so you fit this as you would a rear wheel.

No, but the height of the axle needs to be compatible with the height of your dropouts, else you'll be kicking the floor as you pedal

Are you on a large rear wheel, or is the zwift height adjustable?

UpWrong wrote: ↑29 Oct 2023, 3:08pm I also see that Icletta sell and ship the T-cycle battery tray to UK customers without the VAT charge which you pay to the courier instead. Not sure if I'd need the tray. I thought I'd could use some topeak bottle cage clamps but a flat tray would be more solid.

The courier will likely charge an additional 8% "handling fee" for doing so.

Bizarre though it seems there is very little legislation around what you can tow on a bike….

It should have triangular reflectors at night.
Your brakes need to be effective - even when towing (and that won’t be an issue with a lightweight load like a ladder).

I’d be more interested in making sure the whole thing was conspicuous - quite easy to look through a ladder.


Some potentially useful resources:

viewtopic.php?t=62127 (eleven years ago I looked at this... crikey)

https://www.eta.co.uk/cycling-and-the-law/ (second question from bottom)

https://www.atob.org.uk/bicycle-trailers/

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/198 ... rt/II/made

Psamathe wrote: ↑24 Oct 2023, 12:58pm

Skids wrote: ↑24 Oct 2023, 12:37pm OK its raining so I decided to read the regulations. When it comes to pedal reflectors it is obvious the author never considered recumbents. Here, I think, is the relevant table:
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So if we comply with "requirement 2" we fail to comply with "requirement 3" and vise versa .

These days I have no idea what a British Standard mark is. It use to be a kite mark or a BS number but perhaps a CE mark still counts.

As they say "the law is an ass"

best wishes
Simon

But the requirement for "size of reflecting area" is "no requirement" so I assume that 1 sq µm would comply with the letter (maybe not the "spirit").

Ian

Only if it's marked with the relevant BS mark.

CE is about product safety (this isn't going to kill you), rather than compliance with any other specific regulation.

Skids wrote: ↑24 Oct 2023, 12:37pm OK its raining so I decided to read the regulations. When it comes to pedal reflectors it is obvious the author never considered recumbents.

Or tricycles, or tandems, or panniers, or indeed virtually anything other than a generic "Oh, I've seen a bicycle once".