Protection from the elements

the.Mark

I've just come across this
http://www.go-one.de/ukindex.shtml

I'd love a go on one, I'm sure the recent winds would cause it no problems.
--
Mark

1x1 wheel, 3x2 wheels & 1x3 wheels.

Hywel Jenkins

In article <3505f1F4h5q1pU1@individual.net>, the_mark@hotmail.com
says...
> I've just come across this
> http://www.go-one.de/ukindex.shtml
>
> I'd love a go on one, I'm sure the recent winds would cause it no problems.

From the FAQ:
When will the new go-one³ be available?

The manufacturing and developing company Beyss
plans the completion of a prototype in december
2001. After the test running and the tuning is
concluded, the production of go-one³ will start
in april 2002.

It must be Halfords by now.

--
Hywel http://kibo.org.uk/
I do not eat quiche.

Tony Raven

Hywel Jenkins wrote:
>
> From the FAQ:
> When will the new go-one³ be available?
>
> The manufacturing and developing company Beyss
> plans the completion of a prototype in december
> 2001. After the test running and the tuning is
> concluded, the production of go-one³ will start
> in april 2002.
>
> It must be Halfords by now.
>

Have to settle for one of these instead.
http://www.tripendo.com/EDEFAULT.htm

Tony

Tosspot

the.Mark wrote:

> I've just come across this
> http://www.go-one.de/ukindex.shtml
>
> I'd love a go on one, I'm sure the recent winds would cause it no problems.

9,500 euro! Get an Anthrotech and a large condom :-o

Dave Larrington

Tony Raven wrote:

> Have to settle for one of these instead.
> http://www.tripendo.com/EDEFAULT.htm

Have you seen how much that thing weighs? Just say "no", kids...

--

Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
World Domination?
Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the
floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine)

Mark McNeill

Response to the.Mark:
> When I corner at moderate speeds on the windcheetah I have to lean quite far
> over. If I had to do the same in a Go-one I'd bump my head.
>

In the past I've wondered how fully-faired trikes manage with sharp/fast
bends. My commute home includes an excitingly sharp left at the bottom
of a hill, and (assuming traffic conditions allow me to take it at
speed) I can choose to lean pretty damn hard, or briefly (or not so
briefly) lift a wheel. Both options have an element of fun...

--
Mark, UK.
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

Simon Brooke

in message <3505f1F4h5q1pU1@individual.net>, the.Mark
('the_mark@hotmail.com') wrote:

> I've just come across this
> http://www.go-one.de/ukindex.shtml
>
> I'd love a go on one, I'm sure the recent winds would cause it no
> problems.

Yes, very nice. I sort of started a draft of a business plan around a
similar concept, here:

<URL:http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/tmp/velociraptor/>

Note that I now believe the costings in this document are extremely
unrealistic. Still if it inspires anybody, feel free to use any of the
ideas, or plagiarise as you think fit.

--
simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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Jon Senior

the.Mark wrote:
> When I corner at moderate speeds on the windcheetah I have to lean quite far
> over. If I had to do the same in a Go-one I'd bump my head.

My first experience of a recumbent trike was a Kettweisel, where leaning
was an absolute necessity otherwise a wheel lifted (Possibly an aspect
of the delta layout).

I then rode a Windcheetah, but as it belonged to a "real person", rather
than a shop, I didn't really feel it was right to push it too far. I've
since ridden a selection of Trices. My experience of those Trices
(Trici?) I rode was that the leaning wasn't any where near as necessary.
It was more to help me stay in a sensible place than to keep the wheels
down. I didn't manage to lift a wheel on the Micro at all, and I through
that round some pretty sharp bends at a fair bit faster than I had
intended! ;-)

I think that the solution is to get the CoG below the axle height of the
front wheels (Assuming they are the smallest).

Jon

Tosspot

Jon Senior wrote:

> the.Mark wrote:
>
>> When I corner at moderate speeds on the windcheetah I have to lean
>> quite far over. If I had to do the same in a Go-one I'd bump my head.
>
>
> My first experience of a recumbent trike was a Kettweisel, where leaning
> was an absolute necessity otherwise a wheel lifted (Possibly an aspect
> of the delta layout).
>
> I then rode a Windcheetah, but as it belonged to a "real person", rather
> than a shop, I didn't really feel it was right to push it too far. I've
> since ridden a selection of Trices. My experience of those Trices
> (Trici?) I rode was that the leaning wasn't any where near as necessary.
> It was more to help me stay in a sensible place than to keep the wheels
> down. I didn't manage to lift a wheel on the Micro at all, and I through
> that round some pretty sharp bends at a fair bit faster than I had
> intended! ;-)
>
> I think that the solution is to get the CoG below the axle height of the
> front wheels (Assuming they are the smallest).

I ride an Anthrotech on two wheels :-o I dont think the 'tadpole'
format helps either.

Alan Braggins

In article <1106007305.62736.0@demeter.uk.clara.net>, Jon Senior wrote:
>the.Mark wrote:
>> When I corner at moderate speeds on the windcheetah I have to lean quite far
>> over. If I had to do the same in a Go-one I'd bump my head.
>
[...]
>
>I think that the solution is to get the CoG below the axle height of the
> front wheels (Assuming they are the smallest).

You could make the whole trike lean:
http://www.tripendo.com/EDEFAULT.htm
http://www.maxmatic.com/soohoo.htm

Making such a design work while enclosed by an efficient fairing is left as
an exercise for the reader.

Alan Braggins

In article <1106007305.62736.0@demeter.uk.clara.net>, Jon Senior wrote:
>the.Mark wrote:
>> When I corner at moderate speeds on the windcheetah I have to lean quite far
>> over. If I had to do the same in a Go-one I'd bump my head.
>
[...]
>
>I think that the solution is to get the CoG below the axle height of the
> front wheels (Assuming they are the smallest).

You could make the whole trike lean:
http://www.tripendo.com/EDEFAULT.htm
http://www.maxmatic.com/soohoo.htm

Making such a design work while enclosed by an efficient fairing is left as
an exercise for the reader.

Alan Braggins

In article <1106007305.62736.0@demeter.uk.clara.net>, Jon Senior wrote:
>the.Mark wrote:
>> When I corner at moderate speeds on the windcheetah I have to lean quite far
>> over. If I had to do the same in a Go-one I'd bump my head.
>
[...]
>
>I think that the solution is to get the CoG below the axle height of the
> front wheels (Assuming they are the smallest).

You could make the whole trike lean:
http://www.tripendo.com/EDEFAULT.htm
http://www.maxmatic.com/soohoo.htm

Making such a design work while enclosed by an efficient fairing is left as
an exercise for the reader.

Mark van Gorkom

>> I've just come across this
>> http://www.go-one.de/ukindex.shtml
>>
>> I'd love a go on one, I'm sure the recent winds would cause it no
>> problems.

I've heard of several velomobiles (Quests mostly) that got bowled over
in gale-force winds.
>
>Yes, very nice. I sort of started a draft of a business plan around a
>similar concept, here:
>
><URL:http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/tmp/velociraptor/>
>
Must admit I've only skipped through the text, but I'm not entirely
convinced a monocoque can be build lighter than a frame-and-fairing;
the Trisled Sorcerer ( http://www.trisled.com.au/sorcerer.htm ) is 5
kgs lighter than the Go-one (if their respective websites are to be
believed) and most monocoques are another 5-10kgs heavier.

Mark van Gorkom.

Mark van Gorkom

>> I've just come across this
>> http://www.go-one.de/ukindex.shtml
>>
>> I'd love a go on one, I'm sure the recent winds would cause it no
>> problems.

I've heard of several velomobiles (Quests mostly) that got bowled over
in gale-force winds.
>
>Yes, very nice. I sort of started a draft of a business plan around a
>similar concept, here:
>
><URL:http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/tmp/velociraptor/>
>
Must admit I've only skipped through the text, but I'm not entirely
convinced a monocoque can be build lighter than a frame-and-fairing;
the Trisled Sorcerer ( http://www.trisled.com.au/sorcerer.htm ) is 5
kgs lighter than the Go-one (if their respective websites are to be
believed) and most monocoques are another 5-10kgs heavier.

Mark van Gorkom.