Bubble Bike? What??

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Man creates bubble bike
January 24, 2005 (Hobart, Wis.) - Sub-zero weather may be too cold
for even skiers, but it's just fine for one Wisconsin man who invented
a bubble bike to beat the elements.
Bike rider Bob Doster didn't want to put away his bike until spring, so
he created a cycle just right for riding in Wisconsin's bitter winters.
What he's come up with is a bubble bike. A tadpole-shaped shell
surrounds a tricycle running gear and protects Doster from the
elements. He says riding inside on an exercise bike was excruciatingly
boring. So, he came up with a way to ride outside, year-around. He says
he keeps so warm inside his bubble bike he has to ride in summer
clothes. ABC 7

 

[Tom Sherman]

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> Man creates bubble bike
> January 24, 2005 (Hobart, Wis.) - Sub-zero weather may be too cold
> for even skiers, but it's just fine for one Wisconsin man who invented
> a bubble bike to beat the elements.
> Bike rider Bob Doster didn't want to put away his bike until spring, so
> he created a cycle just right for riding in Wisconsin's bitter winters.
> What he's come up with is a bubble bike. A tadpole-shaped shell
> surrounds a tricycle running gear and protects Doster from the
> elements. He says riding inside on an exercise bike was excruciatingly
> boring. So, he came up with a way to ride outside, year-around. He says
> he keeps so warm inside his bubble bike he has to ride in summer
> clothes. ABC 7

A picture of Bob Doster's faired trike [1] can be found on the Hellbent
Cycles [2] website. There is a promise of free plans for the fairing
being made available.

Another article about this trike is at
<http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_19225196.shtml>.

[1] <http://www.hellbentcycles.com/CompleteSide1small.jpg> or
<http://www.hellbentcycles.com/whats_new.htm>
[2] Company for sale: <http://www.hellbentcycles.com/investors.htm>.

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Tom Sherman - Earth

 

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Thanks Tom. It is so amazing to me how many similar projects are going
on without anyone having any thought of what is going on in their own
country.

 

[Gary Fritz]

The article says he cycles comfortably in summer-weight clothing even
when it's sub-zero outside. Sure hope he never has a flat or any other
event that forces him to stop pedalling for any period of time, or he's
gonna get mighty cold might fast...