"JussiBjoerling" <
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> Mikael Any comments/reviews of the Leitra?
I went to try one a while back, but wasn't overly impressed. The seat was very uncomfortable for me,
with a far too upright position (it was also very hard and strangely shaped). It was noisy and hot
inside the full fairing despite a solar powered ventilation fan. The trike was also very heavy up
hills, but very fast down them. I didn't think the view out of the windows was particularly good
either. Further I found that it the steering was very twitchy - something one can probably get used
to and is probably caused by the rather short wheelbase. Also, the price is rather high - I believe
a Go-One can be had for a similar price and while I haven't tried one, this looks like a much more
mature velomobile, while the basic Leitra design has remained unchanged almost since its launch. I
would love to recommend the Danish trike, being a dane myself, but I can't help but think that there
must be better solutions out there.
Mads
NB: Incidentally the same goes for the main Danish recumbent manufacturer - Hjordt Specialcykler,
which makes the Bjællby SWB (which I own one of). These are rather expensive in that one could
purchase an HPVelotechnik Streetmachine for the same price, which comes with full suspension,
more gears, a much better seat, loads of available options and has a higher build quality.