Quoted message said: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).
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.
Quoted message said: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.
Mark van Gorkom.
P.S.: my expirience with the Aerorider is limited to two short test
rides.
