Wim Harwig

parachute for Quest ?

Can anyone help me to find this parachute ? The Nike-store says they are out of stock 😦 So maybe it’s better to make a few myself ……

It is mentioned in the blog of Coachlevi . I think this parachute is better centered behind my quest then the home-made ones you can see in the next video. These are invented and made by Allert Jacobs.

Because a Quest velomobile uses drumbrakes which are inside the fairring, the cooling is not enough to slow down from 100 km/h to zero when going downhill. Therefore it is better to use parachutes, to prevent higher speeds than 60 km/h. In case of emergency the drumbrakes will be able to handle that amount of heat (I hope).

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2 responses to “parachute for Quest ?”

  1. Quests have been ridden through the Alps according to Quest with no problems with brake fade. There’s a description of the trip on their website. They got very high speeds routinely. The parachutes might reduce time between brake pad changes though, so they’re a good idea–if you’re planning on scaling the Alps.

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