Wim Harwig

damaged quest

A young guy wanted to park his car at the parking. He therefore had to cross the bicycle-path alongside the road. After he damaged my quest velomobile he said that he didn’t see me in my red, 2.8 meter long quest ……..

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The polyester coated fairring is very thin and vulnerable, but nevertheless it protected my legs and skin against injuries.

damaged quest, originally uploaded by wim harwig.


The quest velomobiel already has been transported to Velomobiel.nl in Dronten. I can only hope that the specialists are able to repair all the damage and transform my damaged quest into a technical perfect machine again ………

Now my adventure in the strange and specialised world of insurances is starting ….

wim harwig

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5 responses to “damaged quest”

  2. In May I had exactly the same kind of accident on a bicycle-path. The car-driver didn’t realize it was a two-way path, and only looked backwards.

    Anyhow, it costed me my bottom bracket axle and cranks. The car had a leaking radiator, because my pedal was sticking through.

    Good luck with the insurance. It took me almost three months of phoning to collect the money to cover the damages.

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  3. I am very sad for the damage to your red Quest but dont worry: Ymte,Teo and Allert at Velomobiel in Dronten are more than specialist , they are artists and sure your Quest will be perfect!
    I have a Quest 6 years old and in january i will go in dronten to retire the new , also a red Quest like your.
    Good luck ,I greet you from Italy

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  4. Hoi Wim,
    wat een ellende en inderdaad, de bestuurder zal er niet lang mee zitten. Hoop dat de verzekering niet lastig gaat doen. Heb zelf, met mijn Mango, ook een keer een (gelukkig kleinere) botsing gehad. Verzekering Univé keerde na wat getouwtrek toch maar uit. Hoop dat je je Velomobiel weer snel hebt. Doe je nog mee aan de Oliebollentocht ? Groet, Bram v Uden, rode Quest 283.

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  5. I experiment with a lightweight and inexpensive bumper system for my Quest 286. Given that 1 of the nine American Quests and 3 of the 7 English Quests have been destroyed under similar circumstances, I would say that a simple, lightweight, effective and removable deceleration device would be well worth $50.00 US.

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