Wim Harwig

Category: recumbent

  • Eastermeeting 2008

    During Easter I went to the “Harskamperdennen”, a camping at the Veluwe where a lot of other recumbent cyclists were together for three nights. This year it was freezing cold and the weatherforecast said there would be snow-showers…….. We were lucky, because at the times we planned a visit to the museum on Saturday and…

  • skins

    I bought some clothes of Skins. I used an internet-shop, because there are no retailers in the Netherlands. So Sportbedarf was the nearest deliverer possible. Now I am testing the stuff and I think at first sight, it is OK . Next week I will cycle to the Easter-Meeting organised by recumbentriders for recumbentriders. So…

  • made in Normandie

    I like this video ! I hope to see more like these on the internet soon ……….. And  Normandie is a  real  beautiful  country for cycling !

  • new Vredestein HPV 40-406 tyres

    I examined the tyres of my Quest today. There was a sort of wave in the right front tyre; maybe one of the two woven layers was torn ? This tyre had rolled 4200 kilometers and it seems that that is the distance it will serve my velomobile reliable. I have checked the pressure weekly…

  • Shimano sandal with cleat

    Today I bought these sandals. I only heard positive things about these sandals in velomobiles by users.  So now I can find out myself….. I have thought of the simple idea to make something like Gary did…….. ……but when I realized that Rob Thomson already tested the Shimano sandels to the extreme on his travels…

  • new T-shirts

    Our new T-shirts ; When you’re on a recumbent, no one can see the text on the backside……..     So it will be clear that Marjan seldom uses her recumbent, while I use mine daily 😉

  • parler vous francais ?

    There is a nice blog made by this Velomobile enthousiast written in french. I can only read it using the google translation……… He is inspired by “peak oil” and is selling his second car because the velomobile is doing well in the French traffic ! His experience is interesting for me, because he uses his…

  • China Wheelie promo video !

    Rob Luxton’s adventure on a three wheeled recumbent tricycle will take him 25,000km all around China, passing through every province on the mainland.The expedition will also help raise awareness and money for two Charities ; Sowers Action and Care For Children. Both dedicated to improving the lives of children in poor areas throughout China. Beginning…

  • Velomobile printed on shirts

    “Spreadshirt” is printing good quality T-shirts and selling via Internet. There are many designers who use Spreadshirt for there products. One of these guys has started “Verteflamme’s”. He made some designs with velomobiles and recumbent-trikes! So now you can order your own velomobile T-shirt.  Of coarse I like the red Quest design most of all…

  • a ride with Zilt.

    I was touring with Zilt through Zeeland.

  • Gavin the Abrasive Scotsman

    Gavin made a nice impression of a ride on his recumbent. He did a lot of editing on this video …………… see for yourself :

  • sunrider velomobile starts production !

    Sunrider has started their production-line. I think that it’s going to be a handy velomobile for use in crowded city-traffic, where manoeuvrability is more important than speed. See all details on their website………

  • “oliebollen”-tour

    Now my ODO is 2611 kilometers since 25 October. I cycled 552 kilometers during the last 3 days due to my presence at the “oliebollentocht”. On my way to the Veluwe (about 220 km) I had two flat tyres and some trouble with the chain. I stayed two nights with family in Achterveld, about 20…

  • recumbent cycling in store !

    Jonathan is one of the ultimate recumbent promoters in the US. He sees himself as a “stand-up of recumbents”. He already made a lot of videos and is improving the quality continuous. In this video he is testing his new helmet-camera, a Kodak V 705. He also shows the same trouble I have with my…

  • Big at the front !

    Recumbent riders are stubborn, self-opinionated cyclists. They often do their own thing and don’t give sh.t what others think about it. In this video there is such a guy who returns to the design of the ancient high-bi and shows that he made a practical easy-to-use recumbent out of it.