Wim Harwig

Category: recumbent

  • sunrider & aurora…..videos

    The Sunrider on video ! ; Maybe ” Lowrider Johan ” becomes “Velomobile-rider Johan” in 2008…. and here are 3 videos of the Aurora velomobile made by AuroraVelo ;

  • recumbent trike for disabled

    A disabled young woman uses a recumbent in this video…………. She shows that a recumbent trike doesn’t present difficulties when you’re wearing a snow white long dress……….. 😉 She is Roos Prommenschenckel and has Torticollis Spasmodica, a rare disease which results in a wrong operation of the muscles in her neck; therefore she is not…

  • bike tour around Los Angeles

    Take a bike tour along several trails around Los Angeles with Jonathan Dietch on his Bachetta recumbent.

  • recumbent races in Groningen

    Nice videos ! because I plan to ride the “oliebollentocht” on 28 December , I’ll add this video for a good impression of the ride which is being held in the coldest part of the year (typical quest-conditions)

  • maiden trip from Dronten to Vlissingen

    I ordered a Quest at velomobiel.nl and found out that I was supposed to wait for three years according to the order-list. Luckily it took only two years in practice, because many buyers order their second, third or more quests for a certain year. So when velomobiel.nl cleaned up their order-list it showed mine to…

  • Velovision

    In issue 27 of Velovision ( www.velovision.com ) is an article about helmet cameras. The safety angle was a new aspect for me…. Just use a 2 Gigabyte memory-card during your ride and if nothing happens, just delete it. But if you register a dangerous traffic-situation on your camera, you have the best means to…

  • Quest 215

    Quest number 215 is being build this week. About 6000 euro’s have left our bank-account today 😦 , so next week I’ll be able to make the maiden-voyage from Dronten to Vlissingen 😉 . This first ride will be about 300 / 350 km. Daylight lasts till 18.30, so the LED-lightning system will have to…

  • T-shirt for use in Velomobile

    I found a photo which shows a T-shirt that is perfect for use in a Velomobile !

  • World hour record.

    Jonathan Dietch made a video in the velodrome where Sean Costin reached 29.76 miles in one hour on his recumbent.

  • volume 23 number 4

    Took me a whole day to read all the fantastic articles in this magazine ! see ; Ligfiet&  volume 23 number 4, originally uploaded by wim harwig.  

  • a young couchsurfer

    Joshua is inspecting my recumbent. a young couchsurfer, originally uploaded by wim harwig.  

  • La bon France !

    There are a few spectacular recumbents in this short video ! A “must see” !

  • There is always someone faster !

  • icy beard maddness in eastern Turkey

    Rob is coming to Vlissingen on his longboard. You can read about all his adventures here. More icy beard maddness in eastern Turkey, originally uploaded by Robert Thomson.

  • light emitting system for creating your own bikelane in the dark.

    Take a look here and read all about the idea to create your own kind of “bicycle lane” by using a LED system. Thanks to guys like Byron Loibl our bikes get more and more safer and convenient for use at night. Maybe it is possible to adjust the light and change it in some kind…