Wim Harwig

Category: velomobile

  • last commute Thermphos-Vlissingen

    Made a video of this last commute from my job at the Thermphos-site to my home in Vlissingen. Next week I’ll start working for  my next employer ….  

  • photos

    Why do I often forget to make photos of my velomobile? Is it because I’m always in my velomobile when I make photos of a beautiful coloured sky or cloud formation? Anyway; this is where I park my velomobile at work ….   Our dog is almost 8 months old now and becoming a heavy-weight…

  • Greenspeed Anura Quad

    Peter Williamson shows his velomobile on his blog ; I http://peter-williamson.blogspot.nl/2013/08/greenspeed-anura-quad.html

  • EPZ

  • not broken …

     The last 3 days I had trouble with my shifter. I had a feeling that the chain wasn’t derailing as it should. Yesterday (on my way to work) it was almost impossible to pedal because of constant derailing in the back of my Quest. The problem with velomobiles is that you simply can’t see what…

  • some drama …

    … at the World championship in Leer (Germany). A video made by Marc van Waardenburg. The road-conditions and Marshall in this video must be an example of “need to improve” for 2014.

  • Kwets …

    … is no more ! I didn’t mind all the scratches on my Quest 552. When someone asked me about all the scratches and cracks on my velomobile-body, I referred to the (10 year old) Quest 77 owned by Hayco. His velomobile was just doing the job for years and years …. despite all the…

  • renewing a Jagwire cable.

    The brake didn’t work. I found out that the liner of the right cable was demolished by the universal joint. So I asked velomobiel.nl to send me a new one ….. and as always I received it the next day (that’s what I call good service !). It’s important to use some tie-wraps to prevent the…

  • straight ahead …

      … on my commute.

  • waiting for the summer …

    …. I’m getting tired of this rainy view

  • spare inner tube …

    For the first time in 4 years I had a puncture on my ride home !  While I replaced the inner tube with the spare tube, there were 4 car drivers trying to help me by aiming their car-headlights on me and my velomobile. I thanked them for their kindness but explained it was not…

  • flying bicycle …

    … is in fact a tricycle.