Wim Harwig

Category: velomobile

  • 10103

    I didn’t pay attention and I simply passed the 10.000 kilometers without notice. One of the most exciting moments for a velonaut and I missed it !  So I’ve done 50.000 km in a Quest. 40.000 km in Quest 215 and 10.000 in Quest 552. I’m an experienced velonaut nowadays …..

  • different trikes …

    … for different purposes. The first for “comfort”  and the second for “speed”.

  • bus-car-bicycle-velomobile

    Every now and then there is someone who wants to show the difference. And the idea is so simple, that it’s being copied easily. I wonder how many photos were taken with this setup … The first one was taken in the Netherlands, (I think in Amersfoort) for the ENWB. A here is a follow-up…

  • too much blue …

    … gives me a sign that I have to renew my tyres. They did 8800 kilometers. and as always I couldn’t have done it without the help from a few drops of Dreft and the approving look of my best friend, Mo.  

  • new Shimano SH-SD 65

    I had to buy a new pair, because the thread in the sole was too rusty to replace cleats in a proper way. I was happy that after using the sandals for 48.000 kilometers in my velomobile, I found out that Shimano didn’t change the model (yet). Never change a winning model ! SH-SD 65…

  • every day is different

    On different days I made a short video on the same part of my commute. I think I’ll try to improve this idea …

  • commuting

    Part of my commute alongside the Schelde. Yesterday the sky was painted orange …… maybe because our national football-team is starting in the European Championships ?

  • review of the hood (race cap)

    Daniël asked me if I wanted to write a review of the hood (or race cap), which I use on my Quest. Well, because I think it’s a good idea and Wim Schermer consistently writes his blog only in Dutch, here it comes; I bought the hood that is sold by velomobielonderdelen.nl and I decided…

  • I failed …

    … to reach Hoorn. Not because I was too tired, or wasn’t in good shape. I had troubles with my skin around my genitalia. It was soft and sweaty, so that the skin turned red and became very very painful. I used some lip-balsam (I always have it inside the Quest) but it worked only…

  • And now for something completely different …

    … a trip from Vlissingen to Hoorn and back. I ordered a new  lexan-visor of my velomobile. Normally it would be sent to me in a parcel by UPS, but I decided to be my own “messenger”. It means 500 kilometers on one day in a velomobile … The weather will be nice tomorrow, so…

  • I like to smoke …

    …. while I’m cycling in my velomobile. People don’t understand; cycling and smoking doesn’t seem appropriate. This old advertisement shows otherwise 😉 I’m not the only one …. see here for a short slideshow.

  • Kwets …

    … on two wheels. Hayco is showing why his Quest is called Kwets in this video (long time ago).

  • Seattle Snowpocalypse

    This will work in the Dutch snow as well as in the Seattle snow …  😉 I always have some of those zip ties in my velomobile and only my rear tire will need some of them ….. via Seattle Snowpocalypse.

  • my commute during sunrise

  • Chris and his skills …

    Always nice to follow other blogs. Chris Luxembourg is still busy to realize his amazing dreams. The first is an old video he made a few years back … But this winter he made the next one …  He writes; “The finished vehicle I called Lowracer Hybrid Speedbike.  By law it’s a like an electric bike,…