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Thorsten Jankowski
Thorsten Jankowski is a photographer who has the courage to show his photos on Flickr. He is describing his work as “sculpture nudes” and because there are no famous examples in photography, he mentions the work of the classic sculptor Auguste Rodin as an inspiration. You can see a slideshow of about 200 photos here.…
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bicycle video competition
Shimano/YouTube comp: the shortlist The Quickrelease.tv bicycle short video competition had a whopping 134 entries by the close of play on August 30th. These 134 have been whittled down to nine. The finalists will be judged at Interbike by Tour de France TV commentators Phil Liggett and Bob Roll. This one is the winner for…
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keeping my chest warm !
When riding in my Quest, I don’t need much clothes to keep warm. The streamliner works as a wind shield. When I use the black cover of soft foam I am sweating like a horse ! So I am normally riding without the cover. But……..without the cover only my chest gets cold, very cold in…
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quest 215
big boys toy ๐ I bought an ashtray for my quest in the local “Halfords”-shop and found these self-adhesive letters…….. quest 215, originally uploaded by wim harwig.
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bike tour around Los Angeles
Take a bike tour along several trails around Los Angeles with Jonathan Dietch on his Bachetta recumbent.
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tried to make a “glove-compartment” for my Quest.
First I tried to make a “prototype” and then a longer and more definitive example with a cover. I used an old thin camping mattress, so it is light and flexible stuff. Now I have toย make the definitive version which follows the form between quest bottom and side better (it’s not a sharp 90…
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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)
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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…
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Marjan in red
Marjan in red, originally uploaded by wim harwig.
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25-10-07_1017.jpg
25-10-07_1017.jpg, originally uploaded by wim harwig. Going to dronten by car, to get my velomobile at http://www.velomobiel.nl and ride her back home by human power !
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yeahh !!
Dag Wim, Je fiets staat al op de wielen, afleveren op donderdag gaat wel lukken. Groeten, Ymte The most pleasant email since a long time………….. ๐
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Jan Wolkers stopped creating.
Jan Wolkers stopped creating., originally uploaded by wim harwig.
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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…
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Quest 215
Quest number 215 is being build this week. About 6000 euro’s have left our bank-account today ๐ฆ , so next week I’ll be able to make the maiden-voyage from Dronten to Vlissingen ๐ . This first ride will be about 300 / 350 km. Daylight lasts till 18.30, so the LED-lightning system will have to…