I gave my Zephyr recumbent some good maintenance and plucked the old Bob-yak from the ceiling of our shed, where it hanged for 20 years. Some black paint, new bearings, grease and a bit oil after a good cleaning was all it took to be ready to roll. It’s funny that Strava asked if IContinue reading “Zephyr and Bob-yak”
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first ride in my Quest-velomobile since a long, long time …
The weather was nice today. That’s why I decided to take my velomobile out of the cobwebs and see what it takes to get it “up and running”. The fastest way is to pump up the tires, get in the velomobile and cycle around Walcheren. and then see what’s going wrong …. Continue reading “first ride in my Quest-velomobile since a long, long time …”
I am polishing good memories of the Zephyr and Bob-Yak
Cycle Vision 2018
I visited Cycle Vision and made some pictures …
old video
10 years ago I made this simple video with a small camera …. in those days the quality was not too bad Now we are used to such high standards, that this old video is of poor quality when some crazy president decides to use a EMP-bomb …. the bicycles and the velomobiles inContinue reading “old video”
keep it simple
I’ll have to try this ….
EuroQuest
EuroQuest was travelling from Rotterdam to Belgium and asked us if it was possible to stay a night at our place. Of course , for a Quest rider we just make it possible ! For all details, take a look at his wonderful homepage :http://www.klokkenluiders.nl/euroquest/index.php?page=20080622.htm
Cycle Vision 2008
I will be present at Cycle Vision in Sloten, the Netherlands. It will be held during 21 and 22 June ( next weekend). I am planning to take some video and photos. To give you an idea of what it’s like; see the video I made last year ……….
new record bike ?
Barbara Buatois is trying a new bike, the l’Altair, which she will be using for a new speed record on 12 Juli. Francesco Russo tried the same in his machine last summer on the same track, the CERAM speedway about 40 kilometers near Paris in France.