tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post7471996317804063341..comments2023-12-22T11:51:38.762+01:00Comments on The story of our life returning to England from Braye-sous-Faye: No, we never owned one!Colin and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-89611893894423102452013-12-03T00:49:39.160+01:002013-12-03T00:49:39.160+01:00Possibly, in France, people are more willing to us...Possibly, in France, people are more willing to use these...<br />because motoring law ensures that the cyclist is given preference over the motorist on the open road...<br />we, humble 2CV drivers<b>*</b>, must give due care and attention to the safety of the cyclist...<br />but not at junctions, roundabouts, etc.<br />There, the rules of priority apply to all.<br /><br /><b>*</b> but, as a 2CV driver, you would avois a cyclist anyway... the deuche would come off worst!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-78072369333858455862013-12-02T22:59:48.743+01:002013-12-02T22:59:48.743+01:00We have a very frequent, entirely enclosed reclini...We have a very frequent, entirely enclosed reclining cyclist, complete with flag. His bike looks a lot like a rocket if you ask me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-86386225211705548922013-12-02T20:52:58.685+01:002013-12-02T20:52:58.685+01:00We've seen this velomobile (or something very ...We've seen this velomobile (or something very like) in Pont de Ruan earlier this year, but were too slow to get a pic. We could see it was a recliner bike, but because we didn't get a pic and never saw it again we didn't do any research as to what it was.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-92055888070146327162013-12-02T20:38:57.000+01:002013-12-02T20:38:57.000+01:00Well done Tim I think that looks very much like it...Well done Tim I think that looks very much like it... I don't think Milan I will not be buying one!!Colin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-11776816863962342052013-12-02T20:00:59.949+01:002013-12-02T20:00:59.949+01:00Colin, you've got me looking...
and I found th...Colin, you've got me looking...<br />and I found this blog entry:<br /><br />http://thetinkersworkshop.blogspot.fr/2013/07/a-streamlined-body-for-my-recumbent.html<br /><br />which mentions...<br /><i>"These vehicles are used a lot in Europe and are called Velomobiles."</i><br /><br />which led me to:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velomobile<br /><br />which led to....<br /><br />http://www.milan-velomobil.de/index_en.htm<br /><br />and this page full of photos>>>><br /><br />and the price...<br />6750,-€Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-87294563311519483432013-12-02T19:39:09.555+01:002013-12-02T19:39:09.555+01:00Sorry, I should have said tricycle!!
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and the s...Sorry, I should have said tricycle!!<br />...<br />and the steering was by the rear wheel!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595983014626235642.post-22274468310749387462013-12-02T19:33:29.856+01:002013-12-02T19:33:29.856+01:00What I do know is...
it is a recliner bicycle.
I u...What I do know is...<br />it is a recliner bicycle.<br />I used to know a guy in Norfolk who was developing these as a form of transport...<br />and there were, in the mid-80's plenty of streamline body styles being conceived to encase them.<br />I have never seen one like this...<br />and it wouldn't enclose the pedal gear of the ones I knew...<br />on those, that was the diameter of the wheel itself.<br />Actually, on closer inspection it might...<br />but only just.<br />Having riden one for a short while, I found it very comfortable... <br />but the devil to steer... <br />the handlebars were underneath me!!<br />I'm second on it if you get the use of one, Colin!!<br />I'll give the ODD steering another chance...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com