Velomobiling Guide

The Velomobiling site Gallery features Velomobile Albums including Aerorider, Alligt Alleweder, Aurora, Berkut, Birk Butterfly, Cab-Bike, C-Alleweder, Flevo Alleweder (FAW), Go-one, Leiba, Leitra, Limit, Mango, Quest, Sunrider, Versatile, and WAW, with a miscellaneous album for limited-edition and home-built velomobiles, including La Fleche. "Building a Velomobile" showcases velomobile construction projects. Velomobile Circus celebrates wild and colorful velomobile designs.

The quick velomobile overview page is up again in English en in het nederlands.

They're still incomplete, but the Velomobile Comparison Tables are far enough along to mention here.

We've assembled some links to 2-person velomobiles, 2-wheel velomobiles, tandem recumbents, side-by-side and back-to-back tandem bikes and trikes. Whether you want two-person, two-wheel, multi-rider, or some other variation on the human-powered vehicle, we've tried to include it.

From any page on the site, just click the header photo of the velomobile in the tulips to return to the home page. On the "book" pages, it looks like this:

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The original Velomobiling.net site will be closed down and merged with this site some time in 2007. (If that link brings you back here, it's already happened). We are creating archives of the articles and "blocks." Velomobile information, articles, event announcements, and links related to human-powered vehicles will be appearing on this Drupal version of the velomobiling site.

For articles and reviews on velomobiles, velomobile-building, and velomobiling (in English and Dutch), from the original site see the Archives list. paginas in het nederlands

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Velomobile Rider Characteristics

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updated 2 February 2007

Velomobile capacity
Velomobiles don't all fit the same range of users. Check here to see which ones are available to fit you.   The Alleweder "A3" is the Alligt Alleweder prior to 2006 (often available used);  the A4 is the standard size new Alligt Alleweder, and the A5 is the smaller version of the new design.  Older Flevobike Alleweders (sometimes called "A2") may differ from the US version being produced by VelomobileUSA. Leg and torso length, shoulder width, weight distribution, and foot size can affect the fit. Some manufacturers' websites provide more detailed information, or you can ask on web forums, arrange a test-ride, or inquire with the builders.
shortest
(cm)
tallest
(cm)
OK for heavy riders? Foot size problems? (likely if fairing is tight or foot holes are small - some riders use short cranks and/or widen the foot holes) Shoulder width problems?
Aerorider 160? 190 no foot holes probably not
Alleweder (Alligt A3)  155? 190? yes - wide entry possible no
Alleweder (Alligt A4) 170 195 yes - wide entry possible no
Alleweder (Alligt A5) 150 170 intended for small riders. possible no
Alleweder (Flevobike) - one taller rider lengthened the body. 155 190
(tight for 190.5)
yes possible for some
Alleweder (US Flevo) 155 190 yes possible
Aurora 160 190 (+?) yes possible (does have foot holes) 56 cm (22 inch)
Butterfly ? ? ? ? ?
Cab-Bike 155 200 yes (150 kg max load) possible no
Cab-Bike Speedster 155 200 yes possible
go-one3 ? 190 probably possible no
Leiba 155 (150 with factory modification) 200 150 kg total (rider +
vehicle, perhaps?)
possible no
Leitra (small) 160 180 yes (100 kg) built to size no
Leitra (Sport and medium) 170 190 yes (100 kg) built to size no
Leitra (extra long/tall) 180 200+ (tallest 211) yes (100 kg) built to size no
Mango <174 200+ ? possible
Quest (current 26" version) 174 200+ no (narrow entry) possible yes
Quest (20" low floor) not short riders 200+ no possible yes
Quest (20" flat floor) 166 or so 190-200? no possible yes
Sorcerer  ? ? no ? yes
Stormy Weather 150 190.5 yes 125 kg ? ?
Sunrider ? ? ? ? ?
Thunderstorm ? ? ? ? ?
Versatile 165 200 yes possible no
WAW 168 188 no (narrow entry, tight for heavy thighs) possible problem in older WAW's.

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