• Tehdastehdas@piefed.social
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    10 days ago

    The ability to pedal enables exercise and gives you accurate longitudinal position control for parking. A servo generator as a forward-backward interface complicates nothing compared to a car-like interface. If it doesn’t have that now, it will because it’s an old invention and the natural solution for all pedal-electrics to evolve to.

    Fairing in velomobiles reduces wind resistance a lot compared to unfaired recumbent trikes of the same size. I believe this with doors on has the same drag as a regular bicyclist. Doesn’t even matter because electricity is cheap. Rain coat can’t stop the weather from hurting my face.

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      9 days ago

      Fairing in velomobiles

      Doesn’t increase width and height

      I believe this with doors on has the same drag as a regular bicyclist

      I believe that’s incorrect

      Doesn’t even matter because electricity is cheap.

      So don’t bother with pedals.

      Rain coat can’t stop the weather from hurting my face.

      If the weather is bad enough to “hurt” I don’t think you’d be riding around on one of these either.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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      9 days ago

      Weather doesnt really hurt until you get to what, 70 mph?

      And if youre going that fast, wear a proper helmet.