Low cost stream-liner with low tech approach

stormbird

stormbird

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Hi all

Worth a look :-

I do love it when someone just gets stuck in and brings a novel new build approach to something that is considered hard , costly and time consuming .

Now before you start saying , it's not optimsed for speed or laminar flow or or or ?

He has built it [ it is NOT vapourware ] and try comparing it with a standard bicycle and NOT a £8,000 velomobile.

Hats off to him

Paul
 
Fair play to him indeed for the low tech endeavour

Fiberglass mat is heavy and not stiff at all.
Composite works well as a sandwich over core.

Skin ( thin aero fabric, sellotape as popshot said, or even cling film wrap ? ) oven skeleton ( wood strips, bamboo, fiberglass tent poles...) would be lighter, stiffer, cheaper.

Still hats off, a lighter fairing would work
 
Smart idea light fabric over light frame
Trike in the summer
Velomobile in the winter
Flexible, washable...
Modern nylon ripstop is incredibly strong, could be built on a budget from a tent or kite.
Could be an add on to any tadpole trike

Only doubt why move the front wheels forward ?
Looks cool like a vintage sports car, but possibly less stable cornering than a normal tadpole trike geometry ( CoG just behind front wheels on most trikes )
 
An excellent method. Looks like it may be some stretchy material rather than nylon. Spandex? Lycra? I think the front wheels went forward to allow more room for you to mount it with the rear sides on and the front tipped. Normally you'd mount it from the front but the tipped front on this mandates getting on from the sides. This means wheels would be in the way in their regular position.
 
You are right the front wheels are forward to allow getting in and out from the sides, and stretchy material may be more practical on a frame.
 
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