tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post4531525097380449195..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Fresh MangosDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-76428130104332240202010-01-16T19:12:54.652+01:002010-01-16T19:12:54.652+01:00James, actually the foam cover works very well for...James, actually the foam cover works very well for what you want. I always leave my Mango outside at work, and while I've watched rain pour down while I work, and have had to scrape snow off it before riding home, I've never found a wet seat waiting for me. There are two parts to the foam cover. The smaller one goes where your head usually is as can be seen <a href="http://David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-47009933635780012822010-01-16T18:00:41.131+01:002010-01-16T18:00:41.131+01:00David, I was thinking more for protection from hea...David, I was thinking more for protection from heavy rain/snowstorms. If these were ever to go mainstream as an alternative to the automobile, I would think weather protection would be essential.<br /><br />Agreed that on a regular day you would want to have the wind in your face, however.James D. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454437680686627778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-52022989042161976262010-01-15T10:34:45.847+01:002010-01-15T10:34:45.847+01:00@Hercule
Just ride in speedos and you wont feel so...@Hercule<br />Just ride in speedos and you wont feel so hot.<br />http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=speedos&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-61502790342296082192010-01-14T21:35:45.345+01:002010-01-14T21:35:45.345+01:00Oh, I forgot to say: you can stow the lid below th...Oh, I forgot to say: you can stow the lid below the "hood" of the Mango velomobile, and easily take it along when you ride.Shining Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-75856511309271397602010-01-14T21:34:14.986+01:002010-01-14T21:34:14.986+01:00About the locking: Somebody in Germany who rides a...About the locking: Somebody in Germany who rides a Mango velomobile himself has made a lockable lid for the opening of Mango velomobiles. Here is a link to his website (in German): <a href="http://biker-jo.bplaced.net/Mango-Deckel.html" rel="nofollow">mango-lid</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.liegeradforum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=19205" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is a link to the discussion inShining Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-30630425205115246562010-01-14T06:37:56.957+01:002010-01-14T06:37:56.957+01:00hercule: Riding indoors on a trainer is perhaps th...hercule: Riding indoors on a trainer is perhaps the most effective way of building up a sweat on a bicycle.<br /><br />Before getting my own Mango I rode a borrowed one through much of the summer, using it for the commute and for <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/08/leer-european-championships.html" rel="nofollow">racing</a>. Without the foam cover in place it's really not that bad inDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-11718304434950370322010-01-14T02:30:09.108+01:002010-01-14T02:30:09.108+01:00David, it looks like it wouldn't be too diffic...David, it looks like it wouldn't be too difficult to add a windshield/cover on the Mango. Have you guys tried implementing something like this?James D. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454437680686627778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-62574727605121815372010-01-13T22:08:49.821+01:002010-01-13T22:08:49.821+01:00You'll have to forgive me if I inadvertently d...You'll have to forgive me if I inadvertently dribble...<br /><br />I do like the look of those velomobiles, and can see how they could be a very practical human powered transport system: but don't you get very hot inside in non-winter conditions - I'm dripping after half an hour on my Trice QNT on the turbo trainer. And how do you secure them when you get to your destination? Sadly herculenoreply@blogger.com