Go-one Velomobile

[BrandonNielsen87]

This little velomobile is JUST as expensive as Chevrolet Spark. Around $10,000. They're charging too much money for a little velomobile that costs over $8000. They need to make velomobiles cheaper, otherwise, no one will buy them.

[manfromregina]

geee, you went 17 feeet

[scrillah81]

Now that is the coolest thing I have ever seen when it comes to trikes!!! I wish I could make mine like that but I don't have a 26' in the back. It's actually the smaller one so it wouldn't even go that fast :(

[bagz216]

Wouldn't ya just love to go up to one of these guys and sellotape the fucker in!......

[roysfoto]

Ewel Tim, waar blijf je met uw wagentje.

Zou mij wel intresseren om daarmee rond te toeren hier aan de kust, lekker droog met die cabine..

Kan ik dit ergens kopen ofzo?

[ramases1]

there are some really stupid comments about this thing being too slow. If its on a freeway that bicycles , horses etc can go on then it is legal and safe and it is up to the polluting motorist behind to give room and respect to. If they can't deal with something moving slowly on the road then they shouldn't be driving!

[TheBbergner86]

These do not belong on the road!!!!!!!!

Way to slow and is dangerous to other drivers and yourself

[SpiritsoftheWolf]

@TheBbergner86, idiots like yourself don't belong on the roads, if you cannot see it, stay off the roads, these things are safe, cheap, and when it rains the rider stays dry

[TheBbergner86]

@SpiritsoftheWolf I can see it just fine.... it is the slow speed that is dangerous

It will never go more then 15-20 MPH it is to slow to be on the road

[nameloc1000]

@TheBbergner86 put a 49cc gas moter  on it

[CyclingMikey]

@TheBbergner86 Rubbish. Bicycles belong on the road, and this is faster than a bicycle. I've never heard of a bicycle being a danger to any driver either, LMAO!!

[CyclingMikey]

@TheBbergner86 Bicycles don't need insurance to be on the road. I don't drive my car or ride my bicycle in your backyard, but both are allowed on the public highways. Deal with it.

You are this: FAIL.

[CyclingMikey]

@TheBbergner86 One of the laws for bicycles is to have insurance? LOLOL, I imagine you don't even have a driving licence, or you'd know that's not true. It's not bicycles that cause property damage, injure and kill people, it's cars and their drivers. That's why it's motor vehicles that are required to have insurance.

[CyclingMikey]

@TheBbergner86 No, cyclists don't need insurance - the law does not require this. I don't know of any country where cyclists are required to have insurance. That said, I have insurance, as do many cyclists as part of bicycle organisation membership or on home insurance. Whilst sometimes cyclists are at fault in collisions, the vast majority of the time it's motorists who are to blame. Around 80-90% of the time, according to two studies.

[CyclingMikey]

@TheBbergner86 Oh, and don't call them accidents. They are collisions, because someone is to blame and it's very offensive to the victim(s) to call it an accident when their injury/death is the result of someone's carelessness.

Do you agree motorists need to follow ALL the laws? Or just some of them? I hope you're not trying to suggest motorists are more law abiding than cyclists, because that would be rubbish.

[JaleelJohanson62]

@CyclingMikey I've got over 12,000 miles on my bicycle so I have some experience. There are a lot of car drivers who don't think bicycles have a right to be on the road at all and as a result are either woefully ignorant of the traffic laws concerning bicycles or just don't care. There are also bicyclists who have no regard for traffic laws. I'd estimate that a higher proportion of bicyclists break the rules and the reason why is that they can do so with impunity.

[CyclingMikey]

@JaleelJohanson62 We're all the same humans. Behaviour is likely to be similarly considerate or inconsiderate regardless of the mode of transport the particular human is using at the time. ;)

[ndrssz]

how much are this velomobile

[Thedarkone11111]

4 years later (lol) ... "How much are they now ? " ... ugh, i hope i don't have to wait much longer for the price to go WAY down. =D

[hawaiisidecar]

great looking ride!

[SuperDirk1965]

Sadly the Go-One in this video is no more. I crashed it a month ago due to a car coming from the opposite direction blinding me with it's high beam. This caused me to crash into a parked car on my side of the road. Spent a week in hospital due to a minor knee injury. After looking at the crashed velomobile I can truly say it saved my life. Ordered myself a new one last week. Hope to be riding it in July.

[JonDeth]

I want one of these weirdo position bikes.

If they made these sit down, comfortable bikes more of a standard, a hell of a lot more people would use them to get exercise and drive their cars less.

[TwoThirdsPi]

lol I can imagine riding that to school...

[conspiracy777]

I had the idea of making something like this about 20 years ago. I always thought that having pedal power with electric assist was the answer to really getting around. The real challenge is not getting hit by cars. Sharing the road is my biggest concern.

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

"The real challenge is not getting hit by cars."

This is a piece of cake. The real challenge is to driver of the car; not hitting you. Ride a predictable line where you can actually be seen and they actually rise to the challenge rather admirably (albeit not always perfectly. What, you want everything?).

[dregerclock]

@conspiracy777 depends a little on where you are riding... but more on how you ride. I ride my recumbent trike on the streets and actually get more room and respect from cars than I ever did on a regular bike! I would suspect that a velomobile would have even better noticeability and be given more room. I would love to have a GoOne! check my videos to see me riding on my trike on the streets and trails of southern California.

[CyclingMikey]

@conspiracy777 I ride a low racer recumbent in London UK traffic. There's no issue with visibility, I'd say I'm seen by 10 times as many people as when I ride an upright bicycle.

[DrGreenfun]

@conspiracy777 eventully the road will no longer have huge cars since gas will always be going up

[weneedecolution]

put some god dam sound on for once

[spaceman3098]

i know the president of go-one his name is stephen mosca he lives in maywood nj he is my next door neightbor

[soythig]

cool, is it a suspention model because it went up when he got out.

[gravemton]

well that was a sure wast of time...

[leandro5k]

x que los hacen de tres ruedas no se dan cuenta de que es antiestetico encima de diferente rodado

[Nudelsalatbomber]

can the passenger-cabin be heat up?

[singer1924]

cabin heating? probably useless, aerodynamics always come with poor cabin ventilation and I would be more scared by excess heat even in winter!

[Soofmanchu]

@Nudelsalatbomber one you start biking it will... body heat! or just add a heater.

[Nudelsalatbomber]

@Soofmanchu, well, the body heat last only as long as you keep "biking". once you stop for sleep, the inside will cool down.

[TABAGfrancis]

Please watch :

THE WORLD'S SIMPLEST TRANSMISSION for BICYCLE

[Nudelsalatbomber]

@TABAGfrancis, sorry, but are you only trying to promote your video, or is there a REAL link between my question and your video? i don´t get it!

[cdltpx]

@Nudelsalatbomber Surecan you pedal it heats up. You could pre heat it with an electric heater insulate it. If you tried I amsure you could figure out a way to accomplish a heater even if you had to place wood gas stove inthe thing to heat a water bottle.

[ClownFight]

@Nudelsalatbomber Yes, by pedalling... and then your biggest problem is cooling down :)

[Hvitiris]

A very nice looking machine. One day when I have the money and storage space I may get something like this. I don't like cars but I also don't like getting wet.

[rastabori]

ddmm that thing is nice

[tidalboreman]

i do have the money to buy one though i dont think i will unless the price comes way down. fo that price i can buy an antique cadillac.

[SPORTFUNDcom]

an antique cadillac isn't pedal powered, which is the whole point of the Go-one...

[jazzzz1066]

Pedal and battery assist power!

[ClownFight]

tidalboreman said "fo that price i can buy an antique cadillac."

WTF are you smoking? If a Cadillac was on your shopping list of course you wouldn't consider a velomobile and visa vera. Cadillac is a problem. Go-One is a solution.

Go back to your Doritos®

[nestofdragons]

Mass production is a large word. A very small firm is making it. The demand is large and the guys who are making it can only produce as fast as their hands are able.

[gheatwole]

Can you say ten grand?

Ouch

[duderest98]

ten grand

[nestofdragons]

How can you say ... loosing weight, arriving at work without trafficjams, still be dry and have no fuelcosts. Truely ... if used on daily basis, a velomobile is a money-saver that keeps you in good shape.

[perez79]

true... but it´s still VERY expensive.

[nestofdragons]

Maybe the future is bright. Some firm found its way towards the low-cost-countries. It is selling its velomobile at a remarkable price. It is the Aerorider.

[wwood14]

Is there anyway to lean into a turn?

[nestofdragons]

You can shift your bodyweight a bit inside the canopy. But ... it is not the same as on a bike. But ... because they are so low and the center of gravity is low too, they still can turn rather hard. Anyway ... tight turns are not ideal in this kind of vehicle.

In a race you would loose time on the turns, but ... on the straight lines you leave them all behind you! :D

The Go-one turns better than the Quest.

[nestofdragons]

This model of velomobile is called the Go-one. The rider is Tim Biesemans from Belgium. OK, these kind of bikes are pretty expensive. Comes due to the low number being made and it is all handwork. But ... several made the proof that when you use it instead of your car, you have your money back in less than three years. The person who made the proof here goes to work with it (25 km from his house).

[beerfestagogo]

it's shit. very expensive shit.

[marcosfunky]

this yellow bullet kick ass - hey yogadude1 i should have one too! :D

[wwood14]

How well does it take speed bumps??

[justbluemail]

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[yogadude1]

Nice , everyone should have one of these...

[Charles2337]

sleek!