Velomobile

Velomobile

The velomobile was built using 1/2" pink foam insulation for the sides and top. I glued 1-1/2" of foam togehter to build up the front. I used polyurethene glue to bond the foam together. I added a wedge of foam to the inner topoand side joints. This gave me approximately 1/2" of thickness once the foam was shaped. I layed up two layers of 6oz. cloth with Mas Epoxy on the exterior and rolled in nylon to hold the weave down. The inner foam was then shaped and smooted with the forward section ground away to within about 1/2" thickness of the outer skin. The inner was covered with one layer of 10 0z. cloth and epoxy. The metal skeleton frame is similar to the Daily Driver. It had front and rear suspension. The floor plan (fiberglass) was shaped to fit the frame. The fenders were fitted to the inner body and floor pan. I took the velo for a test ride in a temperature of 1C. I had thin cycling pants with turtleneck and thin sweater. I was confortable. I tried it without the sweater and my shoulders were a little cool from the wind.The velo woll be fitted with a low windshield to deflect the wind away.