Megan Lynch (she/her)Now That's Interesting! Highlights from Spezi 2025 with our Panel
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Another attempt to add upper body workout to lower. https://www.velogym.de/
One thing that I've seen and also heard is that more recumbent trike manufacturers are adding handcycle options to their lines.
If this sticks, it's very good news for disabled riders who need it as the competition will likely bring prices lower. #Recumbent #Accessibility #Spezi2025
Golo cargo quad system by Flevo. Flevo has been in recumbents for decades and worked with Velove to develop the Armadillo. But Velove stopped selling the Armadillo to the public and Flevo seems not to work on that anymore so they had to come up with their own design. This is probably the closest thing you can buy (if you're not a business) to the Armadillo system. (The Armadillo looks better to me, though. I have not ridden either.)
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The panelists are enthusing about the Cixi chainless system that GoLo and others are using. It allows you to pedal in reverse, which is definitely something trike and quad users need due to not having as tight a turning radius as short wheelbase bicycles.
EDIT: Also has automatic shifting and allows use of regenerative braking (if I understand correctly).
Gssy@meganL That looks awesome, but my understanding is that if you go mechanical -> electrical -> mechanical there's an approx 40-50% efficiency loss -- I couldn't see anything on their website about the proportion of pedal energy that makes it to the wheel?
@wall0159 I'm not techy enough to know, but the panelists seemed very impressed with it and the panel includes recumbent manufacturers and dealers.
Loss of power isn't always the biggest concern - solar power still isn't that efficient in transferring from sunlight to DC power, but we still use it.
@wall0159 My guess is that for applications where you don't want the maintenance/cleaning headaches of a chain system, and you prioritize being able to reverse with a trike/quad, that those folks would consider the loss of efficiency an acceptable trade.