First Impression riding the Velomobile Bülk Distance As some noticed I g…
First Impression riding the Velomobile Bülk Distance As some noticed I got a Velomobile Bülk Distance (will sinply just name it Velo. So all arrived in great conditions. Very well packed by manufacturer. First rides took me a bit due to my injury with left thigh muscle. However the first rides I kept short for about 7-8 miles to see that I get cleats setup ok. Minimot adjustments … dinding seat position, change pedals to my regular Shimano and usingmy standard shoes. It took a few rides ro have them setup to my liking. However this weekend I may have to run another chage installing dual power pedals to get power input and cadence information. What a cool ride. I really enjoy using it. Increased todes to a bit over 30 miles (50 km). What did I learn/notice so far? Light system is amazing and good visibility at night plus cool with turn signals for traffic behind me. Need to find a good spot to add my Garmin 1040. Speed was a bit less than expected and have to use the small chainrings on rear cassette too much. … ordered larger front chainring now. For regular use its ok. Speeding up on intersections is day and night compared to road bikes. Its much slower speeding up to over 20 mph. So its important to use good technique in case of riding it on longer distances. Dogs now are on head level 😂🤪. So I would not need a hood but ordered it ro be better protected. For tube / tire change I better lay it on the side. So ordered a set of ultralight folding sleeping pad. Riding is conpletely different to upright race bikes. Means I am adding the Velo rides as recovery rides and start finding best technique for intersections and sharp curves. My average speed is a bit low for some more weeks so I can heal my muscles left plus work on fine tuning the way I ride the Velo. Overall … very cool experience and so much fun riding it. Can I start pushing in races? Heck no … I am to far from that at the moment. Also noticed on upright bikes with aerobars the neck muscles are stressed to keep head up. On Velo rides its the opposite direction because head is pulled forward … different neck muscle training. Applying power is different because on upright bikes I can use arms as well while they cannot be used much or at all on the Velo … other than steering.
