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sam knight
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Topic: Mango Velomobiel and advicePosted: 25 April 2012 at 4:46pm |
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Hi everyone, Having done a load of research on t'internet, am thinking of getting my hands on a velomobile mango plus from sinner cycles....but before I spend ages saving up my pennies, does anyone in the club already own one that I could see / have a ride in? Also, what else should I be considering, this is for a mix of commuting (hopefully with dog in bed behind the driver hence the Mango as it has a decent load area here), would also obviously like to race it if possible...thoughts please..... |
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:00pm |
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quattro..... four wheels
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:29pm |
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Except you can't just buy a Quattro unfortunately...
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:33pm |
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worth looking at for if and when you can
it is such a sweet ride...
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:35pm |
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Looking forward to seeing your one Graham... If Miles decides to go into production I'm sure they would sell...
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:44pm |
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if you've got the right shoes you can have a go. your about the right hieght lol.....
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:47pm |
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Good on yer... Might not want to give it back though...
Wish you were bringing it to Bruntingthorpe on Saturday - would be really interesting to see how it goes against the pedal cars.
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 5:51pm |
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imho it is not setup for the short track racing as per BPCC right now so although dang good on areo would not fair well.
i hope later in the year to test on long distance open road with electro over-drive pack. perhaps next year against the BPCC ;-) |
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 6:02pm |
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Sam, as far as i'm aware there are no Mango's in the UK, but I might be wrong, I usually am!
But if you want to see a few I have a spare seat in my car going over to Cyclevision at the end of June, I'm sure there will be a few Mango sports there. Probably Harry who works at Sinner will be there too, he normally races! In fact you will be able to see all types of velo's! I'm not too sure about space for a dog though! I have seen them on riders laps but not in the back! Best have a look at Fards' Quest on Sunday to get an idea as to the layout. As for racing the Quest beats a Mango due to better aerodynamics, but day to day Mango better for tight turns and if storage space is tight.
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Posted: 25 April 2012 at 7:58pm |
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Would be lovely to have a quattro....especially as I live so close to High Wycombe, maybe a could get a job at Miles' workshop and build as I earn......?????
@ Yanto, hmmm, tempting, clash with Dunwich Dynamo though....but never say never, will talk more. |
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