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Hurricane Dan Boom chika wow wow... Posts: 296	First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Nov 23^rd, 2009, 6:54pm This thing is friggin' SWEEEEEEEEET! When it comes to commuting every day, I can see where it would really give you a mental edge having a little help on the hills.
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jayg Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 4189	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #1 - Nov 23^rd, 2009, 7:55pm Dan, that is one good looking machine!
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Kwijybow Five Star Member mostly a commuter Posts: 1026	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2009, 10:12pm Looking Good there Dan! definitely cool!
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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2009, 11:28pm Quote from jayg on Nov 23^rd, 2009, 7:55pm: Dan, that is one good looking machine! And the velomobile is kinda cool, too.
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MrOverdressed Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 569	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #4 - Nov 24^th, 2009, 11:50am This is great! Can wait to see it in person. How did you get your wife to agree to such a purchase? Did you give her your Hurricane?
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Hurricane Dan Boom chika wow wow... Posts: 296	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #5 - Nov 24^th, 2009, 4:02pm I gave her my soul. No, I just reminded her of the $2000 embroidery machine that collects dust in the back room. She said it was cool as long as I was really going to use it for my commute. So far, so good.
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Richard rbent member Posts: 480	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #6 - Nov 25^th, 2009, 6:00pm Is that a light or machine gun sticking out the front?!? RichardC
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Reply #7 - Nov 25^th, 2009, 9:49pm

Yeah, that's kinda hokey isn't it? Its a Blackburn Voyager 4.0. 1 Watt Luxeon LED putting out 45 lumens but it shure looks like more to me. Probably because it's so close to the ground so the beam starts sooner. One of the previous owners replaced the "AA" batteries with four 2500mAh NiMH batteries and the thing seems to last forever.

As for the machine gun, I had to uninstall it. I was just using it WAY too much in traffic! Smiley

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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #8 - Dec 1^st, 2009, 12:44pm So how loud is it? Or do you really notice?
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Sweeper rbent member Posts: 90	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #9 - Dec 1^st, 2009, 3:40pm Good looking ride Dan.
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Reply #10 - Dec 3^rd, 2009, 8:50pm

Thanks. It doesn't seem all that loud to me. There's some sprocket noise when you're pedaling unassisted and a little motor noise when you hit the accelerator but none of it seems overbearing to me. Of course, I worked on jets in the Air Force so opinions may vary. Lately, I've been listening to music on my stereo bluetooth headphones, so I don't hear any noise at all. Smiley

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JimFPU Five Star Member RBENT member, now in Virginia. I miss Texas! Posts: 1011	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #11 - Dec 4^th, 2009, 10:56am One day I will build a velo...so cool.
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johnnybent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1032	Re: First commute on (in?) the Alleweder Reply #12 - Dec 4^th, 2009, 1:13pm Ya ever thought about approaching companies to place ads on it? Alot of folks look at it. Why not let the ads pay for your ride?
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Reply #13 - Dec 4^th, 2009, 11:34pm

Fred, the original owner in Florida was trying to put together a website (http://www.humanpoweredmessages.com/more_info.html ) to advertise on it. It also has a link to four pages of pics that show it being built. I was willing to do it on a velo if I needed it to make payments but now I'm kinda torn. It's so nice and shiny.

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