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Mbf001, Try mccraw.co.uk for an introduction to Scottish recumBENT cycling. Long distance touring is one of his things. If it is touring then 1kw of battery should last all day on a legal bike. And recharge in the b&b overnight. Lots to learn from there. And laid back cycles in Edinburgh could...

I customised mine by returning to dealer and upgrading to a BH crank drive .

Pedal on the way. Concentrate on not going beneath 12 Mph. The easy down hills will bump the average up. Why worry about beating the car.

A fuel cell is commercially available and will produce electricity for a small weight. It's a mini generator that can run on alcohol. But then a number of contributors here can run directly on alcohol :-0

One factor not considered is the bike. A recumbent will have a lower wind resistance and hence use less watts per mile. Going for a velomobile is the pricy but queen of this class. Combined with the comfortable seating they are a serious contender for Randonnering or Audaxing. At 15mph you can...

Time to use Hattie then. Support your local stockist. They are making a small profit and providing good competieon in the budget price range

Very fondly when I saw one last month. 200w motor 10 to 20 mile range with pedals. It was an early electric bike. Just 30 years ahead of the times.

Don't envy much, asthmatic arthritic, 50 + 100Kg+ Keep going though.

With D8veh,s history you are well sorted.

Used to think BH was premium. But they have quite a mid range now

Just done by best commute speed on manual bike of ave 26kph. It's hard work but summer smiles are coming. Leci wasn't a lot faster, even if easier.

Sorry to read your story. There is little to chose between kits with your specs. But hills and rough ground will eat into the battery power. So one of the built up power packs that can be added too would be my recommendation ( the RC ones) Perhaps start with 15 amps and add when you struggle...

40 mph about town? You need a strong frame and brakes. And me off the thread

Twinkle Kudos to you for the build.

Unfortunately the health bit hits . Bad wrist means only bents for me now. Ave 24kph on my one commuting . Be faster still if electric.

Google velomobiles and wtch some videos. They can realy move very low wind resistance. I am on a Bent because of my accident and I can't ride a normal bike. They are very comfortable and fast. The extra weight slows acceleration and hill climbing but once going its zoom time. They need good...

Better if I could spell quite though. :rolleyes:

I am looking forward to your review. 40k with 250m of climb it should be interesting. I am predicting a high average speed as uphill shouldn't be slow but down hill you should fly. Breath bated...

Quite a nice looking bike . You should be able to get unite a few miles out of that one

D8veh Knows what he is on about. We might disagree on minor issues/interpretation but his technical knowledge is some of the top here.