Thanks for taking the time to meet my good friend Alve Henricson, Saukki this vlog brought such a big smile to my face seeing him safe and well. See you soon on the road Alve.
That was an interesting and entertaining interview, especially the bit about the the ice on the inside of the velomobile. I'd never considered that as a possibility.
Such an interesting and engaging velo rider interview, Saukki!! You did an amazing job of asking just the right questions that brought out some great stories and comments from Alve. The pictures you inserted really help to highlight the cold, barren landscape that he rode through. I only regret that I could only give you one thumbs up😊
Great video! Super cool to see you meeting up with a fellow velo. My Quattro + should be arriving in a couple weeks. Not planning to take it through frozen hell, though.
One of the suggestions that indivinals have given to me. Is to look into the studded tires made by the company Schwalbe. When it comes to the snowy winter weather. Of course it's just a suggestion given to me. I'm not saying that it works. It would be something to ask the company directly. And, as usual I truly enjoy watching your videos.
Very nice Video! Thanx... Enjoyable conversation with Alve. I am very sorry that I missed him when he passed my town Nykarleby. Many people have notised that he had very good lights. Better than most of the cars.
I do too, maybe in a few years when I can afford spending that amount of money on what would essentially be a toy for me (stuff's just far too spread out for one to be used as a commuter). But yeah. As something for adventure. Like traveling around Australia in conditions that are the exact opposite of what are in this video.
Melekone sissi ja hyvä haastattelu. Saman alan harrastajat varmasti inspiroi 💪 Saa nähä millainen keli on tuossa joulun alla kun talvipäivänseisaus ajetaan - itellä suunnitelmisa Pukinmäki-Tampere ~180 km, sinkula ja vanha kolmostie 💓
I got myself a recumbent trike (3rd year, open, no fairing). I got 2000km done this year - because with a recumbent - I can. Daily 20km - yep can do. Longer 60-90km? Yep, can do - and it is fun. I am less fat then 10 months ago - 2 to 3 more years and I might be normal weighted. Less weight means more km as well - so it gets easier with time. Everybody should take a recumbent trike or quad for a spin :o) they are simply awesome. Thanks for sharing this interview.
Were considering weight loss you'd be better off cycling an ordinary road bike, maybe even a heavier bike. Those recumbent bikes make it more efficient and less taxing on a body. The moment you are near to your weight then consider switching to a recumbent.
Thanks Saukki for bringing us this true adventure. Certainly a heroic trip with some genuine risks! Alve's previous mountain skills must have been of great help. I must admit I am glad I as not in his shoes (look forward to the follow up video). Adrian, Hove/England at 9 degees C.
Thank you Alve and Saukki for bringing the beauty of the north to our screens, generating timeless pleasure. Fabulous victorious challenge. The time you gave us is much appreciated :)
Hats off to you Alve (or is that "hat's off"?). In 2016 my wife and I were at Knivskjellodden in our little 1997 VW Polo with a foldable rooftop tent from Namibia mounted on top. It had a plated steel bottom which may be a very good idea in the tropics (lightning going straight to ground through the ladder or something like that.. ). Anyhew, up there in the North our Dutch butts would've been freezing clean off if we hadn't stuffed the space between the roof of our Polo and the icy cold floor of our tent with tundra stuffing (shrubs, moss, elk snot, a few of those funny beaked mini-penguins called "papegaaiduikers" in Dutch and fur of rabbits, mostly). We had the ice on the inside of our tent when we woke up in the morning. Somewhat like the fantastic ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, only slightly cheaper and mobile (more or less). So we made it - there and back again - and lived to tell the tale. And as both of you already knew, "there's no such thing as bad weather. Only bad cleather" ;) Cheers & thank you for this great vid to both of you, from Holland (orig. Flevobike prototype rider from 1990).
awesome, glad he made friends with the snowplow drivers so they knew he was up there and didn't push him into a ditch by mistake! bet they're not really looking for small hpvs up in the arctic circle!
What an amazing trip! I hadn't expected that a Quattrovelo or any velomobile could cope with semi-unplowed roads. Did he mention any cases of snow plows overtaking him and what's a cyclist meant to do - and what do the snowplowing trucks do?! I did see that one photo of the stopped one and the brief mentions of oncoming trucks of course.
No, he didn’t mention that. But he said that this trip wouldn’t have been possible with any three wheeler velomobiles. Quattrovelo is much more stable on slippery roads and has better traction.
Thank You Both for being so inspiring and sharing your experience. I am looking hard at these ,especially the Quatrovelo. I was riding everyday in USA/ SE but was hit by a car on an upright e bike. I am wanting to get back in shape which brings me to asking if you are already practicing Wim Hof Method ? I sent a message to a bike tour guide from Prague and he said it has helped him tremendously.🌬🥶❄️🚲
Have you thought about having led lights on a flagpole on the back of the vehicle? I dont think it would slow down the aerodynamics that much and it would be very nice to make sure you are seen on the road.
When he was talking about the e-assist for the hills, what do you think is the steepest grade of hill you can realistically go up without needing e-assist in a velomobile?
What a great insight into his endeavors, thank you. I wonder if the problem of interior freezing could be solved with some thin insulation... I guess the velomobile is never really sealed off completely so it would make little sense? Any thoughts anyone?
As long as there is freezing temperature inside of the velomobile and the rider is sweating, there will be ice forming inside. If the temperature outside is -26°C, any thin insulation won’t help.
I am making electric quattrovelo clone as university project and I have some good ideas to make velomobiles safer. Ideally it would all wheel drive with good disk brakes, powerful lights and blinkers, info screen for incoming cars, weather info, full consumption monitor and full gps system, anti lock brakes, electronic stability control, collision avoidance system with tensorflow, 360 view with multiple cameras, big battery for long distance commuting and anti theft system with gps, cellural and radio beacon. Also price estimate is about 3000 euros with all electric parts.
Good luck with that. Just a decent e-assist system with battery will cost about 1000€. The vehicle you described sounds like a modern EV. With that feature set you are looking at a price closer to 30000€.
Great video as usual. By the way, 2:04 in Sweden it's forbidden to use flash lights on the front. I prefere when bicyclists use steady lights as well as rear
Regarding blinking lights on the rear of the velomobile: I personally don't use strong blinking light on the back when I am in the cities where there are many other vehicles. But to me it is essential to be seen on the highways where car and truck drivers are not used to see velomobiles. Had I not had a very strong blinking light on the back when driving on these highways, I would have been dead long time ago, unfortunately. My point is that one can not say in general what kind of light to have in the back of a velomobile. The light in the back has to be adapted to the roads that one is driving. Therefore it is important to have switches to choose the right light for right situation. Cheers
@@AlveHenricson Jag förstår. Dock minns jag att jag var på väg hem på morgonen runt 1995 med min bil och såg ett rött blinkande ljus för första gången i mitt liv och jag trodde det var bakom en massa buskar. När jag närmade mig såg jag att det var cyklist och jag tänkte efteråt: otroligt dum belysning. Numera har jag slutat köra bil och cyklar enbart, alltid med fast belysning påslagen även dagtid. Här ser du dock att 0:49 Saukki använder en blinkande frontlampa på taket och i Sverige är det förbjudet.
In summertime it’s usually between 35 - 38 km/h. Sometimes even faster, if I feel like it. Early spring and late autumn will be slower. For example the avg speed of my last velomobile commute this year was 28,4 km/h.
@@TheVelomobileChannel Very nice! So was that last average of 28.4 km/hr because of head wind or you were just taking it easy? Wow! 35 - 38... I wish and dream of achieving an average of 30 km/h for my commute but my velomobile is not complete yet... :( Still commuting on diamond frame...
What about small 500w motor and 1-2kw li-ion battery, it could provide 300km range at the 100km/h speed, but ofc it need much more stable suspension and downforce or it will be a pure suicide
Laws Also Part of the idea behind a HumanPoweredVehicle is that the vehicle is human powered, at least mainly but never just as an alibi to avoid restrictions.
26:55 Everybody has understood and knows now, that you don´t need to burn a single ml of gasoline in any kind of internal combustion engine to get to the north cap during winter...(!!!) So, why the gasoline station commercial at 26:55, during this drive-by??? At least in such a video, you could pretend, that gasoline stations don´t even longer exist!!! hahahahahah
Unfortunately I have no control what so ever to the adds youtube shows on my videos. If I would have control, there would be no gasoline station adds on my videos.
@@TheVelomobileChannel There was NO Gas station commercial, you just drove by one (gas station) at 26:55, just at the moment I begann forgeting that gas stations exist... ;-)
Thanks for taking the time to meet my good friend Alve Henricson, Saukki this vlog brought such a big smile to my face seeing him safe and well. See you soon on the road Alve.
Excellent content as usual.... for a second i forgot that world wasn't just hpv's. Cheers.
the larger ones take much more effort to power, that's why they leave that smelly trail of noxious gasses!
I got reminded again at 26:55, when he drives by a gasoline station...
That was an interesting and entertaining interview, especially the bit about the the ice on the inside of the velomobile. I'd never considered that as a possibility.
I didn’t either consider that. But then when I saw Alves photo about the ice inside the velo, it made perfect sense 😅
This is the Future.
The Best Micro Mobil for The Nature is This Thing.
With e Motor is This a Perfekt Thing for all People.
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Such an interesting and engaging velo rider interview, Saukki!! You did an amazing job of asking just the right questions that brought out some great stories and comments from Alve. The pictures you inserted really help to highlight the cold, barren landscape that he rode through. I only regret that I could only give you one thumbs up😊
Thank you for introducing me to Oliver. Excellent video as we are accustomed to. Fraternal greetings from Argentina
Great video! Super cool to see you meeting up with a fellow velo. My Quattro + should be arriving in a couple weeks. Not planning to take it through frozen hell, though.
Well, now you know that if you some how accidentally end up in frozen hell, you can survive with quattrovelo 😅
One of the suggestions that indivinals have given to me. Is to look into the studded tires made by the company Schwalbe. When it comes to the snowy winter weather. Of course it's just a suggestion given to me. I'm not saying that it works. It would be something to ask the company directly. And, as usual I truly enjoy watching your videos.
Very nice Video! Thanx... Enjoyable conversation with Alve. I am very sorry that I missed him when he passed my town Nykarleby. Many people have notised that he had very good lights. Better than most of the cars.
Yes, his lights are super bright. Visible from many kilometers away.
Looks like soooo much fun!!!! Seriously considering one in the future :-)
I do too, maybe in a few years when I can afford spending that amount of money on what would essentially be a toy for me (stuff's just far too spread out for one to be used as a commuter).
But yeah. As something for adventure. Like traveling around Australia in conditions that are the exact opposite of what are in this video.
@@callummclachlan4771 yep, I'm with ya on that!
Melekone sissi ja hyvä haastattelu. Saman alan harrastajat varmasti inspiroi 💪 Saa nähä millainen keli on tuossa joulun alla kun talvipäivänseisaus ajetaan - itellä suunnitelmisa Pukinmäki-Tampere ~180 km, sinkula ja vanha kolmostie 💓
Congratulations to Alve and safe return journey. Thanks for a great interview Saukki.
Bravo Alve.... Very interesting interview and very impressive. Thanks ti both for sharing this extraordinary experience 😀
I got myself a recumbent trike (3rd year, open, no fairing). I got 2000km done this year - because with a recumbent - I can. Daily 20km - yep can do. Longer 60-90km? Yep, can do - and it is fun. I am less fat then 10 months ago - 2 to 3 more years and I might be normal weighted. Less weight means more km as well - so it gets easier with time. Everybody should take a recumbent trike or quad for a spin :o) they are simply awesome. Thanks for sharing this interview.
Were considering weight loss you'd be better off cycling an ordinary road bike, maybe even a heavier bike. Those recumbent bikes make it more efficient and less taxing on a body. The moment you are near to your weight then consider switching to a recumbent.
Thanks Saukki for bringing us this true adventure. Certainly a heroic trip with some genuine risks!
Alve's previous mountain skills must have been of great help. I must admit I am glad I as not in his shoes (look forward to the follow up video). Adrian, Hove/England at 9 degees C.
Thank you Alve and Saukki for bringing the beauty of the north to our screens, generating timeless pleasure. Fabulous victorious challenge. The time you gave us is much appreciated :)
Great video and a great performance by Alve. Velomobile ... in all kinds of weather
I am impressed with this men !
Thank you for a super exiting film and congratulations to Alve for successfully making this epic journey.
The light 💡 was on point 🎉!
Damn!! That was epic!!!
Very impressive trip. I'm only just discovering Velomobiles and Alve's trip is simply epic, let alone doing it in the winter!!
Thank you both for being such an inspiration!
Awesome vlog. Great questions asked and fascinating experience. It is also good to hear of the mechanical issues and the tire selections.
the velomobile , for every type of weather and every type of person
Fantastic adventure. Thanks for the interview!
Most enjoyable. Thanks Saukki. Amazing what conditions these Velomobiles can still operate in!
Amazing journey! Great interview.
Interesting interview with Alve! Thanks for posting this video ;-)
Hats off to you Alve (or is that "hat's off"?).
In 2016 my wife and I were at Knivskjellodden in our little 1997 VW Polo with a foldable rooftop tent from Namibia mounted on top. It had a plated steel bottom which may be a very good idea in the tropics (lightning going straight to ground through the ladder or something like that.. ).
Anyhew, up there in the North our Dutch butts would've been freezing clean off if we hadn't stuffed the space between the roof of our Polo and the icy cold floor of our tent with tundra stuffing (shrubs, moss, elk snot, a few of those funny beaked mini-penguins called "papegaaiduikers" in Dutch and fur of rabbits, mostly). We had the ice on the inside of our tent when we woke up in the morning. Somewhat like the fantastic ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, only slightly cheaper and mobile (more or less).
So we made it - there and back again - and lived to tell the tale. And as both of you already knew, "there's no such thing as bad weather. Only bad cleather" ;)
Cheers & thank you for this great vid to both of you, from Holland (orig. Flevobike prototype rider from 1990).
So impressive. Thanks so much for sharing such experience Saukki!
awesome, glad he made friends with the snowplow drivers so they knew he was up there and didn't push him into a ditch by mistake! bet they're not really looking for small hpvs up in the arctic circle!
Thanks for sharing.
Fascinating interview.
Thax. I've learned a lot for APV requirements.
What an amazing trip! I hadn't expected that a Quattrovelo or any velomobile could cope with semi-unplowed roads. Did he mention any cases of snow plows overtaking him and what's a cyclist meant to do - and what do the snowplowing trucks do?! I did see that one photo of the stopped one and the brief mentions of oncoming trucks of course.
No, he didn’t mention that. But he said that this trip wouldn’t have been possible with any three wheeler velomobiles. Quattrovelo is much more stable on slippery roads and has better traction.
This was an awesome video.
So impressed!!
Good work:)
Beautiful video
Thanks
what a guy would really love to do that and that machine of his is wonderful to look at really want one
Thank You Both for being so inspiring and sharing your experience. I am looking hard at these ,especially the Quatrovelo. I was riding everyday in USA/ SE but was hit by a car on an upright e bike. I am wanting to get back in shape which brings me to asking if you are already practicing Wim Hof Method ? I sent a message to a bike tour guide from Prague and he said it has helped him tremendously.🌬🥶❄️🚲
Have you thought about having led lights on a flagpole on the back of the vehicle? I dont think it would slow down the aerodynamics that much and it would be very nice to make sure you are seen on the road.
Hello Saukki,
What is the rear flash-light on the Quattrovélo ?
I use a Bontrager Flare RT. Have a good ride!
Very interesting. 25:35 looks like driver seat inside a tank!
Wonderful! :-D
very interesting interview. I wonder why he didn#t use the heater to first heat the battery then use the freed capacity to heat some more.
Perfekt flashing rear light on the QV, where can i buy it?
When he was talking about the e-assist for the hills, what do you think is the steepest grade of hill you can realistically go up without needing e-assist in a velomobile?
It depends on what kind of gearing you have. Small enough gear and you can climb any hill. It just takes more time without e-assist.
Respekt! Anderen he is still alife....
What a great insight into his endeavors, thank you. I wonder if the problem of interior freezing could be solved with some thin insulation... I guess the velomobile is never really sealed off completely so it would make little sense? Any thoughts anyone?
As long as there is freezing temperature inside of the velomobile and the rider is sweating, there will be ice forming inside. If the temperature outside is -26°C, any thin insulation won’t help.
@@TheVelomobileChannel thanks for your reply, I guess you're right it's just too damn cold
I am making electric quattrovelo clone as university project and I have some good ideas to make velomobiles safer. Ideally it would all wheel drive with good disk brakes, powerful lights and blinkers, info screen for incoming cars, weather info, full consumption monitor and full gps system, anti lock brakes, electronic stability control, collision avoidance system with tensorflow, 360 view with multiple cameras, big battery for long distance commuting and anti theft system with gps, cellural and radio beacon. Also price estimate is about 3000 euros with all electric parts.
Good luck with that. Just a decent e-assist system with battery will cost about 1000€. The vehicle you described sounds like a modern EV. With that feature set you are looking at a price closer to 30000€.
Great video as usual.
By the way, 2:04 in Sweden it's forbidden to use flash lights on the front. I prefere when bicyclists use steady lights as well as rear
No one is using blinking lights at the front on the video 😉
Regards
Regarding blinking lights on the rear of the velomobile:
I personally don't use strong blinking light on the back when I am in the cities where there are many other vehicles. But to me it is essential to be seen on the highways where car and truck drivers are not used to see velomobiles. Had I not had a very strong blinking light on the back when driving on these highways, I would have been dead long time ago, unfortunately.
My point is that one can not say in general what kind of light to have in the back of a velomobile. The light in the back has to be adapted to the roads that one is driving. Therefore it is important to have switches to choose the right light for right situation. Cheers
@@AlveHenricson Jag förstår. Dock minns jag att jag var på väg hem på morgonen runt 1995 med min bil och såg ett rött blinkande ljus för första gången i mitt liv och jag trodde det var bakom en massa buskar. När jag närmade mig såg jag att det var cyklist och jag tänkte efteråt: otroligt dum belysning. Numera har jag slutat köra bil och cyklar enbart, alltid med fast belysning påslagen även dagtid.
Här ser du dock att 0:49 Saukki använder en blinkande frontlampa på taket och i Sverige är det förbjudet.
Is it easy, possible for someone to drive by car to Nordkapp from Tromso on January or February?
Do a video on how to padlock your velomobile and stop it from being stolen
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/s3Fb5XmOvCc/w-d-xo.html
Wow, you guys get real cold!!!
Sorry, Alve, for bad Germany this light equippement is just good for the christmas tree
Oh! Forgot to ask. Saukki, on your commute to work, what is your average speed?
In summertime it’s usually between 35 - 38 km/h. Sometimes even faster, if I feel like it. Early spring and late autumn will be slower. For example the avg speed of my last velomobile commute this year was 28,4 km/h.
@@TheVelomobileChannel Very nice! So was that last average of 28.4 km/hr because of head wind or you were just taking it easy? Wow! 35 - 38... I wish and dream of achieving an average of 30 km/h for my commute but my velomobile is not complete yet... :( Still commuting on diamond frame...
truthseek I think it was raining. If I remember correctly. And weather was cold so more drag than in summer.
Whats the price of this VM?
Did you find out what make the light set up was.
I forgot to ask. But I guess the led is this one: www.diodhuset.se/axixtech-ur03-hide-away-rund-led-blixtljus-strobe-12-24v
Aika hienoa että Alve meni Nordkappiin asti velomobiililla. -Talvella.
Kieltämättä aika uskomatonta 😅
Dreams about a velomobile secured with mosquito netting... In that case this trip would be nicer during summer.
Week video i do not receive video why. But anyway greet video Saukki..
What about small 500w motor and 1-2kw li-ion battery, it could provide 300km range at the 100km/h speed, but ofc it need much more stable suspension and downforce or it will be a pure suicide
Laws
Also Part of the idea behind a HumanPoweredVehicle is that the vehicle is human powered, at least mainly but never just as an alibi to avoid restrictions.
Is Alve a Viking or what?
let's make a velo-snowmobile
can you drift a velo mobile
Yes, it is possible, at least in winter.
In Summer too, depends on choice of tires and road conditions. Using slippery tires for a fast cycle though seems quite unreasonable.
First comment/ensimmäinen kommentti.
You guys would like to attach a small red flag on a pole to your vehicles?
Why?
26:55 Everybody has understood and knows now, that you don´t need to burn a single ml of gasoline in any kind of internal combustion engine to get to the north cap during winter...(!!!) So, why the gasoline station commercial at 26:55, during this drive-by??? At least in such a video, you could pretend, that gasoline stations don´t even longer exist!!! hahahahahah
Unfortunately I have no control what so ever to the adds youtube shows on my videos. If I would have control, there would be no gasoline station adds on my videos.
@@TheVelomobileChannel There was NO Gas station commercial, you just drove by one (gas station) at 26:55, just at the moment I begann forgeting that gas stations exist... ;-)
Are you going to do that trip
At least not during winter 😅
Nice accent. Nicer bike tho.
kidney stones, result of eating sugar and white flower.
Whats the price of this VM?
8950€ en.velomobiel.nl/quattrovelo/