I Have Used My Quattrovelo for 8 Months and This is My Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Lets talk Quattrovelo ,i have owned my QV now for eight months now and thought it was time to let all of you know what i think about this machine.
Fasten your seat belts ladies and gents,lets go four wheeling.
Just what I needed to hear.....perfect for long distance riding. I'm planning to purchase a quatrovelo after this situation is over. Especially after you've mentioned that it's comfortable to ride. Since I've had various surgeries. I also look to use it as a way to do advertising for the local coffee shops.
Nice to hear it this way. 🌈🎼
Great video and review!! Boats and velomobiles my passion from childhood. Just bought my boat recently after 45 years of dreaming and living on it too..maybe one day also a velomobile..this one by far my favorite too now..
PS. I also keep an eye on the electrical assisted Podbike..also very nice one I think..
I may want one for me too next christmas!!! Thanks for the honest review! Two thumbs up!
Very nice report after 8 months use! Thank you!
Love the name you gave your velomobile!!
And it is a great film!
keep up the great work! Since watching your channel I've always wanted one. I live in the United States. They do have a shop in Texas that sells all kinds of velos. But I live in St Louis. I have an old school tour de france bike riding about 100,000 miles total. So if I got one of those maybe I wouldn't be as tired Lol. Yes keep posting have fun and stay safe Love the channel!
So great to have a review from long term use! And so well speced for you. If only they could get down under for a reasonable price.
Gorgeous bike! Thanks for your QV review!
Stay safe man and thanks a lot for your review on the Quattrovelo :)
Great review John, the vids with you and Theo together really sell it. Stay safe.
Excelent review! I can't wait for my Quattro to arrive. But unfortunately because of this current situation in the world, it may take longer than expected :(
Fingers crossed for you mate, I hope delivery doesn't get delayed. And if it does your little one should be big enough for the seat by then.
The good news is that when the waitlist is 2 years long another few months is inconsequential.
I can feel U, im waiting for my gravel bike quiet a long time..
Dear Saukki, Velo-ads (sorry, I'm not sure your name) and others... I am 23 yrs old right now... looking to buy velomobile in few years' after I save some money (I am currently medical student and very cash-strapped for a few years at least). Do you agree that demand for velomobiles keeps increasing? Do you know of any changes the few niche companies that produce velomobiles are making so they can keep up with the increasing popularity? Do you know of any centralized place where used velomobiles might be sold?
I just love these things because they look super like 60s space age. This one in particular is like Space Channel 5 vibes lmao
Clockwork! Great name for the orange banana!
I ride a yellow Greenspeed Magnum named Tonka!
This is my goal to have a quattro in a few years.
Great to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for the videos, great content.
Brilliant review, John👍
Wonderful review of a wonderful machine. Glad you love it, and thanks for sharing it with us. That much fun in one place is probably illegal in some countries!!!
thanks: lateral is the anti-sway bar, going forward is the traction bar, 2 dampeners, 2 air-bags. 2 axles go into the cassette hub from tri-kit. I installed sturmey-archer drum brakes on my quattrovelo rear.
Looks good John. Day 6 of my isolation so good to see new things to watch - thanks for posting. I got flu but was unsure what it was so, NHS 111 said isolate so have done. Turns out it was flu and not the dreaded Lurgy so after tomorrow I can go get some air and milk! Power assist for carrying Theo or a set of peddles fro him to get turning...lol. I just some lights and a backlight that is a brake/indicator light, excellent stuff
Conti just make iron tyres
I love them for so many applications
I use Gatorskins, I know they’re not “fast” but they’re faster than any punctured tyre.
First velomobile that rings my bell since my Fietser WAW.
Good to see that you are keeping the Wheels Turning, John.
The Engineering on the Quatro is one Notch up.
Hope that this Global issue blows over soon and that we all can return back to Normality, riding our Bents.
Really enjoy your videos, John! You mentioned charging your phone while using the GPS; you probably already know this, but you should never run an app on your phone while charging, it will dramatically shorten the overall life of the battery, as LI ion batts are designed to either charge or discharge, but not both at the same time.
I like the way you did your velo-ads sticky
Great video bro might have to cop one one of these days I'll use my gravel bike until then
Great review ... and it’s no wonder you sell them now 👍👍👍
One day I’ll get one 👍😅🤣
The gentleman in the video bought himself an orange helmet one day, and put it in his shed where he kept all the rest his bike stuff. There, in the dead of night and in all silence, it started growing and stretching... It didn't stop until his whole bike was covered in orange coloured carbon fibre. OMG, the monster is alive!
Great review John!! I have ordered a QV and cancelled twice (once in my velo infancy, second time during the beginning of covid)...I am now considering placing another order...but I don't know that I really need 2 bikes and I'm not sure I want to part with the speed of the Quest. hmmm
It looks amazing!
So the first time ive ever seen a vm in the flesh happend to be a quattrovelo in a booths car park in penrith at christmas, apparently i was the first person to recognise it as a qv, the lkvely fellow was over the moon with it,
I was so chuffed to see one that i forgot to ask for the guys name, someone here probably knows
Thanks for the vid john, no one seems to be talking about much else these days
Day 19 lockdown from Naples
Been thinking alot what velomobile to get..
I'm currently using a regular DF bike to get to work and everything else. Sold my car a couple years ago, can't stand driving a car just to boring Haha..
I used to have a HPV streetmashine but it was just to slow for me.
I like the idea to get a velomobile instead, a quatrovelo with e-assist. It's pretty hilly where I live so don't think I will enjoy a velomobile without e-assist.
Would be nice also to be abit faster then I'm at the moment with a DF.
Just watched this again... "spend a couple of weeks at home" 🤣
Great video and I'm so jealous john hehe, hope you like i like it to. About virus just stay at home be safe to all my friends.
Not fit, but healthy and unemployed since last May. Enjoying your velomobile videos, wish I could afford one at the moment.
Loose nuts can generally be avoided by using LockTite. If that doesn't work I'd switch to nylock style nuts. If none of this works there's something seriously wrong with the design.
Hello John,
Brilliant review!
I’m considering buying the QuattroVelo without the drivetrain and install a pedal generator, with 2 Grin Tech 1,000watt single-sided hub motors. What are your thoughts?
Cheers,
Giovanni
Hi John,
would you do a video about getting a velomobile? For example price, ordering time etc. Martin
I will do eventually,to keep you going until i eventually get round to it ,here is something that is almost there.th-cam.com/video/AH_gsuNHdEc/w-d-xo.html
"spend a couple of weeks at home" - little did we know!
I live in a similar rainy area like you do, but in the U.S. Are there any suggestions for other weatherization changes?
So the Quattrovelo has disc brakes, as opposed to the Milan which has drum brakes.
In the Milan review you mention the advantage of the drum brakes : much less wear and virtually no maintenance.
No mention in this review.
Is there any suspension on this trike? You show air bellows - does that significantly soak up hitting a pothole or uneven road seams? Are there an air bellows for each rear wheel? I am requiring full suspension using air shocks not what ICE uses (elastomers).
yes they do soak up pot holes etc,and you have standard sprung shocks at the front.
What is the music on the intro and outro? I love it. Quattrovelo is lovely as well. I think I'd really like the four wheels. I like delta trikes such as the Hase Kettwiesel which have two at the back of course. If they are both driven then there's no slipping or anything at the back on wet leafy roads which you can get with tadpoles. With the Quattrovelo I guess you have all the advantages of a tadpole and all the advantages of a delta!
I'll ask the missus when she returns, she chose the music.
How enclosed can the cockpit get with the best hatch?
Alas I live in a state in the US (Washington) where anything more than 3 wheels isn't a bike by law and requires all the stuff we want to avoid with this. That and the cost, which I can completely understand as these are quite a job to caste and make...if I were a rich man. However I do enjoy watching you enjoy yours, especially with you son!
Tark, I live in Washington. And, one of the ways that my doctor has suggested to me is to get a statement saying that it's your alterative physical therapy. Then go to the DMV and have them look at the quatrovelo.
Also in WA... while technically this is not a bike by law... thus not having the protection of bing a "bicycle" under traffic laws... no one is going to mess with you. The only downside is that someone could complain to the local city/county and try to get an ordinance outlawing it from the street. They aren't illegal... they just presently do not have "The right to the road". Local towns, counties etc... can NOT outlaw bicycles... but like skateboards and roller blades... it is possible some asshat could push to get these outlawed in a specific area. Not likely considering how rare they are and the likely hood that you won't come up against a cop except for the first 6 months or so that you are riding it and they pull you over not knowing what it is or that it is human powered. Probably won't even notice that it is 4 wheeled... just explain it is a pedal powered vehicle... probably just call it a bike... "Pedals, wheels... it's a bike!" and move on with your life. I've only ever been pulled over once by a cop on one of my recumbents and it was because he was certain it has a motor since I was going so fast with a front fairing, tailbox and body sock. He was the laughing stock of the department by the next day since I'd been commuting with it for about 6 months and had been having coffee at a little cafe with a bunch of other cops every morning on my way in to work... who all had already gotten their questions answered with it parked out front. Much like when I ride with electric assist... no one cares that I'm going WAY over the 20mph assist limits... I'm not 'in the way'.
A Tour de France in quadro. Shoud be interesting 🧐.
Very informative video, could you tell me how it compares with the mosquito bamboo velomobile? Thanks if you have any information on that
Hi and thanks, the Mosquito I have not really ridden it on long test, plus there wasn't a body ready at the time. So I can't give an honest answer at the moment.
@@velo-ads4206 Your videos are really informative Thanks on the update on the mosquito if u get to ride one with a body do post a video Thanks and have a good day
I've just discovered your videos-they're Really Great! Informative & Entertaining. Way out of my price range unfortunately. However, a Recumbent is certainly possible; do you know much about them?....
I'm curious, have you tried, or thought of using Primo Comets on this? I find them pretty puncture resistant...technically, probably, avoidant, but I only use them on a 2 wheeled 'bent. They are pretty close to slicks, but seem to last a while, I find.
I always keep my rain cover in the race cap out of the way.
Now that's a good idea Alve.
I stick it in on one side and open it when it is in all the way, the rain cover that is. 😊
Hey, John. Glad it's all going well. Quite surprised you have not fitted tire monitors on 'Clock Werk,' I have on mine, and they are really useful! As for 'Boots,' mine arrived with 'Shredda's' that are fantastically easy to change, really fast on the tarmac, and multiple punctures waiting to happen. They got switched to two 1'5" Marathon's on the front with two 1.75" Marathon Plus' on the back to give a bit more grip in the mud, (both lined with 'Flataway' felt). With 3000 + miles on them I have had only 2 punctures, but I have picked out many thorns and sharp flints.
Hope you keep clear of the C19 ! At least you did not get caught in France AFTER the outbreak.
What is your web address for sales? I will add it to the 'hand-out' that I pass on to folks who are "really" interested in the QV. When I give them a price in Euros I get a blank look :-).
Hi Con still working on the website,, will let you know when it's completed.
Hey, just wondering. I just found your channel, and been watching. Those bike mobiles are amazing. A year or 2 ago you chose the qv above the df. Would you stil buy the df now? I'm thinking to buy one. Never ride a bike like that or a recumbent. I'm just looking to get fast at my work with less effort then my normal bike. Also want to ride in all kind of weather.
I am super happy with the QV and would not go back on my decision,if you want to travel really fast to work then maybe the DF
is for you? My advice would be to try as many different models as poss before making your decision.
@@velo-ads4206 damn quick respons. thanks for the advice.
Hope you have aĺl managed to stay safe dose not matter what race, crade or colour we are all the same and need to get this covid 19 out of the way and take all the goodness and use it to change the world ,cycling in any form is one way to make some kind of difference.
I suppose that, after getting used to the Quattrovelo, you should bring with you a sign to hang inside the cockpit every time you ride a different velomobile, with the writing WATCH OUT THIS AIN'T A QUATTROVELO... Stability and safety must be on another level!
How much do they go for in the usa
was that you in the sidemen video? 😂
I don't know anything about it, what video was it?
How is it driving it uphill and on gravel roads? That's two of my main objections that has kept me from investing in one.
Great uphill especially with the schlumpf mountain drive, just click down and spin.
Does well on gravel also.
John, does a quattrovelo or any velomobiel.nl models have a reverse gear. I am new to velos. Thanks I like your reviews :D
The only two I know of with reverse is the pod bike and the Drycycle.
velo-ads how about mountain drive do you think it’s a needed option for the quattrovelo.
Yes
Quarantinevelo
If you choose not to get the child seat, is that area used for storage?
Yup.
I was going to go test ride quatrovelo, but once the whole situation with COVID-19 occurred. The test ride was canceled.
What's the level of coordination does it take to get used the the Quatrovelo's steering and other settings? The reason why I ask, is because I plan to purchase one.
If you have ever driven a car it's pretty much like that but a lot more fun.
Looks like the rear axel is rusting :/
How do u secure it if yr going to the shops or somewhere where u can’t store it? And why is the steering wheel so small. It looks like u can’t steer it probably like a normal bike.
Could you fit a 60lbs. dog in the cargo hold?
Hi
A question for the future about the MIlan SL and the Quest XS , as I'm a short arse what's the minimum height / Xseam for them ?
don't think there is a specific minimum, it should be possible for most adults to ride either, may require short cranks and/or adapting the seat to move it forwards
What tyre pressures were you running on the Scorchers ?
100 psi, my mate uses them with sealant and has no issues regarding punctures.
@@velo-ads4206 Maybe having that high a pressure contributed to your puncture rate ? Sounds quite high for that width tyre. But maybe needed for velomobiles ?
So if I am around 1.82m without shoes should I buy the QV or QV +
You should fit ok in the standard Qv, always best to try one first if possible.
Two quick questions..What size chainring do you have? I specified a 75 for mine with a mountain drive. And do you have the standard paint to the metallic?
I have the 75T also, and standard orange paint as it's easier to touch up once scratched.
Thank you Sir! I had not considered the need to touch up the paint!
How many velos do you own? Thumbs up.
Three.
@@velo-ads4206 May I fill out an application so that I may work for you? Three velos, OMG!
Is a DF is still on your mind?
I would still like one.
Can you go anywhere in these or are you limited by motorways?
Anywhere a bicycle can go.
How's the turning radius compared to the quest?
About the same I'd say
Does the race cap keep you dry if it rains?
Pretty much, but you do need to use the spray deck also in heavier rain.
First time knowing about these and wanted to buy one then he opened the back and I saw carbon fiber and I was hmmmm maybe some other time in life 😂😂😂😂
why is your channel called velo ads? ???
just advertising velos ??? or what
Hey
How tall are you ?
Greetings drin Bavaria
180 cm
Please people help me feel better about my adult son putting himself out there on the street in one of these. He has epilepsy (mostly controlled but no guarantees, as in the rest of his life, of course) and terrible peripheral vision. I love your presentation on this velo ad.
What is your son's size atm?
3ft
@@velo-ads4206 And max size for the child seat is still 4 foot right?
Hey me friend, can the quatrovelo be made electric?
Hi yes it can check out the green and white electric quattrovelo I reviewed in my past Vlogs.
Looks a bit like a barn owl..from the front view.
I do feel really bad for you now because you're going to have to buy one for your son I guess you have gotten yourself into a pickle it's either that or buy him a Ferrari
Someone tried to carjack you... but it took to long to get out so the carjacker got bored and left. :)
Drove once on dark roads and those lights are a joke. No way you can see the holes on the road and have time to avoid to drive straight to them. I have 5500 lm lights on my mtb and these QV lights are like a candle when compare to them.
There's also a QV upgrade option for both headlights to Busch & Müller IQ-X 2x 150 Lux. Lux not Lumen ;) Street legal lights. You will love them.