Introduction You will find descriptions in this article: Feedback after 60,000 km has allowed for significant improvements.. Bicycles We decided to use our mountain bikes, mid-range full suspension bikes from Decathlon. The battery The 1000 Wh battery (48  ;Volts – 20 Ah) is Lifepo technology, a technology chosen for its resistance, safety and longevity. The disadvantages […]
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Introduction I had the opportunity to participate to all the 4 big Sun Trips (edition 2013 to Astana – edition 2015 to Cappadocia -edition 2018 to Chine – edition 2021 through Europe)In the meantime all toghether (incl. other smaller trips) more than 50.000km I choosed for a combination of a straight bike and a solartrailer.I
Introduction My first Sun Trip, I did it with a Bosch motor Moustache bike. I was quickly frustrated by the constraints: I couldn't charge my battery with my solar panels while it powered the engine. I needed 2 batteries, one to power the engine while the other was recharged with the solar panels. When the
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My encounter with the solar bike I had a long experience of cycling when I was tempted by the solar bike, after following on the internet the adventures of the participants in The Sun Trip rally. But the immediate interest was rather the trip of the following summer. In 2020 for the Sun Trip France,
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The choice of the type of our 2 solar bikes is linked to my professional history: I am Daniel, husband of Sibylle, and by integrating the company Swiss-urbanbikes which manufactures the Speedped, I found myself at the source of components of the best choice. I then converted our daily bikes, with the concern to keep
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This electro-solar bike was designed from the outset to participate in the Sun Trip Alpes 2022. When it comes to circumnavigating the Alps and therefore climbing many passes, weight was from the outset the main issue that guided the design of this solar vehicle. Indeed, from a physical point of view, a machine will move
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Since 2017, I had already experimented with different solar bikes: upright bike with solar trailer, then recumbent bike with trailer for the 2020 Tour de France and the 2021 Tour of Europe. In anticipation of the elevations of the Sun Trip Alpes 2022, I wanted to return to the upright bike. The idea was to
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Here is my reflection on the assembly of a bicycle and a single-wheel trailer, the idea being to prepare a long trip in total autonomy, in terms of logistics and electrical production. It involves traveling for several weeks, a few months and covering several thousand km. The roads are varied, from bitumen to the track,
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