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Sun Trip: the world on solar bikes! (www.thesuntrip.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Adventurers on solar bikes choosing their course through Eurasia. Inspired by unassisted yacht races around the world, the Sun Trip is writing a new page in the world of overland adventures.

The Sun Trip is a showcase for new forms of mobility. Each adventurer is an ambassador of solar energy and eco-mobility, proving their efficiency and their humanist dimension.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Putting that much weight and air resistance above your head on a bicycle seems impractical.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given the multitude of bikes on their website that never the less do it, it seems to work fine, and the shade is probably an added benefit.

I would be more concerned about sudden gusts of wind tipping you over while riding, but for tricycles that's probably not that much of a problem either.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even without being tipped over there's the possibility of a crosswind blowing the bike into traffic. 👀

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like they are not biking into cities nor highways, so it probably won’t happen anything dangerous regarding that :o