New pedals

After that december ride last year, winter wasn't over at all and I had to keep the XP parked inside. I can' t actually remember when we had so much snow for such a long period of time, but I'm glad it's gone now. Both the roads and bicycle paths suffered from these past winter conditions, with salt and other kind of debris causing lots of holes and other damages.

After riding my velomobile for the last two months, I was more than happy to finally get the XP out of the garage. After checking the tires (they were still okay, no need to inflate them) and the chain (needed a quick wipe and a drop of lube) I was on the road again. Man, it felt good being on an "open" bent again after all these weeks ! I liked it so much, that I rode my XP already 4 times this week, just enjoying riding a bike again. The last days were sunny, but pretty cold and windy, making the rides not fast at all. I also think that the cold slows down the Dual Drive II hub a bit, I notice the same thing on my bike with the Nexus hub.

The Shimano SPD A520 pedals came stock with my velomobile. These are fine touring pedals, but did not work for me in the velomobile. Since they only have a one side entrance, I often tried to click in on the wrong side, which resulted in some scratches and bruses on my legs. So I took them out and switched them with the SPD's that were on the XP. The A520's work well on the XP, giving your shoes a wider platform.

The new A520 pedals