I keep coming across velomobiles and they are slick and all, but I would find it hard to justify the price when, as a casual user, all you get over a good €1000 bike is some protection from the elements, while also losing a lot of mobility and parking convenience.
I would rather like to see (recumbent) bikes with a cheap nylon-like soft cover against the wind and rain, that would probably shave a lot of the cost going into the body.
> all you get over a good €1000 bike is some protection from the elements
and speed. http://www.kreuzotter.de/english/espeed.htm
at 200w i would be 50% faster (with no wind) than with a road bike. with wind its far more. imagine going 50km/h or 60km/h with a bicycle
I would rather like to see (recumbent) bikes with a cheap nylon-like soft cover against the wind and rain, that would probably shave a lot of the cost going into the body.