Having been engaged for a long time in the creation and operation of velomobiles (was a multiple prize winner at the All-Union bicycle festival in Šiauliai), I became convinced of their insufficient practicality. The large dimensions of a velomobile exclude the possibility of storing it in an apartment. Known folding designs are complex to manufacture Read more…
From the history of automotive engineering, it is known that the first automobile was K. Benz’s three-wheeled carriage. Later, with the increase in speeds, it was replaced by a four-wheeled vehicle, as more stable in turns. However, designers did not abandon the desire to create a three-wheeled chassis of the same stability. It is structurally Read more…
For my moped, I chose a folding bicycle “Desna-2” model B-849 with reduced wheels (20 X 1.75). To install a motor on it, I made some modifications. I reinforced the frame: I welded an L-shaped tube between the steering column and the backbone beam. I had to spring the front fork with two springs to Read more…
Of all types of sledding sports, bobsledding was the first to gain international recognition — steerable sleds for several passengers. It appeared on ice tracks at the end of the 19th century. Russian athletes rode bobsleds as early as 1910—1912, mastering the slopes of Vorobyovy Gory. Since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Read more…
…A young driver sits on a miniature, elegantly designed scooter and starts moving. There’s no familiar crackling sound, no annoying smoke. What’s the matter? Looking more closely, we discover that this scooter has an electric motor installed instead of the usual internal combustion engine. The scooter is electric! We admit that such machines are not Read more…
Unfortunately, it’s not very often that the pages of the magazine feature descriptions of homemade constructions that surpass the current level of serial Russian, let alone Western technology. And this is understandable: after all, such amateur machines are usually made in a shed or garage, where the entire machine park consists of an electric drill Read more…
Do you want to build a sailboat? Then you’ll probably be interested in a dinghy of simplified construction, designed for home manufacturing technology. Of course, while maintaining good hydrodynamic hull lines and, accordingly, good sailing qualities. A boat with waterproof fabric sheathing will seem very attractive to many. However, soft sheathing for a dinghy is Read more…
In “Modelist-Konstruktor” magazine No. 4’2003, there was a good publication about interesting developments by members of the Tambov velomobile club: various models to suit any taste with comfortable soft seats, efficient muscle-powered drives, and stable three-wheeled chassis. Among these original homemade vehicles, one model stands out as fundamentally new in the velomobile world, since it, Read more…
A gardener, vegetable grower, or builder cannot easily do without such a vehicle as a wheelbarrow. When moving a wide variety of loads, it significantly lightens hard work—saves strength, time, and possibly health when transport volumes are substantial. Construction material markets and hardware stores sell wheelbarrows of various designs. But at prices incomparable to their Read more…
Less and less often you’ll see nimble mopeds on our roads. And this is not surprising: the main manufacturers, by the will of fate, ended up abroad — in Latvia and Ukraine. So everything that is still sold from this range in specialized stores today are foreign-made models. Accordingly, the price… Moreover, fickle motorcycle fashion Read more…
