tips for amsterdam shops and others

[Nino Coutinho]

If you visit Dronten in two days, you might as well visit Nazca in Nijeveen, just a bit north of Meppel. You can ask them all your questions directly regarding the Gaucho

That's just a great idea. I actually reserved two days for Dronten because I was afraid of Theo and/or Ymte being too busy at their places - and I would like to REALLY talk about the velos and ride a bit more than around the corner. Well, if I visit intercity and velomobiel on the same day, on the next one I can pick a bike at Tempelman and will have about 8 hours (he opens 09:00-17:00) to ride to and from Nijeveen - although I think Tempelman stocks all nazca models, but sure would be nice to visit the Nazca daddy/mommy . Thanks also for the Giethoorn tip!

Some years ago I changed some mails with Monique about the Fuego, Gaucho and the Fiero. One thing very important for me, in a recumbent, is the packability or transportability. Here in Brazil I travel a lot by bus. Usually there is space and I just throw the Meta laid down:



When there is already more luggage I need to strap the bike vertically:



There's always a lot of anxiety involved in this operation. You never know how the companies will react when you try to board with such a machine!

That's where the nazca gaucho could excel, for me, specially on an airflight:



This is and old pic from a shop in USA. It's a great dissassemble, I would take hours to assemble it again, but for an international trip would be a great plus. Some months ago I asked Hans, from Elan, if such thing would be possible with the Challenge Chamsin. He didn't answer precisely, but said that he travel sometimes with the chamsin in a common bike box, with the wheels removed...

Regarding your Germersheim question. In the Netherlands we have Vrienden op de Fiets. This is a network where for cyclists and long distance walkers to stay at peoples home(...)

Very neat. Thanks for the tip. I'll find if there's something like that - i know there is Warmshowers, but I'm still not a host. Wouldn't be nice to register just to be hosted.