Ever heard of Pedal Prix?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
Rockingham, Australia
July 21, 2018 3:11am CST
On our last Sunday in Adelaide, South Australia, we watched our friend’s daughter practising for her next Pedal Prix race. Pedal Prix involves racing velomobiles around enclosed circuits for a period of between 6 and 24 hours. Our little friend is in a school team. There are also races for adults.
Velomobiles are similar to recumbent bicycles and tricycles but are fully enclosed. The ones we saw had one wheel at the front and two at the back. The person lies back and pedals while steering with his/her hands. Each team member does laps on a circuit and teams compete against each other.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
21 Jul 18
I have never heard about pedal prix . They look cool .. Nice place, nice picture also.
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
21 Jul 18
@judyev Never heard of it but there is a man here who has a similar vehicle with a baby seat to the fore. He lies recumbent and pedals away but it sits very close to the ground and it well nigh invisible to drivers of cars. A tad too dangerous for my liking but a lovely way to travel if you had the road to yourself.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
I think they look pretty scary. Some have flags which fly at about eye level which is supposed to help motorists see them. You wouldn't get too many second chances with these if you had an accident. The safety angle has been covered pretty thoroughly with these. They have reinforcing inside in case they turn over, which they do from time to time. The drivers wear helmets and seat belts and are seated on foam padding to make them sit at the optimum height for their size. And they wear special shoes with cleats that clip onto the pedals. Nothing can go wrong! 
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
22 Jul 18
Wow, that looks like hard work and it's too hot here for me to do that. Maybe in the fall when it's cooler.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jul 18
@JudyEv And I'm sweating enough these days with little movement as the temperature is hot and the humidity is high.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
@1hopefulman I'm not at all keen on high humidity.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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21 Jul 18
It is the the first time that I heard about it. Sounds interesting and for sure if given a chance to ride it my kids will have a good time.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
The kids that are involved really love the time they get to spend in the velos.
@Marilynda1225 (91129)
• United States
21 Jul 18
I never heard of Pedal Prix but it's intriguing and looks like it could be fun. I imagine you'd have to be a child or small person to fit into one of those?
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 18
I guess so although there were some adult men in some. I think they are probably built to fit the person.
@LindaCPearson (2240)
• United States
26 Jul 18
I've never heard of Pedal Prix but it sounds like a great activity for young kids. When I was a kid, we had neighbordhood competitions (mostly boys) who raced homemade carts, using human kids to push them to victory!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jul 18
I have never heard of such a thing though I suppose they could exist here.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
It looks a lot of fun but does build up endurance and strength as well.
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
21 Jul 18
Never seen anything like this...Sounds interesting
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