Justin works in an innovative Canadian company specializing in electric bikes. It creates equipments: batteries, motors, controllers, control consoles etc… Many SunTripers are equipped! He participated in the Sun trip 2018, with his wife Anne-Sophie, on a solar tandem that he fully invented, where one pedal while the other oar! Here they are at the […]
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This article tries to shed some light on the reader on an important element for the choice of its solar panels: their performance. For any proposal for enrichment or correction, write to What is the efficiency of a photovoltaic cell? This is the ratio between the amount of electrical energy obtained by converting the light
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Photovoltaic panels are the key element of the solar bike: they convert the energy of the sun into electric energy that can be used directly by the engine and/or for charging the battery. When we start the adventure of building his solar bike, we are a little lost in front of the diversity of offers.
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Today, the wind conditions were more favourable than last Tuesday, however the Vered Sun of the early afternoon provided less energy. By adjusting the engine power to 100W, I drove at an average speed of 31.5 km/h on a 90 km course with 650 m of positive elevation. Views: 119
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Yesterday I experimented with my new solar bike! It is made up of a classic bike and a motorised trailer. I built this new trailer in order to support 3 solar panels of 100Wc (I only had 2 last year). My intention is to increase the length of my courses. With 2 panels last year,
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Discover the route of Sun trip tour 2019: a solar bike route that crosses the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, from Puy-en-Velay to Valence, via the Monts d’Auvergne, Vulcania, Divonne-les-Bains, Chamonix, Val Cenis, Pinerolo (Italy) and Crest. 50 adventurers propelled by solar energy to attack the most beautiful passes of France! https://www.thesuntrip.com/sun-trip-tour-2019/ a project in partnership with EDF,
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13 & 14 avril 2019 : un week-end dédié à la technique ! https://t.co/IsaRl89NZk pic.twitter.com/ngg8hfqzSh — The Sun Trip (@TheSunTrip) 3 mars 2019 Views: 112
Everything you ever wanted to know about solar bikes! Read More »
The Sun Trip organization has published information on the Sun Trip 2020: Views: 134
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Discover the Sun Trip 2018 adventure of on this 1 hour video, filmed by the participants and carried out by the organizing team! Views: 101
Sun Trip 2018: the video of the world’s largest solar bike rally! Read More »
The Dutch do more cycling than the French. And there is a very good reason for that (and, no, it has nothing to do with the culture of the North …) Les Néerlandais font plus de vélo que les Français. Et il y a une très bonne raison pour ça (et, non, ça n'a rien
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Find the adventure of the Sun Trip 2018 seen by Zeppelin agency. Report published by GEO Aventure. Views: 85
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During the prologue of the Sun Trip 2018, I met Barnabé Chaillot at Le Bourget-du-Lac Campground: He also accompanied the solar bike caravan to Chambéry. His solar bike was very unusual but I did not know his approach at that time, I discovered it according to my surf on Internet. Barnabé wants to share his
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In July 2014, David Brandenberger (Switzerland) toured the world on a solar bike to prevent harm to the environment. He chose a trike (recumbent tricycle) for comfort with a large trailer capable of capturing a large amount of solar energy. It also allows him to carry a lot of personal business, including his guitar and
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From July 6th to 20th the course of the Sun Trip Tour 2019 consists of 8 stages, always the same principle of freedom of route between each point. The course stretches on 1200 to 1500 km according to the most probable routes, with positive gradients that could exceed the 35,000 meters for the most daring!
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The success of the Sun Trip 2018 Lyon-Canton was yesterday hailed by the Chinese Ambassador in Paris, its excellence Zhai Jun. French adventurers Mickaël Joguet and Eric Morel, respectively 2nd and 3rd in the solar challenge, were rewarded on behalf of all the participants. This ceremony was organized at the opening of the 2nd forum
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The portraits of 8 new Suntripers are published! Four of them had participated in the Sun Trip 2017, we had rode together: Jean-Louis The Super Fighter, Ryan who had repaired his trailer with old recycled skis, Francis and his trike "Tribellule", Alain who had unfortunately to give up because technical problems. Welcome to the 4
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By chance, I have just discovered the solar bike journey of Étienne Sauze who travelled Europe taking care to visit each of the 28 European capitals. Gone in May 2015, his 7-month journey was rich in encounters and discoveries. Another fine example of ecomobility, associated here with a positive message about Europe, its richness and
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Installing a solar panel on a bike may sound simple at first. But if we want to do long distances, we are tempted to embark a large area of solar panels and the installation becomes more complex. The creativity of each suntriper has given birth to many original solutions. The table below shows the variety
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Are all the next Suntripers present in this photo-montage? No, if thirty are already posted, there are still about fifteen or twenty that we will discover soon. They will probably be about fifty to take the start, on July 6 next in Le Puy-en-Velay, a record! Views: 101
Who will participate in the Sun Trip Tour 2019? Read More »
Find the Sun Trip 2018 in the latest issue of @cycle_mag, available on newsstands! ttp://cyclemagazine.fr/c12/ Views: 101
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Sushil Reddy is a young Indian engineer who has carried out over 7500 km of solar cycling in India and in various contines. We participated together at the Sun Trip Tour 2017. He is now one of the “80 Day Race Ambassadors” alongside Bertrand Piccard (Solar Impulse) and many other adventurers. More information: 80 Day
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The Sun Trip's organizing team today publishes a video that traces the incredible adventure experienced by the participants of the 2018 edition, from Lyon to Guangzhou in China, 12000 kilometers of efforts, wonders, discoveries, encounters, under the sun or in the rain, in the wind… An adventure that has transformed them all, and that shows
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The departure of the next Sun Trip Tour will take place in Le Puy-en-Velay on July 6, 2019. The itinerary will pass through the cities of Saint-Ours (Vulcania), Divonne-les-Bains, Chamonix, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Pinerolo (Italy), Die. The city of Valence will welcome the arrival of the Sun Trip on July 20. Pre-inscriptions > > > > Views:
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