§ 4.10: Flevo's with special material use

prize winning Alubike by Robert Sluijter

In 1993, the NVHPV had a design contest. This contest was won by this beautiful styled Flevo-copy. It was made of round aluminium tube, single arm rear suspension and a self designed alu seat.
This bike won the Aluminium Award 1994 in the category 'bikes', as well.
(Robert Sluijter finished his studies at the Delft (NL) university with the Flevobike Greenmachine)

year: 1993
place: ?
maker: Robert Sluijter
source: HPV-nieuws 9/5 page 12, 10/1 page 9, 10/2 page 12


A number of people has built Flevo's from stainless steel. Two examples:

stainless steel bike

year: 2002
place: Lelystad
maker: Unknown. Purchased second hand in march '97 by Wander Rotensen
source: Photograph by Erik Wannee

stainless steel racer

year: 2002
place: ?
maker: Unknown. Built in 1997
source: Photograph by Marten Kraayvanger


The Woody trike

The 'Woody' trike of Nicolaas Pinter. Almost the complete frame is made of laminated wood.

year: 1993?
place: Antwerpen (B)
maker: Nicolaas Pinter
source: HPV Nieuws 9/6 page 12


Carbon Flevo

A Flevo-variant of Carbon fibre.

year: 1997
place: world championship in Köln (D)
maker: ?
source: photograph by Ingo Kollibay


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