About this project
Maxence Pioteyry discovered the Sun Trip through colleagues at EDF and decided to take the plunge, with help from Olivier Reginensi in the Vercors.
His bike is a homemade build around a Genesis Vagabond steel frame with a Crystalyte HT3525 direct-drive front motor and two 48 V 11.6 Ah batteries. A TZC Globetrotter trailer carries three 116 W Solbian flexible panels, and a 170 W SunPower panel unfolds at stops.
He rode the whole Sun Trip France 2020.
Technical data
| Rider | Maxence Pioteyry (France) |
|---|---|
| Bike | Genesis Vagabond steel frame + TZC Globetrotter trailer |
| Motor | Crystalyte HT3525 front hub |
| Battery | 2 × 48 V 11.6 Ah |
| Solar | 3 × 116 W Solbian + 170 W SunPower (stationary) |
| Sun Trip | France 2020 |
Links
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/mpioteyry
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/maxence_pioteyry
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCcCFBSihiHyHQk-HQgPNgeA
Sources
Photos and details come from the rider’s profile on The Sun Trip website.
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