About this project
Cécile Barbier-Gondras, an engineer and physics teacher, rides her bike every day. “I think recumbent bikes are the best way to get around, happily, without straining the body.” She added a small motor and a solar panel to hers, and then discovered the Sun Trip.
Her partner Victor-Emmanuel Gondras, R&D manager in renewable energy, first mounted a panel on a reworked trailer behind his 250 W upright e-bike. Then he switched to a recumbent and rebuilt a HP Velotechnik Street Machine with a double adjustable solar panel.
Together they rode the Sun Trip France 2020. Victor is convinced that light, electric and solar-powered vehicles can be developed, made profitable and mass-produced.
Technical data
| Riders | Cécile Barbier-Gondras & Victor-Emmanuel Gondras (France) |
|---|---|
| Vehicles | Recumbent bikes with motor and solar panel; Street Machine with double adjustable panel |
| Sun Trip | France 2020 |
Sources
Photos and details come from the rider’s profile on The Sun Trip website.