My new Bulk velomobile has made its journey from the Velomobileworld factory in Romania to Paris to LAX and on to Santa Barbara.

The specs that I chose are pretty mainstream for the Bulk with the exception of my exclusion of the “Hot Spot”. That’s the big appendage sitting on top of most Bulks used to house lights and cameras. I understand that having good lighting up high is a good safety feature. I don’t want the extra drag. Plus, I think that it could be shaped better – more aerodynamic and less clunky.

My friend David drove me down to LAX to pick it up in his big daddy RAM pickup truck. After a frustrating few hours of sitting in traffic and being ignored at the Air France Cargo warehouse, the 10 ft long, 200 pound crate was finally loaded up and back on the road to Santa Barbara.

The color scheme is unusual for a Bulk. Most are painted in at least 2 colors. I opted of a single color. The custom color that I chose is Porsche Miami Blue. You can see below that it’s similar to the color I painted my DF a while back. When I painted the DF, I was trying to find something similar to Miami Blue without paying the big bucks for the real Porsche paint. It is a Rustoleum color called Maui Blue available at any hardware store.

The Bulk was delivered from the factory very well set up and in pristine condition. Ben Park at Northland Velo was very helpful in guiding me through the ordering and shipping process.