It’s just like that. Since you can’t really lean into a corner, like you would without a side car, you have to pull on the bars. The force needed and the feeling, especially when driving a tight turn at slow speed, is similar to driving a Go Kart. You have a direct connection to the front wheel, no gears or anything between you and the rubber.

Then there is the whole topic about asymmetry. When accelerating the side car will delay so everything will tend to steer to the right. Same thing when decelerating, or even letting off the throttle, except it will go to the left. The brakes are another topic about asymmetry. Which wheel is attached to which brake lever? There really is not an objectively correct way.

I had to reshuffle quite a bit to get it into my garage. Up until the end I was not sure whether it would fit properly.

Yes, first time with a side car. The first few kilometres I was terrified. But I knew what I got myself into so it was expected. The last few kilometres were already a blast.

For me it’s neither riding a bike nor driving a car. It’s so different and it’s awesome. I can’t wait to get back on my three wheeler.

Even the expensive dongles buzz constantly.

I researched what kind of battery it was: CR2016, some kind of Lithium battery.

And boy, what a brain fart: I meant half a year, so six months. It’s been a few years since I used that watch regularly, but I was impressed with the endurance of that little battery.

Skagen had these kinds of watches with their Hagen line. Ran on a standard battery for nearly half a month. You could set up notification groups so that the watch would buzz and the watch’s hands point to a specific hour.

In my experience, that concern is way outdated.