COMPAGNON
COMPAGNON Week-day morning, trying to get the kids out the door. Usual chaos. “You’ll be late for school! Where‘s your homework? We’ve got to go, now!” “I want to go in the front!” “No! It’s my turn!” Arhh, the school run. That slow-moving, bumper-to-bumper crawl… But these kids aren’t arguing about who gets to sit in the front of the car, they are about to jump on their Compagnon family tandem with Add+Bike trailer bike. Threading their way through traffic jams, they can time their journey to perfection, arriving on time, wide awake and ready to go.
ROBERT HOENING Robert Hoening is perhaps best known for the classic Rollfiets wheelchair tandem, or Duet as it is known in English speaking countries. Other bikes in the Hoening range include the T-Bike, a versatile and stable upright trike with two small wheels at the front; the CoPilot 3, a tandem version of the T-Bike which is ideal for handicapped riders and beginners alike; the Pendel, a battery-powered three wheeled docking-module for wheelchairs to
take to the open road; the CoPilot, a more specialised version of the Compagnon allowing disabled or partly-active children to take advantage of back support, seat belt and many other appropriate accessories. Contact Information Robert Hoening, Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH, Ulmer Str. 16/2, D-71229 Leonberg, Germany. Tel: +49 7152 97949 0 Fax: +49 7152 97949 9 e-mail: r.hoening@t-online.de
The Compagnon is a superb family cycling solution from Robert Hoening of Germany. Suitable for kids from 4-10 years, the child sits in the front getting hands-on experience of steering and road-sense, while you stay firmly in control in case of over-exuberance. The Add+Bike connects via a sturdy Q/R hitch on the specially produced tubular steel rack, and is available with a three-speed hub gear option – makes up for not getting to sit in the front! You can also fit a standard child seat on the rack, so baby can come too. The Compagnon costs 31,350 (UK price: £995). The Add+Bike costs 3348 (UK price: £260) for the three-speed version and 3259 (UK price: £225) for the single speed (price includes the mounting rack). The load-carrying version, the Add+Pack, costs 3235 (UK price: £199). Hoening machines are distributed through agencies in many countries.
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