Wheel of fortune? | Vancouver Business Journal.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Wheel of fortune? Focus Electric Unicycle update
Apparently the Focus Designs Self-Balancing Unicycle sold 50 units in year one, 65 in the first six months of the v2 redesign and is now up to about one a day. Way to go guys!
Wheel of fortune? | Vancouver Business Journal.
Wheel of fortune? | Vancouver Business Journal.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Chip Yates - world's fastest electric superbike. 190MPH
This thing is fast. Reeeal fast. It races against 1000cc gas superbikes. It's going to crush the Pikes Peak hillclimb record. Listen closely--this is the sound of the future.
Drysdale 2x2x2 Introduction
What could be better than hub-center steering? Hub center steering combined with rear-wheel steering, plus two wheel drive, hydraulic motors for each wheel--it's all alternative. Looks crazy, is crazy, reminds me of a John Deere tractor! The Dryvtech 2x2x2 Experimental kicks ass.
Who wouldn't buy a motorcycle from this guy?
Who wouldn't buy a motorcycle from this guy?
Classified Moto - Two-wheeled experiments =
Classified Moto - Two-wheeled experiments in Richmond, VA turns trash into treasure. Like this sweet Virago cafe racer build:
Alternative steering
Not sure if this is good, but it is alternative. Reverse steering bike. I wonder how long it takes to learn.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Zoomla folding bike concept
Another from Erik Stoddard, this actually looks pretty slick. Steering via skateboard-esque tilting, propulsion with levers and sliding footpads (to change leverage and simulate gearing).
Zoomla folding bike
Zoomla folding bike
Scarab from David Orizein
This design is a real cool transformation from vertical to high performance.
I think it makes a more compelling case than the MIT Citycar:
or the UNO, which was being re-designed to become a motoryclce at high-speed.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
6-Circular-Saw Powered Dragster
Part of the "Power Tool Drag Racing Competition"
6-Circular-Saw Powered Dragster Is Lots of Fun and/or Potentially Horrible Death
Shweeb Pedal-Powered Monorail
Google put $1M toward it.
The Shweeb Pedal-Powered Monorail: Fast and Carbon-Free : TreeHugger
http://shweeb.com/index.php?m=image_gallery&g=1
Owner of Segway Company Dies in Segway Crash
Might actually be the very first Segway fatality.
Owner of Segway Company Dies in Segway Crash - NYTimes.com
Owner of Segway Company Dies in Segway Crash - NYTimes.com
Bike redesigns at Popular Mechanics
A couple of these were new to me...
AutoVelo:
Collapsible prone bike:
Bicycle Designs - 10 Brilliant Bike Designs - Popular Mechanics
AutoVelo:
Collapsible prone bike:
Bicycle Designs - 10 Brilliant Bike Designs - Popular Mechanics
Focus electric self-balancing unicycle
Looks a bit tricky to learn but a nice compact design.
Focus Designs Inc - Home of the electric self-balancing unicycle
Focus Designs Inc - Home of the electric self-balancing unicycle
Baccura tilting trike
The Baccura Trike is championed as a very stable tilt-steer trike, though it has had problems getting to market. Not to worry, dozens of hobbyists have picked up the design and built their own.
Baccura Image Gallery
Baccura Image Gallery
Yves Rossy is Iron Man
The jetpack/jetwing pioneer can now do loops and fly in any direction:
Rocket Man Breaks Multi-Loop Record
Rocket Man Breaks Multi-Loop Record
Copenhagen bicycle wheel
The wheel can be retrofit to most bikes, and stores power, collects data, and secures the bike.
copenhagen wheel project
copenhagen wheel project
trikE
Eric Stoddard, who did the Autovelo concept, has also created this elegant personal electric trike. Looks like a leaf on wheels!
eric stoddard: trikE
eric stoddard: trikE
The Monsterbike
Finally cyclists can take revenge on those pesky motorists...
Don't Get In The Way Of The Monsterbike
Don't Get In The Way Of The Monsterbike
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
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