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- Mar 3, 2008
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It's a very clever bit of engineering.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flykly/flykly-smart-wheel
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flykly/flykly-smart-wheel
Back in the mid nineties, I was involved in a trial of a fly-wheel powered tram, in New Road, Brighton. It didn't work.
But the bike looks like it could be a promising project. What's the cost likely to be?
Seems to me if presenter wasn't wearing flapping flares and wide-lapelled seventies jacket out of Oxfam he'd may well reach a top speed of 25mph rather than 20mph. Bit worried also about how all the fatties would lug the bugger up the stairs to WSU.
The wheel only weighs 4kg which is very light, and the beauty of this system is everything is contained in the wheel.
Yes, but it's simple if he wants to go faster all he has to do is increase the speed using his mobile phone. And the fatties only need to ask a steward to help
I was almost sold on it until I saw it only has a single cog on the wheel. No gears. So it makes riding without the power assist much harder
What, one like this?
If it was charged once every day it would last 2 years and 270 days. Gotta be cheaper then catching the bus!$550 and the battery only lasts for 1000 charges! How much is a battery?
1 cog so it won't fit most bikes like it says because most bikes have 10+ gears so the chain will need changing, so more cost.
If you are a fattie then you should ride without assistance and lose weight!