Hyperbike

BringOnI2 · 01-26-2007, 07:13 PM

Not sure if anyone else posted this:

http://www.hyperbike.info/

The guy invented this "upright" bike just to avoid the discomfort of a bike seat.
It's like a racing wheelchair for able people

polo_pro · 01-26-2007, 07:58 PM

And how does this relate to segways? Time to move the thread to the Science and Technology forum.

KSagal · 01-26-2007, 08:18 PM

The technology looked almost indistinguishable from segways... NOT!

Please note the generous use of spandex!

JohnM · 01-26-2007, 10:24 PM

ggggaaaaaakkkkk!!

polo_pro · 01-27-2007, 11:17 AM

delete this dup post plz

polo_pro · 01-27-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnM

ggggaaaaaakkkkk!!

Oh come on...innovation takes strange forms. And throwing a cute model on it will "make it work", right? Didn't cute models sell segways? 8^) 8^) 8^)

So what do you think the Sanibel city council will say about that beast rolling around their fair town? It's technically a bike....heck, a trike. So it should be perfectly safe, right? What ya think it weighs? 300 pound?? But weight isn't an issue...it's those evil things called "motors"!

KSagal · 01-27-2007, 11:41 AM

Aren't tricycles allowed on the sidewalk?

Considering the snipes I had to endure because I pedal hard, I can imagine the response to showing up on one of these...

Still, even tho it needs work, I can see this as a rough terrain bike. 8 foot tires will take quite a bump, and at speed, would handle a lot of obstacles that a standard mountain bike could not...

I did not see the little wheel in front at first. THat is likely for steering, but I would see this as a better bike than trike, and use variable speed on the wheels to steer.

THis is reminescent of a vehicle that has been in many people's minds, and occationally someone makes a prototype, I have seen two over the years, of a large wheel, and a toothed track on the inner rim. A person, either peddaling or on a motor, sits inside the wheel, and there you have it... Kind of like an inside out capital Q but the person is on the inside, instead of that tail on the outside...

JohnM · 01-27-2007, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plo

Oh come on...innovation takes strange forms. And throwing a cute model on it will "make it work", right?

Not necessarily........

KSagal · 01-27-2007, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnM

Not necessarily........

Forget about the trike. I guess everyone's version of a cute model to sell the vehicle is different. To each their own...

JohnM · 01-27-2007, 04:19 PM

I forgot to label my last posting as 'humor'.
Sorry if there was any misunderstanding.

01-26-2007, 07:13 PM	#1
BringOnI2 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 223	Hyperbike Not sure if anyone else posted this: http://www.hyperbike.info/ The guy invented this "upright" bike just to avoid the discomfort of a bike seat. It's like a racing wheelchair for able people

01-26-2007, 08:18 PM	#3
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	The technology looked almost indistinguishable from segways... NOT! Please note the generous use of spandex! __________________ Karl Ian Sagal To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "Well done is better than well said." (Ben Franklin) Bene factum melior bene dictum Proud past President of SEG America and member of the First Premier Segway Enthusiasts Group and subsequent ones as well.

01-26-2007, 10:24 PM	#4
JohnM Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ManchVegas, NH Posts: 2,148	ggggaaaaaakkkkk!! __________________ JohnM Anything worth doing for 2 hours is 10 times more worthwhile if done for 20 hours. RUSA #235 UMCA #3877 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-27-2007, 11:41 AM	#7
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	Aren't tricycles allowed on the sidewalk? Considering the snipes I had to endure because I pedal hard, I can imagine the response to showing up on one of these... Still, even tho it needs work, I can see this as a rough terrain bike. 8 foot tires will take quite a bump, and at speed, would handle a lot of obstacles that a standard mountain bike could not... I did not see the little wheel in front at first. THat is likely for steering, but I would see this as a better bike than trike, and use variable speed on the wheels to steer. THis is reminescent of a vehicle that has been in many people's minds, and occationally someone makes a prototype, I have seen two over the years, of a large wheel, and a toothed track on the inner rim. A person, either peddaling or on a motor, sits inside the wheel, and there you have it... Kind of like an inside out capital Q but the person is on the inside, instead of that tail on the outside... __________________ Karl Ian Sagal To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "Well done is better than well said." (Ben Franklin) Bene factum melior bene dictum Proud past President of SEG America and member of the First Premier Segway Enthusiasts Group and subsequent ones as well.

01-27-2007, 04:19 PM	#10
JohnM Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ManchVegas, NH Posts: 2,148	Oops I forgot to label my last posting as 'humor'. Sorry if there was any misunderstanding. __________________ JohnM Anything worth doing for 2 hours is 10 times more worthwhile if done for 20 hours. RUSA #235 UMCA #3877 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-26-2007, 07:58 PM	#2
polo_pro Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA. Posts: 2,608	And how does this relate to segways? Time to move the thread to the Science and Technology forum.

01-27-2007, 11:17 AM	#5
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