The Copenhagen Wheel
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2. martynbiker commented 10 years ago
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3. WildMonkey commented 10 years ago
This is actually the first great idea of bicycling since...well bicycling began.
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4. Break-a-leg commented 10 years ago
Great idea and all, but:
1) Smartphone? Are they waterproof? Well no. So that requires attention.
2) Run-aways: The bike's brakes aren't in any way connected to the electrical circuit so that when you apply the brakes, the motor automatically cuts out.
Also, because the system senses you applying peddle-power, it can also get it wrong. A runaway bike which doesn't have a mechanical cut-out connection to the brakes is a huge hazard.
3) Easy to swap, easy to steal.
So, great idea, but those who want to ride an electric bike will probably just buy an electric bike. And with the issues mentioned here you'll need to turn your bike into an electric one. Not very efficient.
1) Smartphone? Are they waterproof? Well no. So that requires attention.
2) Run-aways: The bike's brakes aren't in any way connected to the electrical circuit so that when you apply the brakes, the motor automatically cuts out.
Also, because the system senses you applying peddle-power, it can also get it wrong. A runaway bike which doesn't have a mechanical cut-out connection to the brakes is a huge hazard.
3) Easy to swap, easy to steal.
So, great idea, but those who want to ride an electric bike will probably just buy an electric bike. And with the issues mentioned here you'll need to turn your bike into an electric one. Not very efficient.
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5. kaleemyork commented 10 years ago
now i can reach earlier to my office
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7. cameramaster commented 10 years ago
And...if you don't HAVE a smartphone?
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8. Pepperoni39 commented 10 years ago
I would take two of them. One for the front- and one for the backwheel^^
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9. Judge-Jake commented 10 years ago
#7 what plonker these days doesn't have a smart phone?
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10. Tehrasha commented 10 years ago
#4 Point 2) it claimns to go into a regenerative mode like electric cars do when braking. Adding braking resistance by turning the motor into a generator to recharge the batteries.
Point 3) Easy to steal, but unless they also steal the smart phone, they have succeeded in stealing a brick. 'Smart Locking'
Point 3) Easy to steal, but unless they also steal the smart phone, they have succeeded in stealing a brick. 'Smart Locking'
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11. loadrunner commented 10 years ago
Share with the NSA where you are.
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16. koritheratrat commented 10 years ago
#12 I was wondering the same thing. But i guess it's not. FlyKly is a company with mostly people from Slovenia (at least something good came out of our country ) whereas Superpedestrian has none of the team members of FlyKly (and none are from Slovenia... based on their names/surnames).
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18. thundersnow commented 10 years ago
Thanks for the interesting post, LobsterKing!
+8 1. mikeaza commented 10 years ago