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The future of cycling?

  • 14-06-2013 10:00AM
    #1
    awec
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22885602

    "Researchers in the Czech Republic have unveiled a 95kg (210lb) remotely-controlled bicycle that can hover a few metres above ground for five minutes."

    :D


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  • #2
    leCycliste
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    thanks for confirming its Friday!!! :-)


  • #3
    Mycroft H
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    tumblr_lzsw2rBqQP1qbh55to1_500.png


  • #4
    awec
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    Must be great craic cycling on 95kg of bicycle when it's not hovering. :)


  • #5
    studiorat
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    Great fun on a windy day I bet.


  • #6
    check_six
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    awec wrote: »
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22885602

    "Researchers in the Czech Republic have unveiled a 95kg (210lb) remotely-controlled bicycle that can hover a few metres above ground for five minutes."

    :D

    95kg? I thought they meant 95kg with the rider! How much does a microlite plane weigh? Maybe I could just drag one of those in a trailer.

    Still though it would help a lot if I needed to go from Merrion Sq to Grafton St down Nassau St.


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  • #7
    seamus
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    awec wrote: »
    Must be great craic cycling on 95kg of bicycle when it's not hovering. :)
    Hover up the hills, freewheel down them. The ridiculous weight is probably batteries for the most part.

    What they really need to do is apply Obree-level genius engineering to the bike so that you can spin the blades by pedalling.


  • #8
    awec
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    If you're cycling along, how long would it take for 95kg to come to a stop when you hit the breaks?


  • #9
    check_six
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    awec wrote: »
    If you're cycling along, how long would it take for 95kg to come to a stop when you hit the breaks?

    Very much depends what speed you could get the beast up to before needing to apply brakes. Long downhills with sudden requirement for reduction in speed, say a slight bend, could be... lively!


  • #10
    darjeeling
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    One step closer to Olympic cycle quidditch.


  • #11
    seamus
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    awec wrote: »
    If you're cycling along, how long would it take for 95kg to come to a stop when you hit the breaks?
    Put motorbike brakes on it - motorcycles come in at 300kg+ (including rider) and can stop quicker than a road bike. The ironic part of the bike is that it's touted as a traffic beater, but with the width of the blades you'll take up as much room as a car.

    It's a good prototype for a gyrocopter based short-hop travel solution, not as a long-term commuter. If I needed to go down the local shops, it's be great, just fly me there and back.


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  • #12
    valleyoftheunos
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    looks like great fun, of course the slightest off could be fatal which may be an issue.


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