50mph on a human-powered bike: new invention

[Namreg]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8147104.stm

A Berlin inventor has come up with an electric bike which you power by pedalling that can reach speeds of 50 mph.

Stefan Gulas has developed a system that amplifies the effort you put in by a factor of 50, meaning you can accelerate quickly and maintain high speeds with very little effort.

more here:
http://www.erockit.net/

it only takes me 15 minutes to bike to work now, but with that kind of speed i could possibly cut that down to 5, without gasoline, a licence, or insurance.

 

[Namreg]

then again, for $40k i'd rather have a motorcycle, or two.

 

[Hot Mega]

then again, for $40k i'd rather have a motorcycle, or two.

I'd get one....the only problem I can see from an engineering standpoint (from the video) is no (informal) throttle control when you start peddling. In other words you start peddling and the damn thing takes off like a "rockit".

But other than that....I'd get one....price point notwithstanding.

 

[Will E Worm]

Mr. Garrison's gyroscope-powered monowheel, IT. :hatsoff:

 

[24788]

That's pretty sick.

 

[Ainttalkinlove]

wow imagine what lance armstrong could do on that thing.