German Electric Bike
toybhoy
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Say.... these electric bikes seems to be improving!
Wouldn't mind having a wee go at this to be honest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm
Wouldn't mind having a wee go at this to be honest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147104.stm
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Wouldn't that be legally classed as a motorbike in ths country, and rightly so?0
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Eau Rouge wrote:Wouldn't that be legally classed as a motorbike in ths country, and rightly so?
yup probably flatten the battery in no time as well.0 -
Saw this earlier on. From what I could work out the pedals contribute nothing to powering the bike. Spinning faster appears to be equivalent to twisting the throttle on a conventional bike.
The reporter, unsurprisingly, didn't seem to get this at all.0 -
I was going to say - "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." - wouldn't this revolutionise transport as we know it? as well as the laws of thermodynamics?0
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Perhaps he should get together with the boys from Steorn!
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biondino wrote:I was going to say - "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." - wouldn't this revolutionise transport as we know it? as well as the laws of thermodynamics?
Indeed, I wondered that.Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
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StuAff wrote:biondino wrote:I was going to say - "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." - wouldn't this revolutionise transport as we know it? as well as the laws of thermodynamics?
Indeed, I wondered that.0 -
The mystery is the wide-eyed "omg" tone of the writer who doesn't actually seem to have realised there's an engine!0
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biondino wrote:The mystery is the wide-eyed "omg" tone of the writer who doesn't actually seem to have realised there's an engine!0
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God, this place is full of cynics.
and every one of them has just said "Pragmatist!"Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Well, I would LOVE a go on this.
Anyone who says they wouldn't should check their underpants for flames.0