David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 11:51 AM |
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The robots are taking over...
People have been strapping electric motors to bicycles for decades, but this is a new twist...
YooToob
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 02:14 PM |
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A bit pointless I think. I don't reckon that it generates enough torque to contribute anything significantly and just serves as a weight on the
bike. He should just take the motor out and leave the thing to turn under his own steam.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 07:04 PM |
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Does there have to be a point to everything? 
I reckon that it was built for a laugh... coupling the electric motor in the 'robot' directly to the rear wheel would have been far more
efficient - but far less fun!
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40inches
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 11:36 AM |
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This one manages by itself  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srwk-i5aXRQ
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 05:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Does there have to be a point to everything?
I reckon that it was built for a laugh... coupling the electric motor in the 'robot' directly to the rear wheel would have been far more
efficient - but far less fun!
Took the words out of my mouth! No-one would seriously suggest this was a good way of providing an electric assist to a bike, but it's a great
bit of engineering (and art) in it's own right IMO.
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