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sngx33
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Hi all, whilst bored recently I thought wouldn't it be a great idea to have bicycles where the pedals accelerate a massive flywheel and then you release some kind of clutch mechanism to propel the bike forwards.
As i thought about it the main problem was what to use for such a flywheel (I was hoping to reach 20mph on flat), and either it therefore needs a balance between weight and speed...also since it would act like a gyroscope i wasnt sure where it would be positioned -- if this is unavoidable i guess i could just put up with the inability to steer (above your head with flat side parallel to the ground??)...
Anyone have thoughts of a feasible way of building this? I have to say it seems unlikely, mainly the difficulty of getting the flywheel to store enough energy... but if i could pull it off it might be good fun? Thought some mechanical engineers might be good people to help,
Regards,
Chris
As i thought about it the main problem was what to use for such a flywheel (I was hoping to reach 20mph on flat), and either it therefore needs a balance between weight and speed...also since it would act like a gyroscope i wasnt sure where it would be positioned -- if this is unavoidable i guess i could just put up with the inability to steer (above your head with flat side parallel to the ground??)...
Anyone have thoughts of a feasible way of building this? I have to say it seems unlikely, mainly the difficulty of getting the flywheel to store enough energy... but if i could pull it off it might be good fun? Thought some mechanical engineers might be good people to help,
Regards,
Chris