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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

The wheels are apparently really really loud when they are mounted like this. You just can make good enough ball bearings of this size at any reasonable cost and weight

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

*The coolest looking concept bike ever created.

Lemmings: hold my beer while I list every complaint I can think of about this design

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Yeah why do we need another bicycle?

Also how does peddling move the wheels...? Missing something.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

You could also cover the spokes or use a spokeless single wall design. I do think a design like this would need to be cleaned a lot.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Is this an AI bicycle or a Dyson bicycle?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ok, maybe with a magnetic linear drive?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there any regime where this is more efficient than spokes? I'd imagine that at high speed there's an aerodynamic advantage (possibly similar to a track/TT disk wheel?), but I can't imagine the bearings being better than current bikes. But bearing loss might (???) just scale linear with speed, so probably a win from aero in the end. But this isn't counting weight, which I imagine is worse (but doesn't matter much at high speed on flat ground).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Is looking cool important?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Broke: How many times will I need to repair this bike over a lifetime of ownership?

Woke: How many people will stare at me as I'm biking?

Bespoke: How many times will this bike get me laid?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

In cycling? Super duper important.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Yes. The answer to that is yes. Especially for a render

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Nah; you just have to jam the stick through the tire itself so it gets caught at the part that is spinning the wheel.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Needs blue or orange neon lights

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The complexity of this design cannot be outspoken.

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