Chinese Bike - Triangle Wheels

[Dazzle]

Here are the pictures:
http://www.china.org.cn/china/photos/20 ... 738257.htm

Here is the science behind it riding smooth:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol ... 366308.ece


Seems to be one of those 'Why? Why not' design things.

[ryda]

He believes that people will be drawn to the bike because it requires more work to cycle and therefore will provide more exercise for the cyclist than a conventional bike

or you could just ride faster or up steeper hills ?

[Friendly Llama]

Would it not have been easier to just make his brakes rub?

[RJD]

I get the shapes have the same diameter at every point.


But they do not have the same radius at every point, and shirly thats what will make the bike rock up and down???

[thorg]

I get the shapes have the same diameter at every point.


But they do not have the same radius at every point, and shirly thats what will make the bike rock up and down???

look closley at the design, both fron and rear wheels move up and down independant of frame, but not supported by suspension, instead they have a set of rollers fixed to teh frame upon which they run. make sense now?

[RJD]

Yep, apart from it realy doesnt make sense...

[philstar]

I get the shapes have the same diameter at every point.


But they do not have the same radius at every point, and shirly thats what will make the bike rock up and down???

look closley at the design, both fron and rear wheels move up and down independant of frame, but not supported by suspension, instead they have a set of rollers fixed to teh frame upon which they run. make sense now?

thats even more messed up than I thought it was,