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Subscribe to Motherboard Radio today! http://apple.co/1DWdc9d When the bicycle became popular in the beginning of the 19th century in southern Germany, England, and France, it was the first machine that championed private transportation. Almost 200 years after the invention of the vélocipède and Drais’ dandy horse, personal mobility is one of the highest imperatives in a globalized world. Today, our streets are filled with fixed-gears, roadsters, rickshas, BMX, and electric bikes. The Human Power Team has demonstrated just how fast you can go with pure muscle power. The third model of the Dutch team’s high-tech recumbent bicycle, the VeloX 3, reached a speed of 133.78 km/h, setting a new world record for the fastest pedal-powered vehicle. We visited the Human Power Team in their workshop in Delft, where lead engineer Dennis Berckmoes, although still in the middle of making the final preparations for their next record attempt, walked us through the details of the engineering process, that he and his colleagues from the student team go through every year, designing a new highs-peed prototype. All of the components of the VeloX4, from the chassis made of extremely hard but super light carbon, to the aerodynamics that are tested in the wind tunnel of a space center, to the special gear system, to the 3D-printed special parts, are individually designed and produced. “This is Formula 1 for bicycles,” as Dennis put it. Read more on MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/1zR7a9K Check out The 20-Year Old With a Plan to Rid the Sea of Plastic: http://bit.ly/Ocean-Clean-Up-Kid Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: http://motherboardtv.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/motherboardtv
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noch so stützräder dran die bei fahrt einklappen dann würd ich eins kaufen
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Bike meaning short for Bicycle Which means two wheels.
What we have here is the worlds fastest "Tricycle" -
how much???? 20,000 dollars, yeah nope fuck that!
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and if you crash........... your in pieces
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The key to human powered bicycle speed is multiple layers of gears, not just front to back but several intermediate layers. Design that, and you'll have a bicycle that can not only climb hills reasonably well but can attain extremely high speeds.
Gearing will be most important. I've designed a few models myself that can do a sustained 45 mph for several hours with the same effort as doing 5 mph. Speed takes time to build and hills are always a factor. On a flat surface, as in many parts of Florida, this is totally achievable. Most of all they can be very fun and safe in traffic. -
didnt show the planetary in the animation :)
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if the velotilt is for local short journey, then window is not an issue.
need different designs for different purposes.
cameras should be addition and not replacements for windows, cameras can fail. -
speak english
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so they go to a special road to break the record... let me guess. its down hill... try doing it on lake gardiner or bonneville.
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use it to go office ? but dont forget , you will need a bath and a good sleep before starting to work, some clean clothes
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헐 대박
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need a black man to break that record
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You need the guy that powered that toaster. lol
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There are very dutch :P
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nice for Holland or wherever this is. But there is a MASSIVE flaw in all this: it's USELESS in any even remotely hilly areas. Almost no regular commuter is fit enough to climb a hill daily on his way to work, let alone on a recumbent...
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What was the power output in Watts for that attempt? I just wonder how much you have to put in to go 80 in that thing... You should ask Bradley Wiggins if he is up for a Spin in your Bike.
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Yall using the wrong kind of humans.....
Yall need to invest in crackheads -
who don't people try to make bikes of this design but with the features of an E-Bike (electric motors etc) would be faster and easier to sell to people
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I wouldn't risk my life to save a few bucks on gas.
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why hasnt anyone put wheels on a hot dog