http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Copenhagen Wheel en Mon, 18 May 2026 22:20:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11806#post-136053 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 10:35:09 +0000 wee folding bike 136053@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think ordinaries could be quite efficient as the transmission was very simple. My sister had a late 19th century edition of Britannica and speeds listed were quite respetcable. The problem came with hitting bumps in the road when your centre of mass was high above the front wheel.</p> <p>And there is sort of a rule about making bicycles more efficient, it's called the UCI. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11806#post-136050 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 08:37:31 +0000 SRD 136050@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't see the point to calling it 'super-pedestrian'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11806#post-136049 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 07:27:47 +0000 Charterhall 136049@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not a sacrilege at all, if there was a rule about not making cycling easier we'd still be on penny farthings. Yes I know that's not their real name. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11806#post-136028 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:45:54 +0000 Kim 136028@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If anyone wants to pre-order one they are <a href="https://www.superpedestrian.com/">for sale here</a>, not that I feel the need to e-assist just yet... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11806#post-135973 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 11:53:55 +0000 gibbo 135973@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>According to the advert - did I say advert, I meant "article" - in the Telegraph, this is the future of cycling:</p> <p><em>A tiny motor, attached to a back wheel, stores up energy from pedal strokes to help power the bike. </p> <p>When you get tired, or reach a hill, it can push you along at up to 10 times your regular power.<br /> </em></p> <p>Leaving aside any Fabian Cancellara jokes, this sounds like both a good idea and sacrilege.</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraphtv/goodtoshare/10499899/Reinventing-the-wheel-how-MIT-sees-us-all-cycling-into-the-future.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraphtv/goodtoshare/10499899/Reinventing-the-wheel-how-MIT-sees-us-all-cycling-into-the-future.html</a> </p>