http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/21/hyperbike/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:40:45 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/21/hyperbike/comment-page-1/#comment-81435 c-dub Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:20:39 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/21/hyperbike/#comment-81435 This thing is just so stupid. The inventor claims that speeds of 50 MPH are possible, but that’s pure rubbish. He’s apparently based that on the gear ratios alone, without accounting for the horrible aerodynamics, the moment of inertia of the needlessly gigantic wheels, or the tremendous weight of the contraption itself. I’m all for odd pursuits, but don’t try to tell me it’s some sort of design and engineering breakthrough when it’s really just a poorly considered pile of pipe. This thing is just so stupid. The inventor claims that speeds of 50 MPH are possible, but that’s pure rubbish. He’s apparently based that on the gear ratios alone, without accounting for the horrible aerodynamics, the moment of inertia of the needlessly gigantic wheels, or the tremendous weight of the contraption itself. I’m all for odd pursuits, but don’t try to tell me it’s some sort of design and engineering breakthrough when it’s really just a poorly considered pile of pipe.

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