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[Closed] Copenhagen Wheel… have we argued/discussed it yet?

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My views:

Shame they didn't invent the copenhagen helmet yet 🙄

Check out the wether you carry your…….'kids' illustration 😆

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Posted : 09/12/2013 4:58 pm
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Well I tried to 😕

[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/copenhagen-wheel ]Attempted thread[/url]


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 5:02 pm
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I meant to reply on righog's thread but forgot about it. I didn't catch from the video exactly how it works... presumably it charges from normal pedalling rather than just freewheeling down hills? Or is it both? Either way they look like a great idea to me, sort of smoothing out the effort a bit so the easy bits are a bit harder but the hard bits are easier.

My way to work is up a huge great hill then down the other side... if I could store a bit of the energy lost from going downwards to help get back up again it would be ace!


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 8:11 pm
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I'm talking rubbish, it says it charges up when braking or going downhill. So next question... does it have to be a singlespeed?


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 8:21 pm
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Very cool I think, from both a nerdy, clever-bit-of-tech point of view and because it might be more likely to help get people on bikes than some of the dorkier looking e-bikes.


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 8:37 pm
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The future of cycling grieves your shortsightedness.


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 9:28 pm
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I bet it bends dropouts like no tommorrow!

(3x the pedal torque with just a std QR axle? hmmm?)


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 9:34 pm
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Looks awesome. Great idea!


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 10:42 pm

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