>On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 8:11:06 AM UTC-7, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 May 2016 23:44:46 -0700 (PDT),
avag...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> >Lieb. You know the question arises after percolating ...
>> >is there..I think of Tesla...a common parallel in electronics
>> >to these imaginative dead ends at a 'better bicycle' ?
>> >Example, think of ten still born electric motor designs producing
>> >less power/cost after years/$$ development.
>>
>> Certainly. The mechanism for any speculative venture is much the
>> same, no matter what the technology. Find a need, throw something
>> together to attract investors, built it, and then everyone sues
>> everyone else. It doesn't matter if it's a bicycle or an electric
>> car. If the need is lacking, hire the government to provide a
>> suitable crisis and interim financing. If you can find a need for a
>> bigger, better, faster, cheaper, etc bicycle, you too can be as
>> successful at Tesla.
>You don't even need a real crisis -- just government regulation.
Government regulations usually appear after a real or imaginary
crisis. "We're the government and we're here to help". It would not
do to impose regulations without a suitable problem in need of solving
because it might look to the GUM (great unwashed masses) that the
government was favoring one particular technology, industry, or
consortium of favored contributors. Can't have that happen. However,
should there ever be a real crisis, the standard mode of "do
something, even if it's wrong" is equally effective at redistributing
the tax revenue.
>Anyway, the market for a recumbent with an IGH direct drive
>system is probably a couple hundred people.
The only difference between a direct drive system on the front or rear
wheels is the direction of travel. By simply reversing the direction
of travel of a recumbent, I suppose a front wheel direct drive
recumbent might be constructed.
Did you notice in the video that all the rides were on either flat or
slightly downhill paths? I want to see what happens when it tries to
do a hill climb.
I find it odd that many rowing bicycles only use upper body power,
while ignoring the much stronger leg power. Some get it right:
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http://www.rowingbike.com/en/>
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http://www.rowingbike.com/en/modellen/> (cable drive)
or almost right:
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http://rowingbike.free.fr/round-rowing.gif>
or overdone:
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http://www.sculltrek.sk/index.php?lang=en>
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http://www.sculltrek.sk/index.php?lang=en&sekcia=video>
Another problem is that the rider, or rather the power source, is
facing the wrong direction. Rowing bicycles should be built like a
row boat, with the rider facing backwards and maybe a big mirror,
periscope, or LCD display as a concession to visibility. All of the
rowing bikes are facing forward, with a reversing gear of some sorts,
which wastes power.
More rowing bicycles:
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http://rowingbike.free.fr>