Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Next generation of Bicycle

What is bicycle? Everyone knows that. This is a two-wheeled vehicle that the rider powers with his feet using pedals.
The modern bicycle was invented in 1885. After many refinements added over the years such as a bicycle Pneumatic tires, free gear, and transmission, the bicycle arrived at the form we know today.
Around the world people are aware of the fact that bicycles can often be used to replace the car, thereby preventing air pollution and traffic congestion and therefore many countries now have bike lanes, and bike rental option.
So what's the problem?
Since they were invented, the bicycle hasn't been improved that much regarding smooth riding without shocks, especially in potholes.
Now it seems that the time has come for that improvement , too.
A few months ago an obscure company named RoundTail, introduced what I believe will be the next generation of the bicycle.
The Picture below presents the groundbreaking design of the bike, aimed at ensuring a smooth ride without shocks.
An Ordinary bicycle, when hitting a pothole, delivers the shocks in straight line directly to the rider.
In the Bikes shown below, the shocks are routed to the two steel circles, continue to move in a spiral, and vanish without a significant effect on the rider.
In an experiment RoundTail Company did,  two cyclists rode with RoundTail bikes on every road they could find . the Riders did not feel any pain after 80 km, whereas with regular bike, they felt pain only after only 4 km.
According to the company, the bike's revolutionary design reduces the shocks to about 2% the general level.



RoundTail revolutionary bicycle


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