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.
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