Turn your bicycle into a moped with revopowerThe good folks at RevoPower claim they’re re-inventing the wheel. And, let me tell you, I’m wanting to believe them. Here’s the deal. You take your current bicycle (be it a mountain bike, a cruiser or a commuter bike), you remove the front wheel, and replace it with RevoPower’s. A little wiring here and there, nothing too hard, and you’re set. Then, you go out biking, as usual. But, say you’re growing tired, or you hit a slope and you’re just lazy… well, press a button, and the integrated commercial grade, 23cc two-stroke engine will kick in. You get 1.1 HP or 0.8 KW power output with a maximum rpm 7500 to help you along the way. On a flat surface, the engine will even take you up to speeds of 20mph, with a merciful 200mpg. Nothing too amazing here, except click through and look at the picture. It's really slick how integrated it is with the wheel. Seems like it would be really easy to switch front wheels back and forth between this, and your traditional bike wheel.
How does it work? Was a puzzlement.
The axle is stationary relative to the forks. The engine moves around the axle using a set of gears and chains as the drive train. The engine is fixed relative to the rest of the wheel. Thus as the engine drives itself around the axle, the wheel rolls. Hope they counter-balance that engine carefully.
Many years ago, I put a number of miles on a Puch similar to the one below. Not a bad way to get around for short commutes. But due to it's looks, I almost got a ticket for riding a "motorcycle" in a bike lane.
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- jim 5-09-2006 10:18 pm
How does it work? Was a puzzlement.
The axle is stationary relative to the forks. The engine moves around the axle using a set of gears and chains as the drive train. The engine is fixed relative to the rest of the wheel. Thus as the engine drives itself around the axle, the wheel rolls. Hope they counter-balance that engine carefully.
Many years ago, I put a number of miles on a Puch similar to the one below. Not a bad way to get around for short commutes. But due to it's looks, I almost got a ticket for riding a "motorcycle" in a bike lane.
- mark 5-10-2006 6:31 am [add a comment]