Have I rambled about this before? Stop me if you've heard this one. This is an invention idea that likely already exists. But if not, I get dibs, ppthpp!
When you're riding a bike, especially if you're riding on a path on or which parallels a road, resulting in pauses for stop signs or stop lights, getting the bike up to speed once again is a pain.
It's that "Huph!!" of effort to get going again that can be pain, especially if there are a lot of starts and stops. And if you're riding with traffic, you're a lot more likely to cause frustration in the car drivers cause you just can't jump forward like a racehorse when then light turns green.
So, what if your bike had a 'Go Assist' in the form of a spring that could be wound as you pedaled. When you reach a stop and need a push to get going again, you hit the button that transfers the spring's energy into the back tire, and 'zzzip' off you go.
Of course, you'd need to pedal a certain amount for the spring to be fully tightened. You wouldn't be able to just keep hitting the button and let it drive you along.
This would have applications for stunt-biking too. Tricks that you can't currently perform would become possible, and would broaden the repertoire of stunts. And hey, anything that gets people outside and riding their bikes is a good thing.
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Hmm
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Erm...
When you're riding a bike, especially if you're riding on a path on or which parallels a road, resulting in pauses for stop signs or stop lights, getting the bike up to speed once again is a pain.
It's that "Huph!!" of effort to get going again that can be pain, especially if there are a lot of starts and stops. And if you're riding with traffic, you're a lot more likely to cause frustration in the car drivers cause you just can't jump forward like a racehorse when then light turns green.
So, what if your bike had a 'Go Assist' in the form of a spring that could be wound as you pedaled. When you reach a stop and need a push to get going again, you hit the button that transfers the spring's energy into the back tire, and 'zzzip' off you go.
Of course, you'd need to pedal a certain amount for the spring to be fully tightened. You wouldn't be able to just keep hitting the button and let it drive you along.
This would have applications for stunt-biking too. Tricks that you can't currently perform would become possible, and would broaden the repertoire of stunts. And hey, anything that gets people outside and riding their bikes is a good thing.
~~~
Hmm
and
Erm...
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