Comments on: Copenhagen Wheel: MIT Unveils the Swiss Army Knife of Bike Wheels http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Thu, 23 May 2013 21:03:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Save-world http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-207547 Save-world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:55:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-207547 that's Formula 1 technology. How much will this little wonder cost? that’s Formula 1 technology. How much will this little wonder cost?

]]> By: baeree http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-204083 baeree Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:06:28 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-204083 When was a simple bicycle too simple? Is our culture moving too fast for our own good? I'd challenge the Copenhagen wheel in that I could teach my bike mechanic skills to most any one willing to learn, where this is a goober of technology left with us by the good people of MIT. Are you leaving the incomprehensible world of internal combustion for the incomprehensible world of peddle assisted track bikes? I've thousands of miles on my touring bike, seen mountains beyond mountains, and I never thought I needed a boost to do it, just ice cream and figs. ~Barry When was a simple bicycle too simple? Is our culture moving too fast for our own good? I’d challenge the Copenhagen wheel in that I could teach my bike mechanic skills to most any one willing to learn, where this is a goober of technology left with us by the good people of MIT. Are you leaving the incomprehensible world of internal combustion for the incomprehensible world of peddle assisted track bikes? I’ve thousands of miles on my touring bike, seen mountains beyond mountains, and I never thought I needed a boost to do it, just ice cream and figs.

~Barry

]]> By: GaryAres http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-202695 GaryAres Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:14:23 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-202695 Let's just call this "Copenhagen Wheel" a brilliant success in marketing, and has a great combination of factors that the world is buzzing about; greenness, bikes, pedal power, technology, and more. Tip of the hat to MIT for gaining so much attention with so little contribution. Here is a real solution, also developed by a team of equally bright engineers from neighboring NY State. It's real, affordable, and assists the cyclist to improve their efficiency whether human or electric powered. It' called Active Spoke - please visit and pass the word so others may learn as well. www.activespoke.com Let’s just call this “Copenhagen Wheel” a brilliant success in marketing, and has a great combination of factors that the world is buzzing about; greenness, bikes, pedal power, technology, and more. Tip of the hat to MIT for gaining so much attention with so little contribution.

Here is a real solution, also developed by a team of equally bright engineers from neighboring NY State. It’s real, affordable, and assists the cyclist to improve their efficiency whether human or electric powered. It’ called Active Spoke – please visit and pass the word so others may learn as well. http://www.activespoke.com

]]> By: John e mudge http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-202659 John e mudge Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:46:51 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-202659 What a good idea! I little sophisticated however. Forget about bluetooth etc. The basic wheel absorbing power when you touch the brake lever (not enough to activaty break pads) stopping or downhill. This makes bike reduce speed like a Prius. In emergency obviously you pull harder cancelling the energy retrieval and using brakes, or a combination of both. As to design, I vote for a mechanical device rather than electrical battery charging. Something akin to the spring found on outboard motors to bring back the starter rope. This combined with a heavy flywheel at the outer periphfery of hub. This would reverse when a boost (starting) was required. Unlike electric you cannot use it for long periods but ideal for stop and start in traffic. What a good idea! I little sophisticated however. Forget about bluetooth etc. The basic wheel absorbing power when you touch the brake lever (not enough to activaty break pads) stopping or downhill. This makes bike reduce speed like a Prius. In emergency obviously you pull harder cancelling the energy retrieval and using brakes, or a combination of both.
As to design, I vote for a mechanical device rather than electrical battery charging. Something akin to the spring found on outboard motors to bring back the starter rope. This combined with a heavy flywheel at the outer periphfery of hub. This would reverse when a boost (starting) was required. Unlike electric you cannot use it for long periods but ideal for stop and start in traffic.

]]> By: davidwayneosedach http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-202613 davidwayneosedach Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:56:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-202613 I'm not big on biking but I'd certainly try MIT's Swiss Army knife of wheels. The blue tooth does it for me! I’m not big on biking but I’d certainly try MIT’s Swiss Army knife of wheels. The blue tooth does it for me!

]]> By: andyrew http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-202522 andyrew Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:26:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-202522 The Bluetooth is there so you can connect your iPhone too it, you have to have an iphone to control the gears, which imho is silly and will only increase bike accidents. It would be better off if the iPhone was an extension to the bike and not a necessity. For this bike to be a success it needs to get the gear controls back on the handle bars and if they could integrate brakes in as well it would be awesome. No real reason to move the gear interface onto the iPhone other then to be different, but why change something that isn't broken The Bluetooth is there so you can connect your iPhone too it, you have to have an iphone to control the gears, which imho is silly and will only increase bike accidents. It would be better off if the iPhone was an extension to the bike and not a necessity.

For this bike to be a success it needs to get the gear controls back on the handle bars and if they could integrate brakes in as well it would be awesome. No real reason to move the gear interface onto the iPhone other then to be different, but why change something that isn’t broken

]]> By: Crysti http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-202263 Crysti Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:13:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76032#comment-202263 I like this quite a bit! I was trying to understand why the bike wheel would need bluetooth, but I understand the novelty in that. I like this quite a bit! I was trying to understand why the bike wheel would need bluetooth, but I understand the novelty in that.

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