Copenhagen Wheel - Cycling reinvented, smart biking

[HDZx]

This is a new bicycle wheel from MIT. It can sync with your smartphone and apps, and automatically detects and gives you a boost while riding your bike that can help you get up hills, and go long distances with ease.

 

https://www.superpedestrian.com/

 

 

What do you guys think?

 

[MzCatieB]

This is... old  

[HDZx]

This is... old  

 

Well, nothing has been posted here about it yet and the video was posted around a week ago.

 

Maybe it's old to you, but not to many other people here.

[MzCatieB]

Well, nothing has been posted here about it yet and the video was posted around a week ago.

 

Maybe it's old to you, but not to many other people here.

yh... its an new video, this has been floating around for about 3/6 weeks now 

[HDZx]

yh... its an new video, this has been floating around for about 3/6 weeks now 

 

Sure, I will say it again, nothing has been posted here about it. What you say is 'old' maybe isn't old to other people.

[Mooshi]

Why do you need and overpriced smartphone to go cycling? Sounds dumb. If this thing needed to communicate with a device, they should have included one just for the bike.

[Kick]

Is it bad that the old reason I've heard of this is from Weeds?

[MzCatieB]

Sure, I will say it again, nothing has been posted here about it. What you say is 'old' maybe isn't old to other people.

did you use the search tool on the forums? its not that great cause no one realy sets their posts up for them you need to google the topic and put "linustechtips" at the end 

[ShiverMePenguins]

That's actually pretty awesome. And being able to store kinetic energy on the go is nice as well. And if I'm reading things correctly it can take you 30 miles at 20mph. I would literally get rid of my car for this.

Now I just need a good bike

[miyabwah]

Really? A wheel that syncs with your smartphone.... Why........ Sounds useless to me.

[LordGarth6]

if this was cheap enough, worked with windows phone  then i migh learn how to ride a bike so then i have no need for a car

[Rekx]

Dude im from denmark and this concect has been here for a long time. Though it's nice that non danish people post some news about our little country.

[Snickerzz]

So that destroys the reason of exercising on a bike, and im sure you need to charge it some how so its not efficient, they crated a bike shaped electric car...

[AlexGoesHigh]

So that destroys the reason of exercising on a bike, and im sure you need to charge it some how so its not efficient, they crated a bike shaped electric car...

i think the battery charges whit the pedal motion (kinetic energy)

[sof006]

YES YES DO WANT YES. I ride my bike to work and go up numerous hills, I need this in my life right now!

[WCKda]

Rather expensive for a single/fixed gear part.

[HexaGuy]

According to Gizmodo, it's going to go for $800.

 

Source:  http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/12/re-inventing-the-wheel-the-gadget-that-will-save-casual-cyclists/

[Stomplar]

thanks for the post. first time ive seen this. pretty neat.

[martinrox1568]

lol. I just opened this in a new tab and then immediatly opened fb and the first post there has the exact same title

[mgsstar]

Never seen it before but its a really cool way to make a bike smart. The boost feature is pretty cool.

[zamaz]

Interesting... but price is the deciding factor.

[Ineko]

So that destroys the reason of exercising on a bike, and im sure you need to charge it some how so its not efficient, they crated a bike shaped electric car...

 

Did you not watch the video? It stores kinetic energy from breaking and when you aren't actually pedaling, there's no charging at an outlet involved. And if you ride a bike strictly for exercise then obviously you wouldn't use this, it's for people who use a bike to get around instead of a car, people that need to carry stuff etc.

[Snickerzz]

Did you not watch the video? It stores kinetic energy from breaking and when you aren't actually pedaling, there's no charging at an outlet involved. And if you ride a bike strictly for exercise then obviously you wouldn't use this, it's for people who use a bike to get around instead of a car, people that need to carry stuff etc.

no i was in school when i posted that, sorry x3

[EricX2]

Really? A wheel that syncs with your smartphone.... Why........ Sounds useless to me.

It isn't 'just' a wheel that syncs with your smartphone, it syncs with your smartphone so it can use the smartphone to determine how to make the wheel more efficient and allow you to go further with less energy. If all it did was sync with your phone to give you stats about speed and distance it still isn't useless, but it is more than that.

[Purple]

Cool idea, ugly looking imo.

 

Probably can't go off curbs or it will break.