Green Wheel sees Red
The MIT electronic wheel showed up last Feb. on the radar: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/0...heel-bike.html
The recent summit in Copenhagen seems to have brought it back to the fore however with a new name, different look and a higher price point projected. http://web.mit.edu/press/2009/copenhagen-wheel.html I am assuming that the red comes from Ducati's involvement with the project. |
The initial press release sure sounded a lot better than the current one. Ability to recharge by plugging it in vs. only by regenerative braking (unlikely to be very effective since cyclists already try to minimize braking), option to build the hub into your own wheel, and a lower price. In exchange, the recent announcement has added a lot of fluff such as pollution monitoring and smart phone control.
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ah like it.. ah like it a lot!
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Originally Posted by Mabman
(Post 10165223)
The MIT electronic wheel showed up last Feb. on the radar: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/0...heel-bike.html
The recent summit in Copenhagen seems to have brought it back to the fore however with a new name, different look and a higher price point projected. http://web.mit.edu/press/2009/copenhagen-wheel.html I am assuming that the red comes from Ducati's involvement with the project. |
Originally Posted by prathmann
(Post 10165356)
The initial press release sure sounded a lot better than the current one. Ability to recharge by plugging it in vs. only by regenerative braking (unlikely to be very effective since cyclists already try to minimize braking), option to build the hub into your own wheel, and a lower price. In exchange, the recent announcement has added a lot of fluff such as pollution monitoring and smart phone control.
And as far as torque goes who knows how much torque it has? There have been no specs released that I have seen regarding that but quite frankly any EU/Asia compliant 250w setup will not be a torque monster as a hub motor. The Panasonic/Yamaha drives do better with that size motor because they sync with the gearing of the bike. However here in the US with fed regs set at 750w you can get a motor that will provide plenty enough torque for the hillier areas. And you can always just pedal also:innocent: |
The Copenhagen Wheel is not made in Copenhagen, but the Copenhagen Wheel is completely compatible with Copenhagen Wheel apps. The Copenhagen Wheel is such a profound invention that it cannot be referred to with mere pronouns. Therefore, the Copenhagen Wheel must be referred to as the Copenhagen Wheel at the beginning of every sentence, so you will never forget the marvel of the name Copenhagen Wheel.
Are I-Phones weather proof...I'm not sure if the system is designed to run in the rain if not. Also, with minimal battery capacity, it seems the weight of hauling the motor of any hill will far exceed the energy skimmed from regen braking (considering wind resistance is a large drain on energy on downhills, there won't be much extra for the wheel to take). It seems to me the wheel wouldn't even be able to meet the most minimal requirement of all motorized vehicle: to be able to haul it's own weight let alone a portion of the weight of the rider and bicycle. |
Originally Posted by Llamero
(Post 10173661)
The Copenhagen Wheel is such a profound invention that it cannot be referred to with mere pronouns. Therefore, the Copenhagen Wheel must be referred to as the Copenhagen Wheel at the beginning of every sentence, so you will never forget the marvel of the name Copenhagen Wheel.
The Copenhagen Wheel is a hub motor with the batteries inside. Whoa! Just sounds to me like that limits their battery pack to a fairly small amp capacity. |
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