bicycle jetpack
01-16-07, 12:01 AM
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bicycle jetpack
https://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article...4&in_page_id=2
cyclist hits the road with the Thrustpac – a petrol-driven propeller which enables bicycle users to hit speeds of up to 130kph (80mph).
The device is controlled by a special glove which allows the rider to accelerate or slow down simply by flexing their index finger.
Inventor Don Burgess said it can do 240km (150 miles) to the gallon, making it one of the most-fuel efficient modes of transport. Except, you know, actually cycling.
'This is a totally unique concept in the transportation world today,' said Burgess.
'The freedom from high fuel prices, the absolute fun of the wind in your hair while being pushed along effortlessly is amazing. Saving the environment has never been so much fun.'
What could possibly go wrong?
cyclist hits the road with the Thrustpac – a petrol-driven propeller which enables bicycle users to hit speeds of up to 130kph (80mph).
The device is controlled by a special glove which allows the rider to accelerate or slow down simply by flexing their index finger.
Inventor Don Burgess said it can do 240km (150 miles) to the gallon, making it one of the most-fuel efficient modes of transport. Except, you know, actually cycling.
'This is a totally unique concept in the transportation world today,' said Burgess.
'The freedom from high fuel prices, the absolute fun of the wind in your hair while being pushed along effortlessly is amazing. Saving the environment has never been so much fun.'
What could possibly go wrong?
01-16-07, 01:39 AM
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Of course to work effectively you've got to sit bolt upright. And look like a total tool.
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01-16-07, 02:26 AM
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Oh God, please let the next version strap to the ass. I can see flocks of roadies pushing motorcyclists off the road. 
You didn't Google it, did you dobber?
Originally Posted by dobber
Of course to work effectively you've got to sit bolt upright. And look like a total tool.
The CONTROL GLOVE enables you to operate the handbrakes and handlebars of your bicycle, canoe paddles, ski poles or wheel chair wheels while simultaneously maintaining COMLETE CONTROL of the THRUSTPAC!!
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01-16-07, 02:45 AM
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propeller, pah. you need jet power
see the video:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/jet-powerd-bik...em220068842123
see the video:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/jet-powerd-bik...em220068842123
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Are those tires rated for 80 mph?
What happens when you answer your cell phone?
Turn to look behind you...and get blown into traffic!
What happens when you answer your cell phone?
Turn to look behind you...and get blown into traffic!
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Hmmm...... Interesting. I wonder has anyone thought of putting a motor on a bicycle inventing something that might be called a m o t o r c y c l e ? I suppose we could put a motor and maybe a propellor on a glider too.
01-16-07, 02:40 PM
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I have also heard of research into adding some type of mechanical device to a sailing ship that would allow it to self propel without any wind. Though this seems to a mere rumor at this point. I was disappointed when Steve Jobs forgot to announce this at Macworld.
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Originally Posted by lyeinyoureye
You didn't Google it, did you dobber?
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
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Here's another option.
https://www.gearlog.com/2006/05/the_r...a_gaspower.php
And there's another one I posted a link to last year but I can't find it. looks similar to the one in the first post. ah here it is...
https://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadge...-on-204942.php
https://www.gearlog.com/2006/05/the_r...a_gaspower.php
And there's another one I posted a link to last year but I can't find it. looks similar to the one in the first post. ah here it is...
https://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadge...-on-204942.php
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01-16-07, 09:23 PM
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What else could go wrong? Oh, you might have occasion to put both hands on the bar at 80mph.
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Have you ever run one of those back pack leaf blowers? They are extremely loud. Good luck with the hearing loss.
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video........https://www.kirou.com/2006/10/04/personal-jet-pack/
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Originally Posted by wheel
https://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article...4&in_page_id=2
cyclist hits the road with the Thrustpac – a petrol-driven propeller which enables bicycle users to hit speeds of up to 130kph (80mph).
The device is controlled by a special glove which allows the rider to accelerate or slow down simply by flexing their index finger.
Inventor Don Burgess said it can do 240km (150 miles) to the gallon, making it one of the most-fuel efficient modes of transport. Except, you know, actually cycling.
'This is a totally unique concept in the transportation world today,' said Burgess.
'The freedom from high fuel prices, the absolute fun of the wind in your hair while being pushed along effortlessly is amazing. Saving the environment has never been so much fun.'
What could possibly go wrong?
cyclist hits the road with the Thrustpac – a petrol-driven propeller which enables bicycle users to hit speeds of up to 130kph (80mph).
The device is controlled by a special glove which allows the rider to accelerate or slow down simply by flexing their index finger.
Inventor Don Burgess said it can do 240km (150 miles) to the gallon, making it one of the most-fuel efficient modes of transport. Except, you know, actually cycling.
'This is a totally unique concept in the transportation world today,' said Burgess.
'The freedom from high fuel prices, the absolute fun of the wind in your hair while being pushed along effortlessly is amazing. Saving the environment has never been so much fun.'
What could possibly go wrong?
01-17-07, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mtnbiktn
video........https://www.kirou.com/2006/10/04/personal-jet-pack/
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why cant he just attach it to the bike? I rather go with a motor https://bikeengines.com/
