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Old 01-30-07, 11:19 PM
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Meh...this showed up on some other forum a couple days ago. 50 miles per hour...right. That'd be a steep hill.

I'm sure it is fairly stable. As he points out, your COG is below the axles. It's also very complicated, huge, weighs 200 lbs, and won't fit on my roof rack. Oh, and in case anyone didn't notice, the drivetrains are disconnected left and right. That appears to be how one steers, which seems slightly ungainly.

He ends his demo video with a comment along the lines of "so we're just looking for a couple million dollars investment and we'll be ready to produce these things." I think that's the same line Moller used when he showed off drawings of his sky car 40 years ago...and 30 years ago, and 20 years ago, and 10 years ago, and last year.
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Originally Posted by banzai_f16
I was waiting for a 'bent rider to chime in on this one...
My motto is "Why stand when you can sit, and why sit when you can lie down?" That monstrosity violates those principles. The solution to a sore butt, if you have one, is not necessarily to take away the seat. I'm waiting for the builder to take one on a big tour, like oh, Ride the Rockies, so we can all see how practical it is!
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Old 01-31-07, 11:51 AM
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Unlike most of you, I do believe it can easily go 50mph. At that massive weight, it should easily go 50 mph down a small hill.


I just love the quotes. Can you just imagine the one's he didn't post on the website?
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Old 01-31-07, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
I'm going to wait for the motorized version.
Now THAT thing is cool. Bikes go to one wheel, scooters go to three:

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Old 01-31-07, 06:28 PM
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I wondered where he went. I hadn't seen him in anymovies lately. So he has been doing sketch comedy about some inventor guy. Man, that Richard Dreyfuss is a funny guy. Did you see the way he stayed in character? Damn, he's good.
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Old 02-01-07, 09:35 PM
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I don't know, the basic idea - of using your arms and legs for power - is kind of interesting. But yea, between the perpetual wheelie and everything else that design is ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by bac
South Park anyone??

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