stabiliser-free bike

[dyna-ti]

:shock: Thatsd pretty amazing, especially when they push it along by itself.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/interview--th ... ml#PZRS4Oh

 

[yagamuffin]

Looks pretty damn clever. Would be good to hire, but it may be to good for it's own sake - seems little point buying one if you can move on to a proper bike after a couple of days!

 

[andyz]

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That could be the perfect bike for my diasbled son. Must investigate.

It could also come in handy in preventing me making an arse of myself at the kids skate park! "Who's that old git on the BMX bike?".....etc..

 

[NeilM]

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Don't want to be a party pooper, but... what happens when they get on a bike without the gyro fitted?

 

[andyz]

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Don't want to be a party pooper, but... what happens when they get on a bike without the gyro fitted?

They fall off, the same happens when the gyro batteries go flat!

I'm currently in discussion with them about developing a 20" version, as they only have smaller sizes, plus a 28" version.
28" sounds a bit odd, but they have been working with a Dutch university, so it may be the size used in their bikes.

 

[NeilM]

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I can see what this would offer your son Andrew, but I'm not sure I see how this teaches a youngster to cycle, when it take the balance aspect out of the equation.

 

[andyz]

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I can see what this would offer your son Andrew, but I'm not sure I see how this teaches a youngster to cycle, when it take the balance aspect out of the equation.

It gets them riding almost immediately, then over a short period of time you can reduce the speed of the flywheel, until they can balance OK.

Having said that, there's nothing wrong with the old method of just taking the stabilisers off at an appropriate time, and its a whole lot cheaper!

But, for people whose balance is not very good, e.g. dyspraxia sufferers, it could be a real boon.

 

[NeilM]

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It gets them riding almost immediately, then over a short period of time you can reduce the speed of the flywheel, until they can balance OK.

Ahhh, gotcha, now it all starts to make sense.

 

[xxnick1975]

then i guess you can fit a standard wheel, clever stuff

 

[Raging_Bulls]

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28" sounds a bit odd, but they have been working with a Dutch university, so it may be the size used in their bikes.

28" probably refers to the regular 700c size as used on typical "normal" adult bikes. There are way too many standards and descriptions, so it's no wonder that people get confused.

You'd think it's weird to use a gyro on an adult bike, but I know of a place here in Antwerp where they teach adults (usually people originating from the middle east or Africa) to ride a bike. 4 or 5 staff members are having a full time job with that here, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are more places like that in every major city.
As weird as it may sound to us, a lot of people there simply never learned to ride bikes.

Also, it'll keep old people riding longer, especially when you combine the gyro wheel with an electric bike.