[HN Gopher] Hubless-wheel electric penny farthing is a one-of-a-...
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Hubless-wheel electric penny farthing is a one-of-a-kind
masterpiece
Author : Brajeshwar
Score : 55 points
Date : 2023-12-16 17:24 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| eschneider wrote:
| That's a complete death-trap. That said, I totally want one.
| analog31 wrote:
| I've been saying the same thing about a traditional
| pennyfarthing for years. I think I'd want to get some practice
| on a fixie first, but I don't even have the courage / insanity
| for that.
| isuckatcoding wrote:
| Actually it might be safer in some sense because it's more
| visible and more so for those crazy monster trucks on the roads
| that are 12ft high
| whyenot wrote:
| The higher up the rider is, the farther they will fall (and
| they will fall at some point, we all do).
| amelius wrote:
| And if some pedestrian is about to crash into it, they can just
| safely jump through the hoop.
| thih9 wrote:
| In a way this seems compatible with transit elevated bus -
| also elevated and allowing pass through traffic.
|
| What next, very high heels?
|
| https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_Elevated_Bus
| thih9 wrote:
| > The 52-inch front wheel is unpowered
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| I wouldn't call it a penny farthing in this case.
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| Still very impressive and a masterpiece.
| khazhoux wrote:
| > I wouldn't call it a penny farthing in this case.
|
| Totally agree. That, along with the lack of spokes and the
| electric motor, ruin the historical authenticity of this piece.
| readingnews wrote:
| I must be an immature adult. Saw the picture of the while bike
| (is it really a penny-farthing?), and all I could think was: it
| has an electric motor in the back...then...
|
| Pop a wheelie!!
| addicted wrote:
| Bikes have a way of bringing the kid out of every adult.
| Ekaros wrote:
| Doesn't this just have very big hub? About size of the wheel?
|
| Then again what do we consider to be a hub.
| jvolkman wrote:
| Look for where the spokes meet and you'll find the hub.
| HankB99 wrote:
| And speaking of spokes, that's what provides the strength in
| a traditional bicycle wheel. That allows for a fairly
| lightweight rim. Without the spokes a much stronger (and
| heavier) rim is required.
|
| This is an interesting exercise and beautiful result but I
| wonder if it is more a work of art than anything practical.
| Aside from the impracticality of the pennyfarthing
| configuration the pennyfarthing was replaced by something
| called the safety bicycle for good reason. (The safety
| bicycle is the most common configuration used today.)
| snovv_crash wrote:
| Looks like poor steering geometry. Some more rake and trail would
| make it a lot more stable.
| SigmundA wrote:
| Neat design but not a bicycle, its a motorcycle that looks like a
| penny farthing, no pedals only a throttle.
| nhggfu wrote:
| i had to turn it off when the dude started cutting thru metal
| with an electric tool while wearing no safety glasses.
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