I could totally see Fred Flinstone riding one of these things.
Not much is known about this weird multi-angle bicycle, only that it was invented by Guan Baihua, a Chinese man who thought he should give people ‘an alternative to the normal, boring bikes.’ It doesn’t look too fun to ride, with a polygonal wheel at the front and a triangular one at the back, but it must be a great way to lose weight. This is not the first weird Chinese two-wheeled creation, the home-made chopper is also something you don’t see every day.
If Guan wants some tips about designing an original, yet cool bike, he should have a look at Jason Battersby’s Tequila Sunrise and Eye Candy.
via China.org.cn
bump…OUCH, bump bump…OUCH OUCH,bump bump bump, OUCH OUCH OOOOUCH!
In case anyone is curious, a bike like this would actually ride smooth (well, as smooth as a bike with… a solid disk for a wheel) would ride.
The shapes of the wheels are a special type of shape: shown in the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve_of_constant_width
they have constant width so its not like ur riding a triangle, these things will still “roll”
see the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_coin_Fifty_Pence is a common example of this shape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPfhs_G_Bm4 (A video showing how these roll)
Good Lord. Just imagining the trauma to one’s scrotum brings a tear to my eye. Only someone who hated their own testicles would ride such a bike.
And God knows what would happen to the ladies. They’d probably get pregnant.
I wish there was a video for you to see. The bike actually rides smooth due to the frame-mounted roller arrangement above the “wheels”. The frame rollers keep the frame at a consistent height despite the unusual shape of the wheels. When the bike is in motion you can see the wheels moving up and down but the frame height does not change.