Another video clip of the iRoad
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I have an awful feeling that although these designs address all the problems of cycling...rain, cold, ice etc.they are reminiscient of the 1950's bubble cars and will probably go the same way.
All innovation is good. Without the recent improvements in battery technology I’d not have decided to have an electric bike; not have launched into electric powered model aeroplanes; not have abandoned coffin nails for e-cigarettes. Let’s welcome it!
Did not realise speed was that low 
50kph for 50 km would do, as the wife never drives that far in a week or leaves the city speed limit.
80kph for 50 km would be perfect as it would allow for some weekend fun, charge 3 times (3 hours a hit) in the one day and you could do 150 km
50kph for 50 km would do, as the wife never drives that far in a week or leaves the city speed limit.80kph for 50 km would be perfect as it would allow for some weekend fun, charge 3 times (3 hours a hit) in the one day and you could do 150 km
Interesting...I would like to see how it performs on English roads, to see if it has the agility to avoid pot holes....
Looks like it will blow over if a strong gust of wind hits it. I do not like the design.....it looks very ugly.
I actually quite like that and can see how handy it would be in a city environment, although as anniegirl says.....how safe would it be in strong wind......
Did you see the cargo scooter design on the lit site ?
All these new designs are really interesting and I do feel will eventually be seen around more, in one form or another, after all, if we continue down the path of out of town shopping centres and more retail properties becoming homes in cities, I would think these would become much tempting for nipping around town, easier to park than a large car and less easy to steal than a bike......
Lynda
Did you see the cargo scooter design on the lit site ?
All these new designs are really interesting and I do feel will eventually be seen around more, in one form or another, after all, if we continue down the path of out of town shopping centres and more retail properties becoming homes in cities, I would think these would become much tempting for nipping around town, easier to park than a large car and less easy to steal than a bike......
Lynda
And not only dodge potholes, ?in deep, but also 'traffic calming' ramps, supposedly 4in high, sometimes seems higher! :-(
Feels like one needs 8in? of suspension on a vehicle nowadays.
As someone was saying, in the dark, or hidden in puddles, with fast traffic beside you, one can't just dodge around all the defects and detritus...how can our bicycles cope?
It occurs to me, where would one park these? In a car space, or a motorbike space, or chain it to a bicycle rack?
I like the auto-balancing tech of the two-wheelers, but won't it run the battery down even faster? And 3-wheel piaggios self-balance with rider, could just add roof, like BMW C1.
Cheers, Mike
Feels like one needs 8in? of suspension on a vehicle nowadays.
As someone was saying, in the dark, or hidden in puddles, with fast traffic beside you, one can't just dodge around all the defects and detritus...how can our bicycles cope?
It occurs to me, where would one park these? In a car space, or a motorbike space, or chain it to a bicycle rack?
I like the auto-balancing tech of the two-wheelers, but won't it run the battery down even faster? And 3-wheel piaggios self-balance with rider, could just add roof, like BMW C1.
Cheers, Mike
I am still not convinced about tthe stability on windy days.
The design to me, is rather like an updated version of these:
invacar
A delta trike and a tadpole/reverse trike are two very different animals.
I have a couple of tapole recumbents and I can easily out corner a bike on them and have had cars in trouble following me into corners at speed.
The main reason deltas roll over is that as you brake into a corner their stability plummets and then you turn.... a reverse trike increases stability as it brakes so you improve stability going into a corner, but the main advantage of the Iroad is that because it leans the width is not a big issue and dual front wheels means washing out the front wheel should not happen as on a motorcycle.
Can't tell I like trikes can you
I have a couple of tapole recumbents and I can easily out corner a bike on them and have had cars in trouble following me into corners at speed.
The main reason deltas roll over is that as you brake into a corner their stability plummets and then you turn.... a reverse trike increases stability as it brakes so you improve stability going into a corner, but the main advantage of the Iroad is that because it leans the width is not a big issue and dual front wheels means washing out the front wheel should not happen as on a motorcycle.
Can't tell I like trikes can you
Definitely seems tadpole trikes are the way to go for speed and stability. I'd never really thought about them until very recently. But still seems a bit weird powering your way along with your bum so close to the tarmac ... think I might wind up getting a fit of the giggles if I got on one of those....
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