Google bicycles

[Andrew_Culture]

Anyone fancy doing the Dunwich Dynamo on one?

Http://video.wired.com/watch/google-conference-bike

 

[Davidc]

They need to adjust the saddle height.

You get one for the DD and I'll see if we can get a team together for the EE. Blagdon hill might be a challenge.

 

[TheDoctor]

Pfffft!!
Hilldogger of this parish organised JOGLE on a conference bike IIRC.
I'd be up for DD on one of these

 

[ufkacbln]

I rode one of those about ten or 15 years ago.

Brilliant fun, but a weird feeling if you are not in the driving seat... you feel as if you are travelling at an angle

 

[Andrew_Culture]

How fast do they go? They look a bit slow!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

How fast do they go? They look a bit slow!

About 10-12mph from the one I've seen. Quicker than you might expect considering the weight of the thing.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

About 10-12mph from the one I've seen. Quicker than you might expect considering the weight of the thing.

Hills must be fun!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Hills must be fun!

Don't know about that. I suppose it would depend on the gearing. The one I saw was only running on the flat (on my rickshaw route giving free rides when I was offering paid ones)

I believe they weigh about 200kg empty compared to the 85kg of the rickshaw, but as everyone can pedal they have more power, so they might do alright on hills.

 

[Alex H]

And only 9850€

Google one in custom colour apparently - they should be red

http://www.conferencebike.com/useful.html

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Hmm, that's very nearly £10k over my budget

 

[loopybike]

That's €9850 plus VAT.
I'll make you a stainless one for half that

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I'm only interested in the s-works version