Triangular-wheeled bike

[Randy Butternubs]

Quite clever in a ridiculous sort of way.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOS9pG6vjU


It seems the bike is supported on top on the wheel with rollers rather than from the axles. The wheels are Reuleaux triangles which have constant width.

 

[midlife]

And it's how you can "drill" a square hole using one of those triangles..

 

[KnackeredBike]

Mudguards aren't very close fitting.

 

[Dogtrousers]

More on shapes of constant width



View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUCSSJwO3GU

 

[KnackeredBike]

@Dogtrousers I am going into work with two 50ps tomorrow to win some beer money...

 

[pjd57]

Might be ok in this place.

 

[pjd57]

Visited the blankenberg velodrome in the 60's on primary school trip.
Glad to see it's still going

 

[classic33]

@Dogtrousers I am going into work with two 50ps tomorrow to win some beer money...

Well?