World's safest bicycle on Radio4

[MichaelW2]

To be aired tomorrow on Radio 4 consumer show You and Yours, 24th April, 12:15
You can listen later on interwebs.

 

[jefmcg]

View: https://youtu.be/wfYf3m6zzjQ

 

[Licramite]

Didn't look none to safe to me. the sim ended before rider slid down front of car to be crushed under it.
safest bike I know is in my spare bedroom fixed up as a turbo (though I've crashed that a few times getting off)

 

[jay clock]

What's to stop him sliding over the roof and into the path of the car behind

 

[Markymark]

My bike is just as safe if the f@ckwit in the blue car wasn't allowed behind the wheel. I'd work on that first.

 

[jefmcg]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyB248ILWkY

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I wouldn't want to be strapped into that and hoping the lorry driver will stop before running me over.

GC

 

[Licramite]

Actually I'm on the blue cars side, silly sods riding a recumbant, deserves what he gets riding a bed on wheels

 

[jefmcg]

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/babel-bike

In case it's not obvious, the designer is Clive Sinclair's son.

 

[Drago]

I can't see how being designed to prevent/reduce minor injuries at the expense of becoming more vulnerable to very serious ones makes it any safer. I hate stuff like this - all it takes is one smart arse politico - inevitably a non cyclist - to see it and think it's a good idea and we end up on the butt end of some stupid legislation.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Oh great they've re-invented the BMW C1, but swapped the engine for pedals and a leccy motor.

I'm sure will do for cycling what BMW did for scooter travel.

 

[raleighnut]

Oh great they've re-invented the BMW C1, but swapped the engine for pedals and a leccy motor.

I'm sure will do for cycling what BMW did for scooter travel.

I'd sooner have this from the 80s

Z1300 (6 cylinder) Quasar.

 

[raleighnut]

It then got modified and the roof taken off

Not sure why the guy is chewing on his keys though.

 

[subaqua]

Nah safest bike is my brothers. It's sitting in my dads shed rusting slowly. Not having been ridden for 25 years. And he won't let me have it to give some TLC to.