Oscillite Bike

The vertical oscillating bicycle has a very responsive suspension system. The suspension only operates within a very limited stroke. Instead of shock absorbtion the result are very rapid oscillations. This system converts the wasted energy of the shock load into a kind of bouncing.

In effect the bicycle cannot move without bouncing. The entire frame of the bike orbits around wheel hubs, as those hubs themselves rotate. This slight displacement from concentricity to a concentric orbit causes to frame to move reciprocally. The front and back wheels are timed much the same as bike pedals. When one is at the height of its orbit the other is at its lowest.

Simply by holding onto the handlebars and pressing on the pedals the frame will begin to rotate at the same time as the wheel hubs. The forward momentum provided by the wheel hubs and the direct act of pedalling is independant of the action of the frame. As the two centres of rotation are not greatly offset the bike oscillates rapidly.