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Tether Bike
Technically a winch bike ridden radially around a curved track. | |
A performance bicycle is tethered to a centre post by a fully rotating collar. The pedals on the bicycle turns the rear wheel in the typical way, but can also turn the winch that extends and retracts the tether. The radius of the circular track is many meters. Once the bike has been pedalled to speed,
the rider switches gears engaging the winch sprockets.
If the bicycle is moving sufficiently fast enough, and the rider can winch hard enough the bicycle and rider will experience changes in acceleration, velocity and things of that nature which can be read about elsewhere.
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Great for nipping to the local shops! |
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If only there was an easier means for the cyclist
to achieve the same effect, like some way of
steering the bike. |
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Well most of the same effects could be had by steering,
however the greatest objective is that cyclist and cycle
would become a free weight, lofted temporarily above the
ground experiencing additional fractions of Gs, momentum
being maintained in winch mode by pulling towards the
centre point while all mass moves outwards. |
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With enough speed he could launch himself into the air
and flycycle. |
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How about a spiral-wall-of-death shaped cycle track instead? |
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I'm thinking now that the tether should be a power cord, like a long extension cord, that powers an electric motor that rotates the propeller. |
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//Want to go somewhere off the track? Just detach it from the rails and off you go.// |
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If the central post were tapered you could use that extra speed to Archimedes screw your way to the top. |
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//Archimedes screw your way to the top// |
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