Stupid hipster not included. . .

Are pedal-less, seatless "running bikes" the future of urban transportation?

The German designers behind FLIZ bikes seem to think so, and with their invention up for a prestigious James Dyson award this year, it's capturing a great deal of interest in the design community.

"FLIZ comes from the German "flitzen" and means speeding... with your feet...." reads the project's description on the James Dyson Award website. "It is a velocipede concept of healthy, ecological mobility in overcrowded urban space."

To get around on the FLIZ Bike, a rider must strap his or her body into a harness, which hangs from the frame. The rider then propels the contraption forward by running. Sort of. When enough momentum is achieved, the rider can rest his or her feet on special posts near the back wheel.


Read it at http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...ning-bike.html




J. Spaceman

On 29/08/2012 8:40 PM, wrote:
Are pedal-less, seatless "running bikes" the future of urban transportation?

The German designers behind FLIZ bikes seem to think so, and with their invention up for a prestigious James Dyson award this year,

it's capturing a great deal of interest in the design community.

"FLIZ comes from the German "flitzen" and means speeding... with your feet..." reads the project's description on the

James Dyson Award website. "It is a velocipede concept of healthy,
ecological mobility in overcrowded urban space."

To get around on the FLIZ Bike, a rider must strap his or her body into a harness, which hangs from the frame.

The rider then propels the contraption forward by running. Sort of. When
enough momentum is achieved, the rider can rest his or her feet

on special posts near the back wheel.


Read it at http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...ning-bike.html




J. Spaceman

An accident waiting to happen, I think.

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Chris

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On 29/08/2012 21:12, Mower Man wrote:
On 29/08/2012 8:40 PM, wrote:
Are pedal-less, seatless "running bikes" the future of urban transportation?

The German designers behind FLIZ bikes seem to think so, and with their
invention up for a prestigious James Dyson award this year,

it's capturing a great deal of interest in the design community.

"FLIZ comes from the German "flitzen" and means speeding... with your feet..."
reads the project's description on the

James Dyson Award website. "It is a velocipede concept of healthy, ecological
mobility in overcrowded urban space."

To get around on the FLIZ Bike, a rider must strap his or her body into a
harness, which hangs from the frame.

The rider then propels the contraption forward by running. Sort of. When enough
momentum is achieved, the rider can rest his or her feet

on special posts near the back wheel.


Read it at
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...ning-bike.html


An accident waiting to happen, I think.

It's for cyclists who suffer from sexual health problems so it's probably ideal
for some rbr members.

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Mower Man a écrit profondement:


| The rider then propels the contraption forward by running. Sort
| of. When enough momentum is achieved, the rider can rest his or her
| feet

| on special posts near the back wheel.
|
|
| Read it at http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...ning-bike.html

| An accident waiting to happen, I think.

Shoot - all they did was modify Davey's "Freewheeling on Your Trackie"
routine.

Bust your ass up a fairish upgrade, then going down the other side:

Place hands 5 cm from each side of stem and grip the bars tightly.

Place left foot on left fork crown

Place right foot on right fork crown.

Presto - Free wheeling

Maybe Davey should sue the ******z.

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