Full Body Cycle Experience
A group of Mechanical Engineer students from Stanford University were put to task and given a project to design and build a full body bicycle. They were told to take a normal bicycle and only make changes from the handlebar neck forward. They were given a $1500 budget and only ten weeks to build a fully functioning bicycle.The first couple of attempts were trial and error but soon they got the hang of it and began to fine tune their attempts.
The students ended up with a pretty decent and functional road bike that would give a full body workout, could be steered while pedaling and had the bonus of both front and rear wheel drive.
Overall I really like this design and may incorporate into a recumbent I want to build if I can conceive how to unbulk the looks of the front end a bit.
As you can see from the picture below by staying with the normal build of the original bike frame there are many advantages. Remember to think outside the box!
Has there been any progress on a combined hand and
ReplyDeletefoot powered bike that drives both front and rear wheels? I like the idea of a full body experience on a standard upright bicycle. It seems that dual power on the wheels would be more effective in using the hands and feet to power the bike on hills and acceleration. Have you seen other dual power designs? Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteMost people are very focused on feet only bicycling. Time to step outside the box. I am certainly interested in designing and building such a recumbment.
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