The compressed air bike

This is a great idea out the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, this bike will use a pneumatic system rather than that of a chain, this makes the ride smoother as when the pedals are used these will then make compressed air to push through the bike and then turn the wheels in a smooth action.

compressor bike

The frame of the bike is made from a vacuum formed metal, which has been heated to very high temperatures and as for the tyres, these are light completely air tight rubber which in all adds to the smoother ride.

Source [Gadgettastic]

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Tags: Business Ideas, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, high_temperatures, Industrial, pneumatic_system, smooth_action, tight_rubber, university_of_louisiana, vacuum

This entry was posted by David Allen on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 at 6:00 am and is filed under Business Ideas, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Industrial.

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Michael Flynn

Compressing air increases its temperature causing the stored elastic energy to leak away as heat in a process similar to that of an air conditioner's compression cycle. Insulating the bike frame might help retain some of this energy.

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