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more about #wheels more comments → Navin R Johnson: If the bike does fall over the kids won't be able to pick it up while the Gyro is running. Plus if it's in the front wheel then it will be equally di... more » Xagest: The way I was taught was that I only had one training wheel (my sister had the other half of the set). The wheel was warped, so it only touched the g... more » gadgetmind: Teaching a kid to cycle is a two step process. 1) Remove pedals, lower seat, let them scoot along on their feet and get the hang of balancing and stop... more » romado12187: so when johnny goes for a spin... and the battery dies... what happens? more » hfutrell: One problem is that it requires just as much force to steer the bike 90 degrees as to fall completely over (change in angular momentum is the same in ... more » SeymourGlocks: A couple of people here have already pointed out this general idea... ...but there is already a low-tech solution for learning balance before you are... more » 900pilot: What happens when you turn the handlebars and precession kicks in? This may be too complex a model for me to build in my head, but won't left turns b... more » FrankenPC: Christ...let's just take this one step farther and out source bicycle riding to India. Seriously, I didn't even have training wheels. Or a dad. I j... more » MaQ: It's great. I got a kid growing, it has come just in time ! Of course I'll buy it so that I can fiddle with it :) more » jdale: "While my friends zipped around the neighborhood on two wheels, I plodded along on four, thanks to an embarrassing set of "training wheels." Good news... more » Tim Ballard: I don't understand this. It won't train the rider the skills required to balance a bike and it will just add another stage to the learning process th... more » TunaCan: Kids are such pussies these days. Nothing teaches you how to ride a bike better than a face full of pavement. more » NathanielDunnuck: A child does not need training wheels to learn to ride a bike, and they certainly do NOT need a gyroscopic wheel! Sheesh. The trick is to put the ki... more » daqman: Ok, I couldn't see how you could steer this thing with a gyroscope in the wheel I thought you should find it hard to turn the handlebars but I found ... more » Phocis: I saw something better than this a few years ago, i forgot what it was called. the bike had two back tiers that spread out like this "^" when the bike... more » -
#bicycles
Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle Wheel Will Eliminate Training Wheels
As a child, learning to ride a bike vexed me to no end. While my friends zipped around the neighborhood on two wheels, I plodded along on four, thanks to an embarrassing set of "training wheels." Good news: They're doomed. More » -
#animals
Tonka the Bionic Tortoise Gets Wheels Upgrade, Kicks Hares Ass in a Race
How do you upgrade a tortoise? With wheels, of course! Say hello to Tonka the tortoise. More » -
#cars
Concept Tire Splits in Eight to Maintain Traction at all Times
The idea behind these segmented, eight-part wheels is that your car can take a turn while maintaining speed and traction by having the wheels lean like the Tower of Pisa. More » -
#dining
Boogie Woogie Salt and Pepper Shakers Make Passing Super Easy
Passing around the salt and pepper isn't any kind of strain on our bodies, but what if you could roll it on the table instead of lifting it? More » -
#minimalist
Nulla Minimalist Bike Concept Dispenses With Spokes, Most of Frame
Designer Bradford Waugh came up with Nulla (meaning "nothing") as a way of making bikes more stylish and lightweight. And visually stunning of course. Lacking spokes, it uses a direct-gear-chain drive system, which leaves the bike looking like a simple set of open curves. Whether or not it would ride well would be immaterial, methinks: rock up to a cycling meet on this thing and you'd have an instant bunch of admirers. Just a concept... but who knows, it looks exactly sort of thing we're riding in twenty years time. [Tuvie] -
