minus-squareBeamBrain [he/him]hexbear31·edit-23 years agoBicycles have the advantage of horses (don't need big-ass roads, don't spew carbon into the atmosphere, much less prone to horrifying crashes) but without the animal exploitation link
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]hexbear17·edit-23 years agoBicycles need to unionize if we're not letting them shit or eat link
minus-squareMother [any]hexbear6·3 years agoCompletely different applications. You can’t plow a field with a bicycle, or drag logs out of the woods. link
minus-squarenat_turner_overdrive [he/him]hexbear12·3 years agosure you can, you just need a big enough bicycle with sufficient gearing link
minus-squareMother [any]hexbear10·edit-23 years agoInteresting, i would love to see this done (unironically) link
minus-squarenat_turner_overdrive [he/him]hexbear5·3 years agoonly tangentially related but the big hyper expensive all carbon fiber hydroplane sailing catamarans raced in the america cup can't use any power source other than wind and humans so they have people who pedal pumps to generate enough hydraulic pressure to manage the hydroplane control surface link
minus-square6bicycles [he/him]hexbear1·3 years agoThe Design could obviously use some more changes than slapping an absurdly low gear on a regular mountainbike (think 3 wheeler, some weight at the front and what have you) but you know. This one's basically a placed ad for Haibike but again, especially with an E-Motor it's not like bicycles lack torque. link
minus-squareComradeKeyboard1917 [comrade/them]cakehexbear5·3 years agoyeah, but they require energy to move, which if you've seen the average American we've passed the point of no return on that front /s link
minus-squarewtypstanaccount04 [he/him]Mhexbear4·3 years agoAlso less horseshit. Old roads were filled with horseshit, it was disgusting. link
Bicycles have the advantage of horses (don't need big-ass roads, don't spew carbon into the atmosphere, much less prone to horrifying crashes) but without the animal exploitation
And also bicycles don't shit or eat
Bicycles need to unionize if we're not letting them shit or eat
Completely different applications. You can’t plow a field with a bicycle, or drag logs out of the woods.
sure you can, you just need a big enough bicycle with sufficient gearing
Interesting, i would love to see this done (unironically)
only tangentially related but the big hyper expensive all carbon fiber hydroplane sailing catamarans raced in the america cup can't use any power source other than wind and humans so they have people who pedal pumps to generate enough hydraulic pressure to manage the hydroplane control surface
The Design could obviously use some more changes than slapping an absurdly low gear on a regular mountainbike (think 3 wheeler, some weight at the front and what have you) but you know.
This one's basically a placed ad for Haibike but again, especially with an E-Motor it's not like bicycles lack torque.
This is my answer now for all problems.
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yeah, but they require energy to move, which if you've seen the average American we've passed the point of no return on that front /s
Also less horseshit. Old roads were filled with horseshit, it was disgusting.