Make: Shorts - Saul Griffith: Onya Cycles

[P4LMIT3R]

If I could get one of these to ferry house guests around (not just groceries) in Jersey City, I'd be smitten.

[SEThatered]

@sparkybaz77

Yes if you mean sports.

Not really if you are going to work.

You don't want to be all sweaty, when you come to work.

For example i live in Stuttgart (Germany of couse), and here are some very steep hills.

I don't want to ride uphill on a bicycle every day.

I guess mr. Benz thought the same, otherwise he would not invent Mercedes. ; )

[idutcher]

What CAD 3d program u use at a Mac ?

[09robbri]

@idutcher it looks like they are using solid works as far as i can tell :)

[PatrickTheScienceGuy]

looks good, when will they be on the uk market?

[Axbent]

@PatrickTheScienceGuy get a feets cargobike fron NL, looks similar

[Retoon41]

I wish these bikes will be available soon and I hope they won't cost too much (~400$)

[edgecrush3r]

they should import them to Holland.. we love bikes !!!

[in4theride75]

@sparkybaz77 yes, but he specifically stated that he was maintaining quality of life while improving efficiency. Besides, this is to replace around town transport and errand running. Carrying your groceries up a hill on a normal bicycle is difficult at best.

[SEThatered]

Wow. That's exactly what i wanted to build. But now i can just buy it. Thank you.

[briackman]

i never knew saul was Australian. well i would've guessed cuz his parents live in Australia.

[TheWindowsHack]

its ok dude ... i like my car i even use my car to cross the street ... i drive up the road and back down to park on the other side ;)

[qcages]

@TheWindowsHack If you use your car a lot, install a hydrogen generator in it. Cars can run as a gas-hydrogen hybrid with no modification to the motor, and it's safe for your car. Typical increases in gas-millage are between 15%and20%, and it lowers the amount of carbon in the exhaust and replaces it with oxygen. I've done a lot of research and testing on this, and a new generator is going into my ford-Freestyle in march. Feel free to ask me any questions if you want to know more/are skeptical!

[TheRAZZITEAK]

where is Kipkay :(

[riothero313]

Was that a double wishbone A-arm suspension? It's crazy to see that on a bike along with the little spindle and tie rod not to mention disc brakes. Pretty cool stuff.

[shartne]

I'm not riding a bike 15 or 20 miles to the grocery store and peddling my groceries back and especially when carbon is not a pollution. They want us to think that we are using up their resources and we don't deserve to live. I not going for it.It all comes down to how can we be made to pay another tax to make them richer.

[stevenrterry]

@shartne Who is "them?" I don't see Saul Griffith as being a "them" but a thinker who developes solutions to problems.

[shartne]

@shartne They as in the Establishment, the Elite, 13 Royal Familys,United Nations, illuminati,New World Order, New World Bank, they are all realated.Have you heard of the Co2 tax Carbon Tax, How about the new Value Added Tax they trying to pass soon. Do you ever listen to the alternative news sources like the Alex Jones Channel?Instead of the CIA Establishment propaganda main stream media. They don't want you to know about their real agendas.

[Hashime777222]

I max out at 50km/h on my $15 10-speeder I got from a garage sale. Sure I need to use a substantial amount of my energy getting up hills with a load, but I can carry 10-15kg relatively comfortably.

I should note that in the climate I live in riding in the winter in more difficult, requiring a heavier bike and thick studded tires, reducing my top speed on dry pavement to 35km/h, and on snow / ice to about 20 depending on the stiffness and depth of the snow, at well as my loading.

[Hashime777222]

@Hashime777222 *as well as my loading.

I should also note that tricycles, though more stable and arguably comfortable are much less efficient. Take out the third wheel and the complex mechanism required to tilt and steer in not needed reducing cost and material. I can guarantee you that that mechanism requires a substantial amount of joules of energy to produce.

[cattnipp]

You guys want one? If you get a job, your boss will then give you money and then you can go buy one. Capeeesh? It's very simple to buy things if you can demagnetize your butt and the couch.

[THEallORIGINALname]

hmmm is see that the bike body must be on an independant joint so you can lean. like a trike.

[Leadman1989]

once you go green... the air will be clean

yeah yeah i know lame... :P

[Tarkan123456]

where can ı buy this from??? :-)

[jdsmart118]

thats! great i been wanting to build a tri like that now maybe i will

[jjjperrin]

Wow. Wish I had one of those bikes!  they look like a ton of fun to ride.

[RurikoInoyuki]

I really want one of those electric tricycles. They seem pretty awesome!

[killerman4ever]

Green?