Shweeb Bicycle Capsule Races Above the City

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A New Zealand company is combining two twentieth century technologies to provide a solution to this century's transportation problems. The company is touting what it calls "Shweeb' monorail technology, the prototype for which is fully operational in the country's north.

It's economical, ecological and good exercise... this is Shweeb racing.

Shweeb is human powered monorail technology and could soon become a new mode of transport in cities.

Shweeb is a mixture of monorail and recumbent cycle technology.

[Geoffrey Barnett, Shweeb Inventor]:
"To me as a cyclist, it's just obvious, you should be able to ride over the top of the traffic... so I came up with the idea of a weather proof capsule that is completely safe."

Barnett sees overhead pedal power as a means of solving inner city problems of congestion and pollution caused by cars.

Barnett worked on the design for six years, and in November 2007 opened his first track in Rotorua.

[Geoffrey Barnett, Shweeb Inventor]:
"You jump on, you sit on the recumbent seat, it's very comfortable. It's like sitting at home on your sofa. You can get up to speed of up to 50 kilometers per hour just on this track, which is a very small track. In its present form this will get to about 60-70 kilometers per hour on a flat track, it's got seven gears to play with and it's a lot faster than any other bicycle."

He says his invention is unique.

[Geoffrey Barnett, Shweeb Inventor]:
"No one has done anything like this, you get to race against your friends, it's pretty exciting, it's got the element of competition and the thrills of the high speed, so there's nothing else like it."

And curious visitors are enjoying the ride.

"It's awesome, fantastic yeah, a little bit tired, yeah it's good when you're playing with your boyfriend, kind of a race, good."

"It's really amazing, so exciting but my leg is so sore, I'm so tired."

The word "Shweeb" is derived from the German "schweben" which means "to float" or "suspend."

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[HumanRightsVideosT]

Don't be fooled by this LIE

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"In its present form this will get to about 60-70 kilometers per hour on a flat track, it's got seven gears to play with and it's a lot faster than any other bicycle."

Please watch this video

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One Hour World Record - Francesco Russo & Eiviestretto - 91,556km (by Damjan Zabovnik)

watch?v=jKrx77pNcHc

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and see how fast bikes can go now. Recumbent bikes can go well over 90 km per hour and as far as I'm aware no major funding is being provided for research.

[BajaParts]

he must watch futurama

[HumanRightsVideosT]

@ RLA335

You can't get rid of cars, but alternatives are needed.

Mumbai probably needs solutions to its traffic congestion and pollution problems

[TheTornadoStrikes]

@HumanRightsVideosT Leave my country alone!

[RLA335]

why does everyone want to get rid of cars? i like the idea of the monorail cycle but you will never take my trucks from me.

[HumanRightsVideosT]

@ StasiBurzycki

In my opinion a bicycle has 2 wheels. Sure the cycle monorail got lots of $ from google, but not the guys who are doing well over 90km on 2 wheels.

[StasiBurzycki]

@HumanRightsVideosT $1,000,000 from google, if thats not funding, I don't know what is.

[HumanRightsVideosT]

@ IIDASHII

Where I live (New Zealand) there is heaps of wind power and its being developed without subsidies and most of our electricity is from renewable sources.

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The power required for a monorail capsule would be a tiny fraction of a typical SUV.

[IIDASHII]

@HumanRightsVideosT

You do realize that electricity production is currently one of our TOP causes of air pollution, right? Until everything is solar/wind/hydroelectrically powered, electricity is actually less green than using fossil fuels directly.

[DaRkStArx156]

I did it and when i got out i coudent walk lol