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Crowd Funding For Crank Physics
BuzzSkyline writes "A new design for bicycle cranks violates basic principles of physics, but that's not stopping the inventor of Z-Torque cranks from trying to raise thousands in start-up capital through crowd funding." The picture looks intriguing for a fleeting moment before it looks silly. Covered in similar style at a site I'm glad to discover exists, the Bicycle Museum of Bad Ideas.
A variable length crank that grew longer or sorter and avoided ground contact would be a wonderful way to over engineer a bicycle.
You seem to regard science as some kind of dodge... or hustle.
Automatically?
I think: "TIME CUBE"!
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
I always slow way down when the guy up front is farting. Don't have to breathe as much of it that way.
One measly zig? That's not going to efficiently couple my torque rotation constant. I want a crank with a minimum of five zigs and, for fuck's sake, a bare minimum of *three* zags... and that will be the "intro" model. The "pro" crank will come with seven zigs and five zags. The "custom" option will end the zigzags with a loop.
Throw in enough, and the bike will basically pedal itself. All I need to figure out now is how to perfect my shake weight handlebars. Still having problems with the braking on those things.