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To be honest, I wasn't sure about the whole gyros thing and thought that it was unneeded complexity, until I realised they were also using them for regenerative
by ktizo 14y ago
To be honest, I wasn't sure about the whole gyros thing and thought that it was unneeded complexity, until I realised they were also using them for regenerative braking/power. Then I went ooooo...
If they are really smart with this, and if the gyros are up to the task, they could use them for ultra fast charging as well.
- tmuir 14y agoThe gyroscope keeps the vehicle from falling over when stopped. Even without regenerative braking, thats pretty necessary complexity when you can't stick your foot out to add a third point of contact.
- ktizo 14y agoA lever attached to a hinged stand is all the necessary complexity required to stop it falling over when stopped.
- tmuir 14y agoAre you talking about an automatic kickstand? What if you stop next to a pothole?
- ktizo 14y agoI'm thinking about some metal tubing welded a bit like a splayed out capital 'H', that is the width of the bike and hinged along the middle bar of the 'H', which you can push forward with your foot and has a spring on it. Attach rubber ends if you want to make it fancy.