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New pedal-free bicycle relies on running momentum
Hambrock and Spetter explain that their goal is to create a more environmentally friendly transport for crowded urban settings. It’s unclear how the prototype is an improvement over conventional bicycles, which also do not generate pollution and are less physically demanding than the Fliz. However, Hambrock and Spetter say creating a healthier mode of transportation is also part of their vision for the Fliz.
The Daily Mail reports that Hambrock and Spetter have entered their design into this year’s James Dyson Award competition, which awards a £10,000 ($15,924) top prize to the winner.
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h/t Tuesday
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
Fred Flintstone would be proud.
If Obama sees this, he’ll qualify for an energy department grant.
Jack Daniels
September 16th, 2012
Here’s a thought you clueless moron.
Try jogging or running to get from point A to point B. You achieve the EXACT same results with out the baggage of a non-bicycle, bicycle…and you will save hundreds of $$ not having to buy some idiotic BS environmental libtard product that is in the end absolutely f**king useless and stupid.
Better yet, get a time machine and go back to a time before the wheel was invented ….moron.
dude
September 16th, 2012
That’s gay
CtrlAltDelete
September 16th, 2012
Where is his helmet??? Quick,call Nanny Bloomberg
Unneutral
September 16th, 2012
I was curious about what kind of a seat it has but I don’t think I really want to know.
"That Guy"
September 16th, 2012
So if you wreck in it, you are not only strapped into it, but your head is poking out through an opening in the frame…
BRILLIANT!
It is a pretty damn stupid and dangerous contraption, flawed concept from its very conception.
As a mode of transportation, it fails vs. any conventional bicycle, in pretty much every way.
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
I can’t stop laughing at this.
My first thought if I saw one would be “Dam, the salesguy should be a shoe in for salesmen of the year”
PT Barnum said it best.
Mr.Gates
September 16th, 2012
Remember when the guy who invented the Segway drove it off a cliff and killed himself?
This brain cramp is just as safe.
pat
September 16th, 2012
I presume this is satire on ‘green’ energy.lol
DavVA
September 16th, 2012
@Jack Daniels…read my mind. First thought when I saw picture. You worded it better.
Mr.Gates
September 16th, 2012
“That Guy” nailed it.
Jack Daniels
September 16th, 2012
What is it with these people that every ‘invention’ they come up with is a step backwards?
In the 60′s we envisioned, developed built a rocket to send men to the friggin moon…that was ingenuity, that was what stimulated so many technological advances, the spirit of invention, vision and creativity.
These useless tools can’t think of a single idea that is of any actual use, except inventions that throw us back into the dark ages!
Their so stupid they can’t grasp the concept on how stupid they are.. Apollo 13 fixed a problem with their onboard CO2 filter with duck-tape and a sock. The problem I see here is you can’t fix stupid…even with duck-tape!
cfm990
September 16th, 2012
I don’t want to be strapped onto anything, with two wheels.
Jack Daniels
September 16th, 2012
They’re…sorry again
marleenna1959
September 16th, 2012
At least if you park it somewhere, you don’t have to worry about it being stolen.
srdem65
September 16th, 2012
Fail. There’s no cup holder. And who holds the umbrella when it rains, does it have snow tires and how is this different from the scooter?
CrustyB
September 16th, 2012
He also invented the Mr. Tea. You put a cup with a teabag in the bottom, pour hot water into the top and, voile! Tea!
Xavier
September 16th, 2012
Because toes are overrated anyway.
CPT. Charles
September 16th, 2012
Pollution free?
I think not, that man (otherwise known as a ‘virus’ amongst certain Greens) is still SPEWING OUT EVIL CO2… at a higher rate than normal.
Such irresponsibility is beyond words.
(Just thought I’d mention that fact…)
Moe Tom
September 16th, 2012
Send 50 thousand of these useless pieces of shit to Cairo.
marleenna1959
September 16th, 2012
Let’s see–uglier, more dangerous, slower, more taxing (shorter range), more expensive, more uncomfortable than existing bikes. Looks like something the government can support fully.
Billy Fuster
September 16th, 2012
@Nutjob: “Fred Flinstone would be proud.” HA HA HA HA HA!
Jack Daniels
September 16th, 2012
The first runacycle!!
serfer62
September 16th, 2012
Eviromentalism…its a desease
Mr.Gates
September 16th, 2012
The good old tried and true Amish scooter is a better idea. http://tinyurl.com/8ftnms8
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
So whats this Prius of bikes called …the Smart Bike? The Push?
Greybrush
September 16th, 2012
I believe it’s called a velocipede and there’s nothing new about it. At least not since the 1800′s.
Plain Jane
September 16th, 2012
Ditto everything mentioned above, plus:
If enough idiots buy these, I can see Nike and other sport shoe sales quadrupling every year.
The rider lost much momentum when he started gliding. It was obvious that he was had to make up for momentum by coasting side to side. Almost made me think he lost control.
I sure as hell don’t want to be operating my vehicle near one of the idiots gliding on these “bike.”
Death_By_Farts
September 16th, 2012
If i actually see one of these in person I’m gonna laugh…HARD
The guy looks like he got into a wreck with a McDonalds sign.
Death_By_Farts
September 16th, 2012
@Nutjob
I believe it is called the Pushover…
Because that would be all it took to have a wreck.
Death_By_Farts
September 16th, 2012
I’ve never seen a product that actually begs for someone to knock it off the road with their car.
DeniseVB
September 16th, 2012
Who thought hanging by your genitals was a brilliant idea ? I’d love to see the girl version of this
AND, where are the brakes?
jwm
September 16th, 2012
This thing has been roasted on a couple of the bicycle sites I visit.
Best comment: 19th century here we come!
JWM
Keyser Söze
September 16th, 2012
@Jack Daniels
This is the perfect item for the ghetto community…they get to run from the crime, without appearing guilty of anything.
Carlos The Jackal
September 16th, 2012
The inventor has GOT to be a liberal; I can’t think of a genuine engineer coming up with something this harebrained.
One of the functions of any bicycle is to enhance pedal power(the ‘cycle’ part, ya know?) by gear reduction.
This is the equiailent to a human powered segway.
Carlos The Jackal
September 16th, 2012
Oh yeah, if you fall or get tapped by a car it looks like you stand a good chance of breaking your neck.
Carlsonal
September 16th, 2012
How does it feel when you catch your foot under the rear tire? Tits on a bull.
scribble
September 16th, 2012
Looks like a yoke around the neck for the masses. Socialist governments will love it.
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
I can’t wait to see the Offroad Mountain Bike version.
reddecaesari
September 16th, 2012
options include pedal powered 8 track cassettes
Chuck U Farley
September 16th, 2012
If you got into a wreck with that thing strapped around you, you’d stand a good chance of getting your ‘dangly bits’ torn off.
No thanky.
well
September 16th, 2012
think they’d buy a mood ring for their for their pet rock?
Chuck U Farley
September 16th, 2012
Go to the end: They spelled ‘subscribe’ wrong.
…twice!
espie
September 16th, 2012
W
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Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
This would go great with my Mr. Microphone
“Hey goodlooking. I’ll run back by and not pick you up later”
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
Wonder if they make a kiddie seat, that mounts behind the rear tire and low enough for the kids to run also?
These toddlers have been getting free rides long enough.
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
Think I’ll order a tandem 1 for me and the wife
CtrlAltDelete
September 16th, 2012
Is that a leftover prop from Woody Allen’s movie Sleeper?
Dr. Tar
September 16th, 2012
This has me rethinking that whole “German Engineering” aspect for paying a premium price for anything from Deutschland.
Mark Zist
September 16th, 2012
Why not buy a regular bike and take the pedals off?
norman einstein
September 16th, 2012
Watch for their latest project, currently under development.
It’s a low-tech, enviro-friendly communication device, that is geared to replace expensive, non-green, electromagnetic radiation-emitting cellular phones.
This device will consist of two cylindrical receive/transmitters, that are connected by a long continuous length of interlocked organic fibres, sometimes referred to as “string”.
Launch date is TBD, pending approval of government R&D funding.
jwm
September 16th, 2012
@Norman:
Now THAT’S green tech! Find the name of that company. I want to invest some of my hard earned cash.
JWM
Jewel
September 16th, 2012
Not jizzin for the Fliz. You can make bicycling even more healthy by forcing people to march barefoot on long death marches, too, but only Government recommends that environmentally friendly alternative to bicycling.
Xavier
September 16th, 2012
@Norman
That is banned technology because the feds can’t figure out a back door.
@jwm
The lengthy comment I wrote you on the Geller thread this morning finally got approved.
MAJ Mike
September 16th, 2012
Yup! The Lib-Cong got all the smart ones.
jwm
September 16th, 2012
@Xavier. Thank you! You are just plain great!
John M
jwm
September 16th, 2012
Well, if the Euro-weenies came up with the Fliz, a good ol’ down home made-in-USA company has come up with this:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/553612698/next-generation-cruiser-bicycle-fits-tall-large-ri
Mine is bought and paid for. Can’t wait to ride.
JWM
Nutjob
September 16th, 2012
At least they painted it the most appropriate color…
FreeMan & Sarah on Vacation
September 16th, 2012
I always thought the seat was hard on my balls, look at how hard those straps are digging in there. Ow!
FreeMan & Sarah on Vacation
September 16th, 2012
Ow – my balls
Carlos The Jackal
September 16th, 2012
From Deutschland?
More like Deuschland.
How many of these is the obama administration buying now?
Carlos The Jackal
September 16th, 2012
Doucheland.
Laura
September 16th, 2012
It doesn’t look fun to “ride”.
Ericthetuba
September 16th, 2012
I don’t see how this is any different from the “Hobby Horse” that led to the development of the bicycle.
So some knucklehead comes up with an “invention” that’s almost 200 years old, and the libs and greens are wetting themselves over it? Is that really a surprise to anyone?
Unruly Refugee
September 16th, 2012
Well at least the fags who purchase it won’t have to worry about catching on fire. Now they can park the Volt and prance their way to work.
Mary Jane Anklestraps
September 16th, 2012
Dude, just take the bus. You can easily transport your granola bars and everything.
Moe Tom
September 16th, 2012
Gee Norman I was thinkin’ of that. But I was hung up on two bean cans and a string. You put it more scientifically and you should apply for a federal grant. I’ll testify that it works. We used it as kids back in the early 50s, after the war. Playing cops and robbers. WTF kind world are we living in?
Jethro
September 16th, 2012
The fundamental rule of design is:
“Does it solve a problem better than what already exists?”
Following this rule, Flitz bike = fail.
Absolute muddjuice
September 16th, 2012
Okay. Glad I’m not alone in thinking this is stupid.
Please tell me this did not come from Germany! How far the mighty Germans have fallen since the 1930′s.
BMW – the ultimate driving machine
Fritzstone Cycle – the ultimate running while being strapped in to a metal death trap while being laughed at and mocked machine devoid of anything that even causes it to be considered a simple machine
123321123321
September 16th, 2012
Looks to me like a crash could result in a broken neck or perhaps even decapitation!
Carlos The Jackal
September 17th, 2012
@Keyser Söze,
The flaw that I see is there’s no way to carry the color TV you just stole…
Nutjob
September 17th, 2012
Be funny to see the mountain bike version with a grizzly behind him strolling through bear country.
Tuesday
September 19th, 2012
That kid at 1:09 almost bit the dust. Stupid bike.