Bombardier Embrio, one wheel bike!!

[Conquiztador]

Something different...

"This hydrogen fuel cell powered, gyroscopically balanced, one-wheeled recreational and commuting vehicle provides an extraordinary vision of the kind of personal transport we could be using 20 years from now.

The design brief for Bombadier EMBRIO Concept was to "create highly innovative, functional and exciting products to exceed people's recreational needs" and find the "next thing" in recreational vehicles."

http://www.gizmag.com/go/2350/

How cool would it be to turn up on one of these...

[_intense_]

is it just me, or does anyone else thik *buell* is in the styling here?

[Forest]

How would the brakes be expected to work on something like this???

[Swoop]

How would the brakes be expected to work on something like this???
Carefully and gently.

[Mikkel]

Reminds me of this great Sci-Fi book by Iain M. Banks called "Against a Dark Background". Warmly recommended.

But I think it's a cool idea.


How would the brakes be expected to work on something like this???

Pray for ABS! ;)

[nudemetalz]

Doing a stoppie would be,...well...interesting.
Faceplant into the tarmac...

[hospitalfood]

how would the stunters be able to do wheelies on that?

[discotex]

How cool would it be to turn up on one of these...

About as cool as turning up on a segway...

[PirateJafa]

Be a bit hard to drift that.

[janno]

This would be great for dwarf throwing, without the bungy cord.

Blat along at a rate of knots, hit the picks, see who could fly the furthest.

(On to a nice, comfy foam pit of course . . .)

Could be the new pub betting game :2thumbsup

[Daffyd]

Seems they can't make up their minds how many wheels to put on their machines, quads, trikes, bikes, and now this. Makes you wonder what the next step will be. None? Maybe a hovercraft.

[F5 Dave]

Well by definition it cannot be a 'Bike' Bi means two. and unless you count the tiny thingy at the front which look like Tyrannosaurus arms. But look closer & there are two trainer wheels at the front.

So it's a Monocycle or a Trike

but yeah there's no way it can brake so is little more than a party trick.

[Mikkel]

Well by definition it cannot be a 'Bike' Bi means two. and unless you count the tiny thingy at the front which look like Tyrannosaurus arms. But look closer & there are two trainer wheels at the front.

So it's a Monocycle or a Trike
Well, a bike with trainer wheels is not a car now is it?


but yeah there's no way it can brake so is little more than a party trick.

Of course it can - how do you think a segway manages to brake? Same principle. Biggest challenge would be keeping your balance at low speeds I reckon.

[The Pastor]

look at me im doing a wheelie,

do you think if you can ride that on one wheel, then wheelies will become legal?

[Grahameeboy]

Well it will keep wheelie king Carver happy

[vifferman]

there's no way it can brake so is little more than a party trick.
So, the Segway can't brake either? :rolleyes:

Regardless of whether it works or not (and I've no doubt they can make it work), it's basically a solution to a non-existent problem.

"Hey, Bob - let's get really whacked out of our gourds on drugs and design a new motorcycle!"
"Great idea! I'm sure those yuppies in San Fran will buy them - they fell for the Segway!"

[carver]

Well it will keep wheelie king Carver happy

your too kind, or my reputation is overblown!
i can ride a unicycle however!