Shweet new Shweel Concept (wheel)

[Banditbandit]

I cunny go with it Capt....she's just too damn heavy!

Yeah ... and it may work on four-wheeled vehicles .. but on a bike ??? The sprung hub concept is not new .. but the axle is always moving in relation to the rims ... (on modern bikes the axle and rims are fixed in relation to each other .. it's the shocks and swing arm - or cantilever or variant - that moves ) ... if you've ever ridden a sprung hub bike then the sensation in corners at speed is not pleasant ... and why it was not used on later and faster bikes ..

[Erelyes]

I think one of the comments on the page are right, kickstarter really suits small cool gadgets (like the Muzamoto indicators).

They seem to be aiming for the commercial market and really just need to find themselves a venture capitalist willing to risk 100-500k on the idea, who has a stake or interest in mining, trucking, etc.

Couldn't find any weight figures for their shweels, but would be interesting to see the weight of 'em versus the saving in sprung/unsprung weight (would probably require inboard brakes for best effect?).

Dyno run looked as wobbly as fuck though!