Comments on: Bike 2.0 http://isocrates.us/bike/2009/12/bike-2-0/ Getting Around on Two Wheels and Two Feet Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt L. http://isocrates.us/bike/2009/12/bike-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5237 Matt L. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:54:01 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2166#comment-5237 Obviously it helps in a hilly geography. I would NOT want a wheel that does social networking, though. Obviously it helps in a hilly geography. I would NOT want a wheel that does social networking, though.

]]> By: brad http://isocrates.us/bike/2009/12/bike-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5235 brad Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:36:15 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2166#comment-5235 Found some pics and video footage: http://web.mit.edu/press/2009/copenhagen-wheel.html I think it's an interesting idea, if nothing else. I wouldn't need it, but I'm sure some people would welcome a bit of assistance, and if it helped get people out of their cars and onto bikes I don't see any downfalls w/ new technology like this. Found some pics and video footage: http://web.mit.edu/press/2009/copenhagen-wheel.html

I think it’s an interesting idea, if nothing else. I wouldn’t need it, but I’m sure some people would welcome a bit of assistance, and if it helped get people out of their cars and onto bikes I don’t see any downfalls w/ new technology like this.

]]> By: Andy Cline http://isocrates.us/bike/2009/12/bike-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5234 Andy Cline Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2166#comment-5234 Mighk... Not to mention distracting. And I heartily agree re: motorist mindset. Getting away from that is a BIG reason I've been able to sustain and expand using my bicycle as basic transportation. Who knew it was such a great benefit ;-) Mighk… Not to mention distracting. And I heartily agree re: motorist mindset. Getting away from that is a BIG reason I’ve been able to sustain and expand using my bicycle as basic transportation. Who knew it was such a great benefit ;-)

]]> By: Mighk http://isocrates.us/bike/2009/12/bike-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5233 Mighk Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:10:40 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2166#comment-5233 I could see the benefit in a hilly urban/suburban environment. It'd be nicer if it had more than three speeds in the hub. As for all the smartphone-related stuff, I can live without that. You learn much more about your environment by experiencing it than by reading about it on-line. That stuff just brings the motorist mindset of instant gratification into cycling; not something I'd call an improvement. I could see the benefit in a hilly urban/suburban environment. It’d be nicer if it had more than three speeds in the hub.

As for all the smartphone-related stuff, I can live without that. You learn much more about your environment by experiencing it than by reading about it on-line. That stuff just brings the motorist mindset of instant gratification into cycling; not something I’d call an improvement.

]]> By: Andy Cline http://isocrates.us/bike/2009/12/bike-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5232 Andy Cline Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:29:04 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2166#comment-5232 MamaVee... It may be that there's something to this urban-tech nexus. Yes, the article is not quite clear about how it might be used. I *assumed* acceleration because that's what seems to me most useful given the description. MamaVee… It may be that there’s something to this urban-tech nexus. Yes, the article is not quite clear about how it might be used. I *assumed* acceleration because that’s what seems to me most useful given the description.

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