Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts

Monday, August 29, 2011


different seats and tire sizes


The inner city bike was designed by JRUITER + studio as a project asking questions about ultra short inner city travel. What is needed, who is riding, and how far are they going.

As it evolved, the design triggered a shift in time, spurring the questions, “Is there an opportunity to change a timeless product?” “Can we go back and try something new?”

The inner city bike rethinks what a “frame” is, getting rid of basic key components, and creating a new type of urban bicycling.

The positives are easy quick turns, huge power to the rear wheel to go over curbs and up hills, and great start / stopping / sitting situations.

http://bikerscafeblog.com/2010/10/27/inner-city-bikes-icb-36/

The company's Protek Max tube not only contains a sealant, but is designed to compress when punctured to assist the self-sealing process.  Thanks to its uneven design, the MICHELIN Protek Max has a "compression" reaction in the event of piercing or nipping (the hole closes up naturally) whereas a classic inner tube has an "extension" reaction (balloon effect). The self plugging effect is increased by adding the sealant at the origin.

The two things you'll notice about the Protek is that it has a square cross-section, and funny little bumps on its surface. The square shape helps align it within the tire casing and against the rim well, which Michelin says eases mounting and eliminates the twisting problems that can occur with traditional sausage-shaped tubes.

When the tube is fully inflated within the tire, its textured surface causes the rubber to compress instead of expand when under pressure. This means that the internal air pressure actually closes holes off, giving the sealant a better chance at taking care of them for good.

The tubes also are claimed to hold air longer – when tested against Michelin's self-sealing AIRSTOP tube, the Protek was said to maintain proper pressure for twice the amount of time. Text from thttp://www.gizmag.com/michelin-protek-max-presses-punctures-closed/18333

Saturday, August 20, 2011

 That is pretty smart, as long as the car has exactly the right width of a footprint between the tires

 The above is a Lincoln model L, a more luxurious railcar than most
 pedal powered rail inspection car... the exercise it would take to push this 100 pound rail riding machine would be a lot... consider that bicycles are talked about in ounces... and that's because of the energy it requires ot keep them moving for long distances
 a very early track car, that has a good size spot light and bell
another mobile turntable to get inspection cars turned around for the trip home. ( This summer I learned they couldn't make the trip in reverse in the case they didn't drive far enough to find a rail house with a full size turntable, because (of course) the radiator has to be ahead of the car in the direction of travel to correctly cool the engine)
All of these are from TheOldMotor.com http://theoldmotor.com/

Monday, August 15, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011



 pretty good idea for early balloonists... an escape parachute for the basket and passengers. Early on there was no idea what to do once you got it off the gorund, just go for the ride and hope you had a soft landing



Thursday, July 28, 2011


C. L. 1895 Simmonds' Steam Carriage
 The steering handle looks like a kids wagon handle.  1895 Electrobat Runabout
\1895 Joseph Shaver's Steam Buggy, Milwaukee, WI

 1895 Roger Petroleum Wagon
 1895 Victoria Motorette racine Motor vehcile co
 1895 Woods Electric Landau
 1896 Dey-Griswold Electric Phaeton
 1896 Enig Steamer, Jacksonville, FL
 1896 Hiram Percy Three Wheeler
 1897 Charles Burrows... wonder how long it took hime to learn that a narrow front end isn't good in corners
1897 Reeves Motor Wagon
 1898 Altham Deliver Van
 1898 Eastman Electro-Vehicle
 1898 Piper and Tinker Steam Buggy
 1898 Winton Delivery Wagon
 1899 General Electric Brougham
 1899 International Motor Wheel Delivery Van
 1899 International Motor Wheel Delivery Van
 1900 Coca Cola Wagon
 1900 Orient Autogo
1901 Century Tourist  Steamer

 1901 Ford Race Car
 1901 Ford Runabout
1901 Franklin
 1901 Trimotor Crescent
 1902 Automotor with a rumble seat... really is the progenitor of the rumble seat
 1902 Stearns Steam Surrey

 1902 Thomas Touring
 1902 Toledo
 1902 W.S. Rogers Transit Steam Wagon
 1902 Winton Bullet Race Car.
 1903  Oldsmobile Pirate Race Car
 1903 Duryea Three Wheeler
 1903 Mitchell
 1903 Oldsmobile enclosed body... wow, what a funky design
 1903 Pullman Six Wheel Touring
 1904 Oldsmobile Pie Wagon
 1904 Peerless Barney Oldfields' Racer,   this is the Green Dragon
 1905 Scharbach  (Hill Climber) Roadster
 1906 Shawmut The winner of the 1909 Pan Pacific Race from New York City to Seattle
 1907 Bugmobile
1907 Duer High Wheeler 

1907 Lansden Electrette

all of these and many more can be found at http://www.earlyamericanautomobiles.com/1890a.htm

 

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