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Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
Monday, August 29, 2011
No chain. An exercise in expensive rolling art, not really comfortable to ride, or affordable.. but it's eyecatching
0 comments Posted by st at 9:09 PMdifferent seats and tire sizes
photos from http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/jruiter_studios_super-minimal_city_bike_15092.asp
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.
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/
Labels: bicycle, innovation
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 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
Labels: innovation, tires
Saturday, August 20, 2011
railroad inspection cars and special back plate rims so regular vehicles could ride on the rails easier
0 comments Posted by st at 3:16 PM 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/
Labels: innovation, Lincoln, railcars, tires
Monday, August 15, 2011
Ingenious luggage or storage accessory... the Tire Trunk by Wohlfeld
0 comments Posted by st at 6:17 PMLabels: brass era, innovation, innovative, luggage, option, rims, tires
Thursday, August 11, 2011
the dreams and drawings of the early balloonists (pilots were called professors)
0 comments Posted by st at 5:39 PM 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
Labels: balloon, innovation, innovative, invention
Thursday, July 28, 2011
from 1895 to 1910 was an era of the horseless carriage and innovators who were trying every innovative way of making steam (5 of these are steam) or gasoline powered vehicles of incredible variety in designs
0 comments Posted by st at 6:57 PMC. 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 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
Labels: brass era, Coca Cola, delivery truck, Duryea, electric car, Ford, Franklin, innovation, innovative, Mitchell, Oldsmobile, steam powered, Thomas, three wheeler, Toledo, van, vintage, Winton
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