James Newtons Massmind <jamesnewton <at> massmind.org> writes:


> I was thinking about just vaulting the rider into the air as the bike stops
> and then using the force of his impact back into the bike to propel it
> forward again. 

Wait, you have something here. There are those bikes which have no pedals and
you pedal by hopping up and down on a hinged seesawing platform geared to the
wheels. This begs for embedding springs in it for energy storage (or air
pistons). Then there's the bike that is powered by hopping up and down against
the wheel suspension.

Peter

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