Currently, Loopwheels is collecting pledges on Kickstarter to raise funding. Available pledges to reserve a wheel starts at £195.
Traditional wheelchair spokes have been replaced with a design that integrates suspension for smoother passage over uneven surfaces.
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Large springs give the Loopwheels built in suspension44 year-old Nottingham inventor says it makes riding on a bumpy road 'feel like velvet'Set to go on sale in September for £600 and will fit existing bikes e-mail
Wheelchair users would likely experience more ride comfort, as well as a vastly superior ability to negotiate uneven ground riding on Air Suspension Wheels
They will absorb even small shocks from the vibration of the road—unlike regular wheels. This means really smooth ride—even on a rough surface! Name Loopwheels Classic Loopwheels Carbon Loopwheels Urban Loopwheels Extreme Description A good value wheel offering everyday comfort, health protection and pain relief A Loopwheels Classic Wheel with 12% extra carbon for extra lateral stiffness, great for power attachments A light everyday wheel A wheel specifically designed for off-road use, including with a power attachment Features Comfortable Different colour options Stable Great carbon finish Lightweight – lift with one hand Looks great Supremely comfortable ride Off-road styling Lightweight Supremely comfortable ride Wheel diameters 24″ (BSD: 540mm) 25″ (BSD: 559mm) 24″ (BSD: 540mm) 24″ (BSD: 507mm) Colour options 6 colour options 10 logo colour options carbon with white outline logo carbon with white outline logo carbon with white outline logo Weight 1.8kg 1.8kg 1.3kg 1.3kg Vibration reduction (compared to a Spinergy Day Wheel) 60.90% 60.90% 109% 109% Lateral stiffness Good Very Good (20% more than Classic) Excellent (37% more than Classic) Excellent (37% more than Classic)
Ditto for cars, said Barel, although implementing the SoftWheel system in planes and cars won’t happen overnight. “Plane designs have to be approved by the Federal Aviation Industry in the US, and implementing changes in the automobile industry takes time. But eventually, both industries are going to adopt our design. Until now you had to choose between comfort and efficiency in wheel design, and now, for the first time, you can have both.”
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Traditional spokes have been replaced with a new design that integrates suspension into the wheel and makes for a smoother passage over uneven surfaces.
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Bicycle wheels often follow a standard convention. They contain metal rods known as spokes that radiate from a center hub. The spokes provide strength in all directions as the force of the rider bears down on the wheel. The design of spoke wheels hasn't changed much in the past, but Chet Baigh has a new approach.
The £600 wheel is set to go on sale in September following a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign to raise money for the project.
Do you have a trike with a rigid frame, in other words, one that is not suspended? Are you getting tired of all those nasty road irregularities knocking you around and loosening the fillings in your teeth? Had enough torture for this lifetime? Want a posh and smile-producing experience? Well then, Loopwheels may offer a solution, according to their website. Essentially, with these wheels on a rigid trike, the trike is no longer rigid, that is to say, once installed in place of traditional spoked wheels, you now have full suspension in all three corners of your triangulated realm! Cool.