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The Magnet Suspension Bike (youtube.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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[–] alteredEnvoy@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Does no one notice the bike does not have any torsional strength whatsoever?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He explicitly calls it out as a problem (among other things) so... No?

It's just a bit of fun

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago

No one watches Furze for good ideas, he's just hilarious to watch fucking around. I would love to see an interview with his neighbors.

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

that’s why he used tapered bearings…

Tapered roller bearings (TRBs) are *versatile bearings with angled rollers and races, designed to handle heavy combined radial (sideways) and axial (thrust) loads

~7:45

[–] alteredEnvoy@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

That's smart! But I think it is only keeping the joint smooth when there is a twisting torque? It doesn't really help with the torsional stiffness