Is it safe to ride this past someone with a pacemaker?
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2025
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Having watched the video, which is great, this bike is not safe for anything practical.
It's a Colin Furze project. You only needed those first three words to get your answer!
It's a Colin
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Intentionally?
or a bus?
Dampening.
Or lack thereof. It's also relying on the rigidity of the hinges to prevent twisting of the frame.
Damping. I think Dampening is when you add moisture.
Damping is a process that reduces the amplitude or oscillation of a vibrating system over time.
Dampening can mean to make something slightly wet, or lessen the intensity of something
Dampening is when Americans try English.
It's not damping at all, only a spring effect.
Fun til you fuck up your phone dropping it off your handlebars in to the magnet
Does no one notice the bike does not have any torsional strength whatsoever?
He explicitly calls it out as a problem (among other things) so... No?
It's just a bit of fun
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.
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
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
Does it generate power because that would make it pretty cool?
It does!
If you made a giant coil and drove around it a bunch of times really fast, you would generate electricity.
You guys are gunna freak out when you find out about dynamo hubs.
This is pretty cool. I love the crazy idea and that he could execute it well.
Imagine crashing and your finger goes in between that front suspension.
They need to put a guard on that thing.
It's far from the most dangerous thing he's built and ridden.
How long until he straps a jet engine to it?
That's the next video!
The magnets are repelling each other.
Imagine crashing and your penis goes in between that front suspension.