Bicycle Riding on Square Wheels

Ted Bennett <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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(Yes, I know it's actually a trike.)

Dear Ted,

Since no one else has responded to your magnificent link,
I'll step up and admit that I desperately want to ride
this bike.

I also want to know whether those square wheels stand on
their corners or on their flats and whether tubulars or
clinchers would be best kind of tires.

As for their claim that no one can think of a road shaped
shaped like a tire, I'm puzzled by their failure to see that
we ride with circular tires on a spherical planet and watch
motorcycles whizzing around inside globular mesh cages at
circuses on round tires.

Thanks for a wonderful link,

Carl Fogel

Ted Bennett said:

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just one glowing example of the kind of work done in
minnesota.

.. during winter.
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david reuteler [email hidden]

On 6 Apr 2004 10:49:00 -0700, [email hidden] (Carl Fogel) may

have said:

As for their claim that no one can think of a road shaped
shaped like a tire, I'm puzzled by their failure to see
that we ride with circular tires on a spherical planet and
watch motorcycles whizzing around inside globular mesh
cages at circuses on round tires.

Perhaps they've never thought of the obvious possibility;
the cog railway. It would not be impossible, though it
*would* be absurd, to build one with gears at all wheel
locations running on toothed rails, but every one of the
wheels would need to be independent of the others for
rotational speed or it would be unable to traverse any
curves in the track.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(Carl Fogel) said:

Ted Bennett <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<tedbennett-
[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

radio.weblogs.com05.htmlOpen ↗

(Yes, I know it's actually a trike.)

Dear Ted,

Since no one else has responded to your magnificent link,
I'll step up and admit that I desperately want to ride
this bike.

I also want to know whether those square wheels stand on
their corners or on their flats and whether tubulars or
clinchers would be best kind of tires.

As for their claim that no one can think of a road shaped
shaped like a tire, I'm puzzled by their failure to see
that we ride with circular tires on a spherical planet and
watch motorcycles whizzing around inside globular mesh
cages at circuses on round tires.

Thanks for a wonderful link,

Carl Fogel

Glad you like it, Carl. With respect to square tires, it's
notoriously difficult to inflate anything and obtain flat
sides and square tires.

The best solution may be to do away with the square wheels
and special roadway, and employ a rack and pinion. There
should be no more traction problems even for the strongest
of us. As long as we ride only in straight lines, that is.

--
Ted Bennett Portland OR

Tom Paterson said:

Quoted message said:

From: Ted Bennett

Quoted message said:

With respect to square tires, it's notoriously
difficult to inflate anything and obtain flat sides and
square tires.

Inflatable roads. Probably glued down, wouldn't you think?
--Tom Paterson

With brushed on glue or adhesive tape? 😉

--
Tom Sherman - Quad Cities (Illinois Side)