http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22887729

How much? Where? When? **** you , RLJers, I’ll just *FLY* over the junction!

Next step, hoverboards…

Not good if you have to have a seatpost inserted into the middle of your spine. 😯

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It just gets better. *starts weightlifting so I can pick up really heavy bikes*

Yes! Yes! YES!!!!!

It may fly, but I bet you couldn’t ride it anywhere!

That’s a solution to a problem that only exists in a 14yr old boys mind – where it should have stayed!

That’s amazing! How does it fly? I can’t see how it flies!

DezB – Member

That’s amazing! How does it fly? I can’t see how it flies!

😀

“That’s a solution to a problem that only exists in a 14yr old boys mind – where it should have stayed!”

Bet you’re a riot at parties fella.

Clearly an engineering exercise in “because we can”

This might actually help me with jumps.

And it’s even got fat tyres! What more could I want?

Most of stw wont fly due to being fat bastards difficulties overcoming inertia

Oh hold on i have one

Right i put this on a moving conveyor belt ….what happens?

Saves on air ambulance rescues

I can almost foresee the, “What tyres for my flying bike?” threads.

The real question has to be what wheel size though… 🙄

Im out. It isnt a singlespeed.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ketusOFabb4[/video]

Bet you’re a riot at parties fella.

I know – bar humbug 🙂 It’s probably something to do with the day job (Design teacher) dealing with daft ideas every day. After thinking about this stuff everyday of your working life “because you can” starts to become insufficient.

When I first saw the title I thought of the gossamer …. which was so much cooler!

…and some think wide bars are a problem on narrow forest singletrack.

Is it a bike ? Is it a plane? No. It’s neither, buy a bike and if you are really rich, buy a helicopter too.

I’m gonna hold out for hoverboards thanks.

Three companies in the Czech Republic have collaborated on a prototype bicycle that is also capable of flying.

Have they not just made a big quadrocopter, with a bike stuck in the middle?

Gives a new meaning to uplift days

Have they not just made a big quadrocopter, with a bike stuck in the middle?

Eggzactly

Nowt new here from an engineering context – just a useless product.

but why would it need to be a bike – every fat knacker will just fly everywhere, replace the bike with an armchair, job done.

Pft, it’ll never take off.

Dibs when you sell yours

yeh, but what tyres?

They look like Surly Endomorphs to me

It’s only 26″ so it’s old hat, I’m out.

how long does it take to cross the Solent? I think it’s longer than 5 minutes isn’t it? if you pedalled in the air I’m sure you could rig it up to charge the battery.
would be nice to go for a ride on the Isle of Wight without having to pay for the ferry.

that’s bloomin fab 😀