http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/You could have LED's that are powered by the kinetic energy that you generate while riding the bike. No batteries required.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 18th 2010 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
I'd like to see just how long it takes them to change out a flat tire.]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
And weight takes the fun out of bicycling. Thats why few have done this before.

]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/It's called a joke...hence the usage of "geniuses" prior to.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Both terms are correct actually. Genii is the plural form of genius. You should take two seconds to google something before you open your mouth. I did it for you:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/genii]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Oooh, don't you just hate it when that happens!

Genius. :)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_plural_of_genius ]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
6. the guardian spirit of a place, institution, etc.
7. either of two mutually opposed spirits, one good and the other evil, supposed to attend a person throughout life.
9. genie ]]>Feb 18th 2010 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/genii is the singular for those same meanings....its used in julius caesar :)

i think genius/genii has multiple meanings, and the word evolved to be the word we use in this context...genius/genii was used to refer to the spirit controlling inanimate things, if i remember correctly ;)]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/After looking through the read links, someone commented that it's already been done. Check it:
http://www.google.com/patents?id=yqQFAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q=&f=false

So....forgot to do a patent search?]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/And yet, that doesn't make the achievement any less impressive.

People are such cynics.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Oh, but here's the catch. The same student also invented a time machine, went back in time to submit the patent before the original inventor who did so on May 2, 2001. Now, he owns full rights to his "own" invention. And he has a kickass time machine. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
But, unbeknownst to the student, the man who he stole the patent from an individual who used a time machine to go into the future and steal the idea from the student. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Yale just got owned!
Go Harvard!]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/The guy on Reddit said they made it because though there had been patents, nobody had ever made an actual, real-life spokeless bicycle.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Throw some LEDs around the rim and you've got yourself a working TRON bike :)]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Looks like the Yale Student uses the same side wheel / ball bearings on the side as the patent does too. Still a nice build, but not original.]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/I have a time machine too. It travels through time at a blistering 60 seconds per minute.]]>Feb 18th 2010 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 18th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
All they need is a place to hold the PBR and these kids will make millions.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Rim drive as in spokeless/axleless drive? In a week? If you can do that then do it because if others could have actually done it they would have and it would be pretty much everywhere.

Power direct to the rim is very significant. It's not that it's spokeless that matters. Mind you in this case it doesn't look like they have spent much time on the gearing, they should mention that.. or maybe that's why they haven't ]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
I will say the rear wheel looks cool, and the drive mechanism is clever in its simplicity, but that doesn't negate the fact that it has spokes up front!]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Oh, enough with the Apple posts! ;)]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
So this looks cool, but it is unlikely to be the future of bikes that rely on performance, because mechanically, i just don't think it could ever be made as light.

Sad too, because I've always thought these wheels looked awesome!
-Taylor]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Unless you do it like this (and yes, I know it's a concept, and it makes me sad I can't throw money at it...)

http://www.bikerumor.com/2010/01/28/gorgeous-peugeot-b1k-concept-bicycle/]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
Looks neat. Some movie studio should buy it up and make a bunch for a sci-fi film. They always put in crap that we will never actually need or use in real life. ]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/
I highly doubt the guys riding this fixie are going to care about weight. Still, if the wheel could be made out of Titanium and the body made from some kind of composite Carbon fiber I think you've got something closer (expensive, but closer) to normal weight. Really though I just want the wheels to light up, and the Tron sound with pitch relative to the speed of the driven wheel... and then an electroluminescent wire lit costume... and then a pony.]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/I know, they just made it to look cool, and they succeeded.
My point was reminding people that this won't be the future of "real" bikes that focus on performance. Anyone that rides for exercise wants the lowest weight possible, and people pay thousands of dollars extra for a bike that drops a couple of pounds. I know not everyone does, but *generally*, lighter bikes are more desirable.

Yes, you could make it lighter with titanium, but you can do that with traditional bike wheels too, and no matter what material you use, it will always be more efficient weight-wise to use spokes. A titanium rim of this style still would be heavier than a titanium rim of the traditional style, because tradition rims just use the material better. Mechanically, there is no way to get around that.

Thats why i said it would always be heavier. If you're just crusing around burning man, that doesn't matter, but a lot of bikes are made to go up a hill, and thats where it matters.]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Adding spokes to that back wheel would add rigidity and reduce weight. That would be awesome! I will email them.]]>Feb 18th 2010 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 17th 2010 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Exactly what I thought when I saw it. Propelled by a spokeless wheel, or almost spokeless is more like it.]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 18th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/yale-students-build-spokeless-bicycle-in-one-semester-now-looki/Feb 18th 2010 6:16PM