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Propeller driven bicycle (recumbent trike) - Human powered

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A soothingly quiet trike driven by a 7-ft., pedal-powered propeller. I spend a month a year working on a commercial fishing boat with a loud diesel engine, and the greatest sound in the world is to hear it turn off. Recumbent trike built from aircraft-supply cro-moly tubing and salvaged bike parts. Prop hot-wire-cut pink foam, coated it with fiberglass — and then added LED lights so the blades display colored patterns as they turn.

Propeller Driven Bicycle (Recumbent Trike) - Human Powered - [via] Link.

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Posted by: samurai1200 on July 11, 2007 at 9:06 AM

very, very cool... but super inefficient.

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Posted by: KiltedDad on July 11, 2007 at 9:29 AM

For extra credit add POV to the LED display.

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Posted by: Crabfu on July 11, 2007 at 10:39 AM

Wow that's really amazing! "Kiki's Delivery Service" comes to mind :)

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Posted by: rdarlington on July 11, 2007 at 3:54 PM

hahaha, don't drive too close to the pedestrians! chopped human!

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Posted by: saimhe on July 12, 2007 at 7:07 AM

Can it climb a 15° slope?

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Posted by: saimhe on July 12, 2007 at 7:30 AM

Can it climb a 15° slope?

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