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Lunartic is a Loughborough University Design and Technology final year project by Luke Douglas.
The aim was to use a hubless wheel to create a compact bicycle, with the benefits of a large wheel and belt drive.
Hubless
wheels have appeared in bicycle concepts already, and were first
invented by Sbarro. However, few concepts have made it to prototype and
when only used for aesthetic purposes, the disadvantage of extra cost
out weights the visual gain. Lunartic uses the hubless for a reason; to
house the working parts, reducing the wheel base but not sacrificing
conventional riding geometry.
Lunartic is supposed to be as
compact as possible without folding or being awkward to ride, however
there is the potential for the front wheel to fold up into the rear or
for that space to be used for a laptop back, motor or dynamo.
This
first prototype proves the unique theory behind the design but will
require further development before being ready for mass manufacture.
Automatic Bicycle Transmission (IVT) SIMKINETICS
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Shimano technology
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