Want a bigger, better, faster bike? The HyperBike claims to be all of those things and more. Curtis DeForest wanted a bike that could keep up with traffic. He was inspired by the angled wheels on the wheelchairs used in wheelchair rugby, but in his design those tilted wheels are 8 feet high.
"Riders" have to be strapped in, and once they are, the contraption supposedly allows them to cruise at up to 50 miles per hour without breaking a sweat. The bike has no seat and is powered by arms as well as legs. Because it's a full-body workout, it seems that DeForest plans on marketing a stationary version as well.
This contraption is really crazy-looking, and it's hard to imagine people riding them to work. On the other hand, the HyperBike (given that tiny wheel in front, it's a trike, technically) is such an original design that maybe someday it will occupy a small niche, like the Segway.
HyperBike, via Bicycle Design
