While we're on the subject of bicycle assistance up hills... trondheim norway seems to have particularly interesting answer
http://www.trampe.no/english/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1PgmMbug8
2009-10-20 20:35:07
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German Bike-Carrying Train
"Amazing German Bike-Carrying Train"
I thought this was pretty cool, but I don't much difference from our own inclines. It is a cute little german cog-driven commuter train to carry people and bikes up a 2 km hill. From the article, I can't tell if it is 2 km in elevation, or 2 km distance. Either way, I bet I'd hop on the train to go up!
2009-10-20 19:06:11
"While we're on the subject of bicycle assistance up hills... trondheim norway seems to have particularly interesting answer
http://www.trampe.no/english/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1PgmMbug8"
The dirty dozen just got a whole lot easier...
2009-10-20 23:51:41
whoa, that rules. i might top an old thread of mine...
2009-10-22 20:10:04
too laisse faire for pittsburgh, we're more of a single-speed, hand-crank propelled, open cage vernicular kinda people...
2009-10-22 20:14:55
That German take on bike-carrying trains is pretty sweet. When I was in Ireland and Northern Ireland they had a whole enclosed car devoted to bikes on a couple of the commuter lines that I took. It was really nice to have a place out of the elements to keep the bike, but it probably takes a bit more time to load/unload.
2009-10-23 15:02:43