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December 15th, 2009, 23:30
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_cph_wheel049.jpgToday at the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T. students debuted the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel (http://gizmodo.com/tag/copenhagenwheel/). In addition to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tire stores kinetic energy from braking for a later burst of speed.
The makers of the Copenhagen Wheel from M.I.T.'s SENSEable City Laboratory claim that the new features mark the advent of "Biking 2.0," a new era based on smarter bikes and easier rides. The wheel is certainly a step in that direction; it includes sensors for detecting distance, speed, direction, all of which are beamed via Bluetooth to the rider's iPhone. The wheel also includes a built-in lock that sends the rider a text if tampered with.
But the most notable feature of the Copenhagen Wheel is its KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System, a mechanism by which energy from braking is stored up for later use, giving the rider a boost when going up a hill or speeding through traffic. Some bicycle purists have already dismissed the wheel as a novelty while others suggest that M.I.T. has succeeded in reinventing the wheel. [MIT (http://web.mit.edu/press/2009/copenhagen-wheel.html) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/12/15/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/)]
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But the most notable feature of the Copenhagen Wheel is its KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System, a mechanism by which energy from braking is stored up for later use, giving the rider a boost when going up a hill or speeding through traffic. Some bicycle purists have already dismissed the wheel as a novelty while others suggest that M.I.T. has succeeded in reinventing the wheel. [MIT (http://web.mit.edu/press/2009/copenhagen-wheel.html) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/12/15/copenhagen-wheel-mit-unveils-the-swiss-army-knife-of-bike-wheels/)]
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