Mechanical engineering students at Yale have designed a new bike with a "hub-less" wheel. Traditional bicycle wheels are made with thin metal spokes that branch from the inner edges of the wheel and converge at the hub, which is where the bike frame anchors to the wheel. But this new design is quite intriguing. The inner lining of the hub-less wheel is covered with tiny teeth, like a gear. When y
ou pedal, the chain rotates a small gear-like mechanism, whose teeth lock into the teeth of the wheel and turns it. There aren't many practical reasons for producing a bike like this aside from the fact that it's innovative. I doubt the design is as durable or as light weight as a traditional bike. It was done as a semester-long project, but the idea may be adapted to a marketable design in the future.
ou pedal, the chain rotates a small gear-like mechanism, whose teeth lock into the teeth of the wheel and turns it. There aren't many practical reasons for producing a bike like this aside from the fact that it's innovative. I doubt the design is as durable or as light weight as a traditional bike. It was done as a semester-long project, but the idea may be adapted to a marketable design in the future.
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