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title: A Bicycle in Zero Gravity Is Unrideable (Bricycle) — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/a-bicycle-in-zero-gravity-is-unrideable-bricycle/
date: 2014-03-29
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# A Bicycle in Zero Gravity Is Unrideable (Bricycle)

A bricycle can be adjusted to be a bicycle, a tricycle, or anything in between.

The spring mechanism in the rear provides a restoring force proportional to lean. Using a so called ‘zero rest-length spring’, the effective spring constant can be adjusted by moving the attachment point of one end of the spring. Clamping the spring, infinite stiffness, makes a tricycle. Detaching the spring, zero stiffnes, makes a bicycle. The interesting part is where the bicycle is no longer rideable when set to a certain spring setting. more