By Andrew Liszewski
Unless you’re afraid of heights, I’m pretty sure that everyone has dreamed of being able to fly at some point in their lives. But I mean more like soaring above the clouds like an airplane, not skimming a couple of feet above an asphalt road like you do in this StreetFlyer contraption.
Created by Dr. Carsten Mehring, the StreetFlyer lets a harnessed rider transition between walking along with the ‘bike’ and a prone, lying-on-your-stomach position where you pedal the single rear wheel with your feet and steer the front pair with your arms. I doubt it provides the same flying thrill as say hang gliding or skydiving, but the worst case scenario here is a little road rash, which is a bit less daunting. Well that and peculiar looks from everyone you pass, honks from cars since it appears to take up a lot more room than a traditional bike and random taunts and mockery from people like me. At the moment the StreetFlyer only exists as prototypes, but apparently a more marketable and ‘practical’ version is being designed that you could end up seeing on the streets some day.
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Why is it that all new sports require Lycra clothing to be worn by participants? Even the 360 sport seems to indicate that. And people wonder why these sports never become popular…
There are NO pedals. The bars at the back are just rests for your feet.
Doesn't look like a pedal to me.
Let’s see how it “flies” at 50mph downhill!
I saw one with pedals, but the rider was suspended upside down. WEIRD