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Reinventing The Bicycle Wheel - The Copenhagen Wheel

Back in 2010, a small team of students at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab developed a novel bicycle attachment that could help solve urban transportation issues – a contraption that was later dubbed the Copenhagen Wheel. The device transforms your pedal-powered bike into an electric hybrid by replacing the rear wheel with one that’s equipped with a small motor assembly. This motor is mounted in the center of the wheel, and collects energy while you brake or descend. Over time that energy builds up, and can eventually be used to provide a battery-powered boost up hills or along flats. -digitaltrends

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/superpedestrian-finally-accepting-pre-orders-revolutionary-copenhagen-wheel/

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