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Comments on EMBRIO Embodies The Tumblebug
Bombardier recently came up with a new concept vehicle that "promises a whole new experience on the road." The EMBRIO would be a single-wheeled vehicle that used gyroscopes and sensors to maintain proper attitude. (Read
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| "Very cool idea!" (Samuel 6/16/2004 5:41:27 AM) |
| "this bike is the ------ coolist ------thing i ever ------saw
" ( 9/25/2004 8:11:12 AM) |
| "Straight out of the anime, The Venus Wars. :)" ( 9/26/2004 6:07:13 PM) |
| "Neat, but I wonder how well it brakes." (Shawn 12/9/2004 11:04:59 AM) |
| "I would like the tublebug except that the price would be a lot more than most people would want to pay but if it was cheaper I would deffenitly buy one." (jake lillie 1/10/2005 7:32:35 AM) |
| "I've got an idea and a consept for u to look at. Reply and ill talk to you bout a motorcycle with 2 wheels in front and suspended rear by means of air ristance wing. Just need to work out verticle equalizer.Can you help me out??" (swichblade_13@yahoo.com 2/27/2005 8:44:54 PM) |
| "I don't know if Akira Toriyama ever read Heinlein, but bikes akin to these were in the original Dragonball anime series.
On an unrelated note, the front shield with Bombadier emblem is a totally badass way to hide the parking wheels." (Pornboy 6/29/2005 12:48:46 AM) |
| "This look like some s*** out of Spy Kids 3. hope it comes out soon!" (Ashley D. 7/22/2005 8:23:52 AM) |
| "wah lo gokil mas, keren (read : your are crazy cool man)" (geli membara 8/13/2005 6:20:18 AM) |
| "yeah.... with the mass of the rider mounted directly over the only wheel braking would be a real problem. the entire seating section of the bike would have to be rotated backwards so the rider was lower than the top of the wheel. acceleration would have a simillar problem" (Eclipse 10/6/2005 7:30:53 AM) |
| "dude this 'smart bike' rocks i wouldn't mind rocking around in one of them......
LOL - D.D " (Dudeilina 1/20/2006 3:24:21 PM) |
| "where do i go to ride one?" (favey 2/15/2006 4:04:32 PM) |
| "who makes that bike?" (............ 2/26/2006 5:18:17 PM) |
| "I would think "braking" would be about as functional as a quick stop on a Segway." (Poindexter 6/17/2006 7:46:06 AM) |
| "When is this expected to be for sale?
" ( 9/27/2006 5:36:26 AM) |
| "i want to buy that bike!!! how can i get one? thats awesome" ( 3/28/2008 8:59:45 AM) |
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