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Nulla bike is a minimalist bike concept. Nulla is one way of saying “nothing” in Italian. Bradford Waugh named it that way for lack of central hubs or chain-drive, giving it a very minimal visual weight. “Ditch that fancy car and buy a stylish bicycle”, this is what you are going to say once you have this one with you. With such a clean, simple and sleek look, this bicycle is surely going to change your mind whether to buy a car, or bike or bicycle. This futuristic bicycle provides deep coverage, good appearance and comfort perfect for riding and skating. However, it is not sure whether you will have a safe riding with this kind of seat on a bicycle.
Designer : Bradford Waugh
Does it realy work?
I would like to see someone riding it.
Nulla is number zero, also in german – null.
How heavy are those wheels to take a load without spokes? The concept here is beyond my sphere….
Problem: torque. Hub and spokes distribute efficiently and evenly. Weird little gear on rim doesn’t.
Result: instability and RAPID component failure. I think the drivetrain would slip before the rim warped, but who am I to say? I’m one of those antedeluvians who think the wheel doesn’t need reinventing.
I think I’ve seen this thing before….
Very very nice 3D picture. It’s easy to create such a 3D concept.
But more intesting is the production of this bike!
Michael from 3DundFilm.de in Leipzig/Saxony/Germany.
I don’t understand… how does the bike change gears if a chain is not used?
I realy impress. I never see like this. Will u send all details of NULLA MINIMALIST to my e_mail?
Lovely form.
But wouldn’t this design mean the rolling friction would be doubled?
Also, I think that the asymmetric load on a small section of the wheel rim (as opposed to the spokes distributing the load evenly) would require some special materials? Haha!
It looks really beautiful!
It’s pretty obvious the designed of this “bicycle” hasn’t actually ever ridden a bike in his life.
There’s a reason the Y-Frame from Trek never really took off:
http://www.duathlon.com/data/classifieds/images/3768.jpg
They suck to ride. This Nulla bike I can see would be a bouncy, unstable, nightmare. By the materials are invented that would make this even somewhat safe at say, 40 lbs, conventional bikes will be weighing in at 5 pounds.
It’s just stupid. I don’t understand why designers don’t seem to know anything about the things they design. There is something to be said for safety and comfort and form follows function, deal with it. Might be really cool to have all this futuristic looking crap, but once it’s on the market, it’s no longer futuristic.
This bicycle will give a wobbly and unsave ride. The wheelbarings will give more friction as on an axle of a regular racing bike wheel. (The asymmetrical forces give a momentforce and magnify the rolling friction. The forque forces on the frame make it a wobbly ride. And the distance between the sadle and the axle of the cranck will vary all the times which makes it a nightmare to ride. And I also think that the same torque forces on the frame will derail the rearwheel. Maybe it is a good idea to buy and read some bicycle books written by mechanical engineers before starting to design.
It will not work! Phisics and disign are not compatible here.
Hi
I’m student of industrial design ( in master of art degree) in IUST (Iran university of science and technology).
your modern bicycle concept is really nice and fantastic.
could you send me (kourosh_shok@yahoo.com) more information about its wheel system, I want to know more about how it work.
tanks a lot
regard
M.H.Shokatpour