Cool stuff from gizmag

[unixronin]

• Internal combustion/steam hybrid from BMW -- The powertrain is retrofittable into existing vehicles, down to a 4-cylinder 3-series
• French company Osmos "reinvents the wheel" -- hubless "orbital" wheel offers numerous advantages, they claim
• Peugeot shows off two-seater electric "city car" concept -- you enter and leave through the center of the hubless wheels

Some of these may be old.  But they're still cool.

Comments

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Rim mounted brake disks seem to work well on the Buell XB-12. The ring itself is of a larger diameter, but you only need one to get the stopping force.

As far as the rest of it... I guess it depends on how much your hubs weigh. Since most of the ones for motorcycles these days are aluminum, it seems like it'll be hard to beat that.

-Ogre