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Sunday, July 16th, 2006 11:38 am

It's called the Hyanide, because it allegedly looks like a crouching hyena¹.  Designed for the Michelin Challenge, its German designers say it can negotiate any terrain, no matter how rough or boggy.  Interesting concept, and a bold claim, but I'm not sure about the idea of using both hands and both feet to steer it ....

[1]  Personally I don't see the resemblance, at least from this photo, but, uh ... sure.  Whatever you say.  Maybe it's a German thing.

Monday, July 17th, 2006 09:21 pm (UTC)
i see the articles' author has never ridden a motorcycle:

"To turn left, for example, you’d push the right side of the handlebar forward, to point the front of the tread left--it’s the same motion as on a motorcycle."
Monday, July 17th, 2006 11:10 pm (UTC)
Huh. I missed that myself, but you're absolutely right.