The bikes are more than 200 years old, although their mechanics have barely changed: a chassis, two round wheels, and pedals to move it. The YouTube channel The Q once again breaks the rules with a bicycle with the wheel split in twoand three pinions. Incredible as it may seem, works to perfection.
The Q is a YouTube channel created by a Ukrainian who has specialized in making impossible bikes. A few days ago he left us speechless with his bicycle with square wheels, and now he is back with this bicycle with the rear wheel split in two.
Vehicle wheels are round because it is the only geometric shape that guarantees a smooth and fluid ride. Yeah we split a wheel in two and, even more difficult, We separate the two halves half a meter: how can they keep the bike running?:
The Q
What this Ukrainian mechanic has done is to leave half of the wheel in its original position, with its own sprocket.
Then he made a tubular triangle that you have welded to the frame of the bike. This triangle has the exact measurement so that the two parts of the wheel are next to each other, without touching.
The second half of the wheel has its own sprocket. So it’s a bicycle with three pinions.
The last step has been to use a long chain that runs through the three sprockets. The result is… a bike with the wheel split in two which works perfectly. Check it out in this video:
The key to the entire design is to place the two split pieces in such a way that, when rolling, at least one of them is always in contact with the ground.
He is even capable of go down and up curbs, as seen in the video. A design that leaves no one indifferent.
The split wheel bike, Its not for sale. The Q just creates these daring designs for fun, and has no pretensions to money. He asks, yes, that we please like and subscribe to his channel, to help him overcome the difficult times he is experiencing, due to the invasion of Ukraine.
