I love the engineering of the lift fan on this pedal powered hovercraft. It needs a little more lift to make really work, but wow.

Posted February 27, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: hovercraft, pedal power, pedal powered. One Comment.

This big wheel was purported to be the work of Cyclecide, a SF-based bike art collective. The Big Wheel is cool no matter who built it, and Cyclecide’s pedal powered contraptions look awesome:
The pedal powered roller coaster looks tame by comparison.

Posted February 20, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: bicycle, big wheel, Cyclecide, pedal powered. Be the first one.

This pedal-powered roller coaster is Washuzan Highland Park’s Skycycle in Okayama prefecture, Japan It appears that the only CO2 emissions are the huffing and puffing of riders peddling to the top. The park does have three traditionally powered steel coasters (the Ultra, Star Jet, and Chupy).

Posted February 13, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Travel. Tags: bicycle rollercoaster, greenwash, japan, pedal power, pedal powered, roller coaster, skycycle, theme park. 3 Comments.