Ralf Kittmann Advance Carbon Fiber Electric Bike

eh im a fan of pedal power but id ride this thing if you gave it to me. then ebay it asap. those pedals are a bit high no ?





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Thinking caps on because this takes some imagination to digest. The HMK 561 is a carbon fiber bike with special electrical properties that hold power right inside the frame. Carbon fiber is highly conductive so the designer uses it as a power distribution network instead of wires. The power drives the lights and the motors in between the rims but get this… there’s regenerative braking. All that energy drives a system that turns the wheels using a counter-turning axel in lieu of gears and chains. Far fetched? No, because there’s already a prototype.

Designer: Ralf Kittmann