Re: Spiral Spring
You would need to know the force required to move the bike and sustain momentum on a flat surface and then over different inclinations.
After calculating this you would then need to determine the size of the spring being used to perform the work.
How would you apply it? I like the idea of using a centrifugal clutch.I toyed with this when I was 12, in between trying to make a rail gun that would fire darts into concrete and a mini steam engine.
It will work you just have to be creative,try using a geared bike with a derailer system to take the effort out of it.BTW dont sit inside and design it get out and build your structure and adapt what you have,on a lighter note if you are not having fun with it stop for a while get some mates over and brain storm,dont take it too serious,thats when ideas start to spark
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