It seems that there is no geometric shape that can resist this Ukrainian handyman engineer, as far as bike wheels are concerned. After the square wheels, the bicycle with triangular wheels arrives.
The Q returns to the charge. After the square wheels and the splits in two, today he surprises us with the bicycle with triangular wheelswhich rides completely smoothly, like a standard bicycle.
The Q is a YouTube channel created by a Ukrainian who has specialized in making impossible bikes. We have already seen him design a bicycle with square wheels, and another with the wheel split in two. Now it is the turn of the bike with triangular wheels.
Mathematics, and mechanics, tell us that The only geometric shape that allows a wheel to turn smoothly is the circle.. Any other silhouette should prevent the wheel of the bicycle from moving, or make it bounce like on a cobbled path. But there are no impossible challenges for The Q.
The bicycle with triangular wheels
Curiously, this model of bike has been more expensive to complete than previous bikes.
After several designs, he realized that the best way to achieve a smooth glide is to a triangle with curved sides. You can see the entire manufacturing process in this video:
He created the chassis from scratch, to get the right ergonomics and height. The wheels are made of two wooden plates glued together.on which you have placed the rubber bands.
But there is a key element, and a very original one, which is what allows the wheels to turn smoothly: the fenders. As seen in the video, They have small rollers that help the wheel to turnwhen they rub against them. It is key for the bike to work.
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 cope with the difficult times he is experiencing, due to the invasion of Ukraine.
The bicycle with triangular wheels It shouldn’t work, but it does. Human ingenuity, once again, leaves us speechless.