http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/ All Things Custom Motorcycles. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/#comment-97 Joel Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:11:00 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/#comment-97 Ahhh, I'm begining to see beyond the incredible illusion. There is actually structural support independant of the gear drive, et all. I'm both intrigued and relieved! Ahhh,
I’m begining to see beyond the incredible illusion.
There is actually structural support independant of the gear drive, et all. I’m both intrigued and relieved!

]]> http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/#comment-76 Randy Edwards Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:24:31 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/#comment-76 Gearing holds up well under normal road speeds, due to the care taken in balance and alignment, as you suspect Joel. We haven't noticed any gyroscopic peculiarities yet, but the Involution is designed to be a custom wheel, so the designs can vary greatly. The true "secret" to the wheel, however, is that the gearing that you see is decorative, and not critical to the function of the wheel in its basic form. We have even engineered a slip mechanism, so that IF something should become lodged in the action, the wheel itself would continue to turn normally; so the gears and such are not critical to function. Gearing holds up well under normal road speeds, due to the care taken in balance and alignment, as you suspect Joel. We haven’t noticed any gyroscopic peculiarities yet, but the Involution is designed to be a custom wheel, so the designs can vary greatly.
The true “secret” to the wheel, however, is that the gearing that you see is decorative, and not critical to the function of the wheel in its basic form. We have even engineered a slip mechanism, so that IF something should become lodged in the action, the wheel itself would continue to turn normally; so the gears and such are not critical to function.

]]> http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/#comment-73 Joel Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:26:03 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2006/10/27/spin-the-wheel/#comment-73 All I can say is wow! I wonder how the gearing can hold up under road speeds. The rim engagement must have to be extremly precise to hold all those gear sets and centerlines in alignment. A few mm's out of align and I can imagine the thing chewing it'self up. I wonder how it effects gyroscopic precession? That's amazing... All I can say is wow!
I wonder how the gearing can hold up under road speeds. The rim engagement must have to be extremly precise to hold all those gear sets and centerlines in alignment. A few mm’s out of align and I can imagine the thing chewing it’self up. I wonder how it effects gyroscopic precession?
That’s amazing…

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