Carbon fiber machining is an fast-evolving discipline, but here’s a story that’s particularly awesome. A little company called Parlee Cycles has created a new bicycle (a concept bicycle, actually) that’s made out of carbon fiber. Now carbon fiber bikes aren’t anything new, but Parlee Cycle’s take on the carbon fiber bike is.
You see, Parlee has created a bike that you can shift with your brainwaves. That’s pretty cool, huh?
The bike is one the Toyota Prius Projects, which reward innovation in transportation and technology. The Parlee Bike, by John Prolly, uses two parts for this telepathic shifting: A special helmet that’s fitted with neurotransmitters, and a special seat post that “talks” to the helmet. When you think of shifting, the thought is transmitted to the seat post, which then tells the bike to change gears.
We know about carbon fiber technology, and this is by far one of the coolest projects yet. Check it out at its Toyota Prius Projects webpage.
