That's very cool and interesting. I don't see a fuel tank so I assume it relies on regenerative braking to power the gyro. I wonder how it ran? And is it really a bicycle? I think it maybe is.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA
On 4/12/07, Aldo Ross <aldoross4@siscom.net> wrote:
>
> Pic of the Day
> 12th April, 2007
> Fifty-Seven Years Ago
>
> Seen at the Salon des Sportifs...
>
> "Faster than all the cyclomoteurs, will the "Giro" change the average
> speed of bicycle races to 50 kph? The energy provided by a gyroscope,
> turning a 3 kg. wheel 650 to 1000 rpm, allows a rider to reach as much
> as 60 kph. So.. how soon will we see the "Giro" in the Tour de France?"
> >From "Miroir Sprint" No.199, 3 April, 1950.
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/