Reinventing the bicycle wheel: Loopwheel by Sam Pearce is a brand-new ‘pat pending’ 20″ bicycle wheel with integral suspension. For maximum comfort over bumps and less vibration from the road.
Loopwheel has a spring system between the hub and the rim of the wheel providing suspension, cushioning the rider from bumps and potholes in the road.
“Loopwheels have a conventional hub with a hub brake and hub gears. But the spokes are replaced by a spring system. This gives an amazingly smooth, comfortable ride compared with a conventional spoked wheel.”
via inhabitat
source kickstarter
9 -10 or more gears ? Forget it right.
Then it wouldn’t fit standard frame sizes.