Bicycle Escalator - Would It Work In The Uk?

[Peaspeculiars]

Saw this today - invented in Norway apparently. Having seen a very near miss on the way home yesterday (an irate driver in front of me rushed to get past a cyclist going up a steep hill and both nearly came a cropper when a car came the other way) I think this would be brill here if placed on a cycle route for steep hills... What do you think? Just another daft idea? Too much investment required? Or a life-saver?

http://oi57.tinypic.com/f2uek5.jpg

[ummmm]

I don't think our roads are suitable but in an ideal world I think it's a good idea.

[mikey4444]

Looks daft to me I must say. Leave this sort of thing to the Continentals !

[lady-janine]

they have some very big hills in norway.

[Svejk]

surely a hoax?

[albaqwerty]

Sweety, no, not a hoax.
Google (other search engines are available)
Bicycle Elevator Norway, near Trondheim.

(morning btw xx)

[lady-janine]

I have a friend who lives at the top of a vey big hill near trondheim. they also have heated pavements in their more northern cities. just enough to keep the ice off the pavements and prevent people slipping. heated by wave power.

[Svejk]

we would have had great fun and many accidents with them when we were kids.

[AB Editor]

I don't think you'll see them on the Tour De France climbs any time soon :)

[douglas9401]

We would turn out to have the wrong type of hills. Furthermore, it would take twice as long to get downhill. :-)

[Cloverjo]

Good idea in theory. Is there only one per hill? Are there queues of cyclists at the bottom waiting for their turn?

[gness]

Well it would have saved me buying an e-bike, Peas.....but with my luck the motor would go into overdrive and launch me from the top.....☺

[aelmpvw]

looks like an accident waiting to happen to me

[SlackAlice]

Good idea

Knowing my luck my foot would get stuck on the lift and I'd end up going back down again.

[aelmpvw]

the ministry of transport are probably planning a trial run in norfolk

[gness]

And then poor Slack would meet me on the way up...Ael's right...☺

[SlackAlice]

gness,

No chance of that. I have enough trouble riding forwards. Riding backwards I'd fall off and leave my shoe on the lift, to be retrieved at a later date.

Mind you, I'd like to see you zooming to the top under full power and do a launch like Evel Knievel.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=evel+knievel+toys&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2gY&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&;sa=X&ei=5HS-U5SeGOSP7AaD3oDoCQ&ved=0CDgQ7Ak&;biw=1408&bih=749#facrc=_&imgdii=qgT3s2B-qpmWUM%3A%3BbpuqPsd9RwtF0M%3BqgT3s2B-qpmWUM%3A&imgrc=qgT3s2B-qpmWUM%253A%3BXSaSud5ZpXW1sM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.americanclassictoy.com%252Fevel%252Fringoffire330x292parts.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.americanclassictoy.com%252Fevel_firehoop.htm%3B330%3B292

[gness]

I do that coming downstairs, Slack.....on the bike would be exciting!

[Ken4155]

Looking at the pictures on the link, i believe i've found a major flaw. Once you begin to ascend this bicycle escalator, you become a totally different person and your bike changes, too!

[DrFilth]

a better idea would be to try and get more people to use these type of bikes with the council supplying free charging points in city centres and out in the small towns

http://www.proridermobility.com/detail.asp?productID=333

[Peaspeculiars]

:o) sorry, just got back from work - Love the comments, Thanks. It just made me chuckle this morning. I can't see it coming to the UK any time soon, but it'll be interesting to see what other new developments like this crop up over the next few years
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