“Electric Bike” (Jan, 1947)
Filed under: Sports — @ 2:03 am
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1947
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1947
Buy on Ebay
“Electric Bike” above boasts a dynamo which stores energy while traveling downhill and releases it to provide power for climbing up grades. It was another of the 6,000 products exhibited at the “Britain Can Make It” show and was designed by B. G. Bowden.
I think this would sell today if it worked well. It’s like a two-wheel Prius.
Comment by captain flummox — February 4, 2008 @ 6:32 am
I think it looks pretty neat too.
Comment by scuba_sm — February 4, 2008 @ 11:38 am
Those old Bowden Spacelanders are quite collectible these days.
Comment by James — February 4, 2008 @ 11:38 am
Thanks for this great archive piece - I posted about it on my blog today.
http://goodschats.blogspot.com.....ctric.html
Comment by Kizzy — February 8, 2008 @ 4:11 am
Hey,
Really love the picture of the guy holding the bike. Is it for real or a Photoshop picture? I really enjoy your insights and features on this site and I would like to visit your blog regularly. I am like minded on these issues. We need to get away from fossil fuels.
ELMO
Comment by elmo — March 10, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
I would buy one of these in a heart beat and for 60 years old the lines are better than many of the bikes produced today.
Comment by Gary Garon — March 21, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
I love it…..did it really work and can we make one now?
Comment by paula graham — July 2, 2008 @ 11:42 am
I don’t know if this model really worked or not, but they do make these today. They cost about $2000 dollars, and they’re geared primarily toward customers in third world countries.
Comment by Chris — July 17, 2008 @ 3:21 pm