Gallery: A Clever Shock-Absorbing Bike Wheel, Now for Wheelchairs
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In 2007, British designer Sam Pearce got an idea for a better, smarter kind of wheel.
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His invention, Loopwheels, puts the shock absorption right into the wheel, meaning that bicycles and wheelchairs using them can more easily traverse over bumps or curbs.
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That's possible thanks to three loops of a composite carbon material that replaces traditional spokes.
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It's taken nearly a decade, and 70 iterations that Pearce worked on with a local archery shop, to get Loopwheels at the right compression and price for users.
