Is there any regime where this is more efficient than spokes? I’d imagine that at high speed there’s an aerodynamic advantage (possibly similar to a track/TT disk wheel?), but I can’t imagine the bearings being better than current bikes. But bearing loss might (???) just scale linear with speed, so probably a win from aero in the end. But this isn’t counting weight, which I imagine is worse (but doesn’t matter much at high speed on flat ground).
Is there any regime where this is more efficient than spokes? I’d imagine that at high speed there’s an aerodynamic advantage (possibly similar to a track/TT disk wheel?), but I can’t imagine the bearings being better than current bikes. But bearing loss might (???) just scale linear with speed, so probably a win from aero in the end. But this isn’t counting weight, which I imagine is worse (but doesn’t matter much at high speed on flat ground).
Is looking cool important?
Yes. The answer to that is yes. Especially for a render
In cycling? Super duper important.
Broke: How many times will I need to repair this bike over a lifetime of ownership?
Woke: How many people will stare at me as I’m biking?
Bespoke: How many times will this bike get me laid?
For the last one it’s more competitive than you think. I’ve gotten laid thanks to a bike people didn’t even see. Gets you an ass that does wondets