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Re:A Cuban man trying to build the world's tallest bike by CydeWeys on Thursday April 13, 2017 @09:59AM (#14106929)
I don't think it would be. It'd have to have an upwards buoyant force of most of your body weight to really be effective. At that point we are talking about a huge balloon, meaning it'll cause a lot of air resistance which will cause problems when you're attempting to ride. You'll also lose a lot of traction. I think in the end it'd make it easier to be tipped over (especially if it catches a wind gust), and so would be self-defeating.
Re:A Cuban man trying to build the world's tallest bike by tempestn on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:33PM (#14109686)
OK, so.. a pressurized helium tank that could be blown into a balloon in an emergency like a submarine ballast tank...