«The problem at the moment is that in order to get the weight down to
a regular bike wheel weight, with the fact it's got hinges and so on, it needs to be a carbon fibre wheel, which means that it's quite expensive, so it's a project that sets more challenges.»
Well, you might not have to wait too long for that to be a reality.MIT scientists are working on a
bike wheel that would allow you to swap out your
regular old boring
bike wheels for an electricity - generating
wheel.