Bike with Jet Engine

[Jet Bike]

I bought a bike to cycle with my son this summer and recently I had this crazy idea to use my bike as a test bench for a turbine engine. A bit of fiddling and two weeks later here it is.

Ill upload a link to some video footage shortly.

[Brucey]

cheers

[bobc]

Looks like fun, good luck with it!
I very much liked this one from back in the day...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w
if you'd put drops on you'd get into the 80s.....

[cycleruk]

And then there's this:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WREyAicJXkM

[Jet Bike]

Mine is a bit more sedate than that cycleruk, and possibly more practical if there is such a thing .

here is the first video i took yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLdW7ycgaCw

[Elizabethsdad]

quite interesting watching the three videos - three very different takes on the theme - love that Colin Furze, wonder what would happen if he teamed up with Guy Martin sometime?

[cycleruk]

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND - - - - - - - - - ->
Brilliant, just need an afterburner now for when that following car gets too close.

[Raph]

Reminds me of the chapter in Frank Zappa's autobiography entitled "How I Almost Blew my Nuts Off."

[Jet Bike]

Here is the second video. At around 40mph the steering felt a bit shaky might need a steering damper, or maybe it was me shaking because I was so cold. i reached 45mph and was still accelerating but didnt push it any further.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_0C8DUF8g

[bobc]

Can you estimate it's fuel consumption? Just for my interest, I expect it will be utterly dreadful.....
Pushbike hardware (chassis, steering, tyres, no suspension, bike brakes) really aren't anything like sensible for 45/50mph, I'm relieved you made discretion the better part of valour....

[tykeboy2003]

This surely can't be legal on a public road?

[hujev]

This odd documentary also features a rocket-powered bike (trailer here):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCASfr2PhCs
(although can't remember if it really 'powered' the bike more than creating an exciting tail of flame, which in my book is also good).

[bobc]

not rocket powered, but I think my favourite "assisted" bicycle ever....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiJeHHGqSSw

[beardy]

I know this is just a bit of fun but you have , in effect, entered the world of motorcycles.
The cycle helmet is unsuited to speed tests around 40mph, you will be wanting a motorcycle helmet (and leathers) to protect you in case of a fall. That fall seems much more likely than on a motorcycle because your bike hasnt got the right handling potential and the thrust is coming from a location likely to destabilise.

Add to that, if an unfriendly copper is called to the scene, you can have a few chapters of the book thrown at you, for riding a motorcycle without everything.

Despite those words, it is nice to see somebody doing something novel by themselves.

[greyingbeard]

bet you dont get too many cars right up your @r$e