He is a bicycle using Hybrid Technology to generate extra power to use when needed. Sounds like the energy caputure system that they use on Formula one car. A 22-year old college graduate in New York has adapted hybrid car technology to a bicycle. He uses a fly-wheel to store energy generated by the brakes for use when the riding gets tough. This is something a bicycle has been needing for years

There is a fly-wheel in the center of the bike frame, and attached it to the rear wheel through a continuously variable transmission.

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