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The team found an inovative way to apply high presure during lamination.
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Here you can see the resulting wheel, with its dense center section and sides tapering out to the belt pulleys.
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The pedals drive these two large plastic pulleys.
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The riders weight forced the hinged rear fork assembly to pivot, placing tension on the belt.
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The completed vehicle gets weighed in during registration. It came very close, about 10 yards, from setting an all time course speed record.
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A structural failure stopped this speedy bike just short of the finish line. The axle sleeve was made from a thermal plastic that melted under the heat of the axle's sliding friction.
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