The wheel completely revolutionized land transportation. We do not conceive that this element is not circular or that it does not rotate on an axis. But the imagination of the Russian engineer Sergii Gordieiev goes much further. This man has insisted that the wheels can also be square and, in addition, functional.
On his YouTube channel, with more than 13 million subscribers, Gordieiev explains the process he followed to build a bike with two square wheels. But, most importantly, how is it possible that this vehicle can move with a certain normality, even if it is only possible on a flat surface and at a moderate speed.
This engineer explains that the idea of ​​the square wheels came from a video game, only here they did rotate, something impossible to put into practice. He looked for an alternative: send power from the crank to the center through two other gears before going down and turning an outer gear into the tread.
In a demo video, Gordieev shows how he designs, measures and assembles his bike. First, by cutting a steel bar into several pieces. Then he welds them together to give them a square shape. Next, he places the bolts in each of them and drills in various places to place the rods that will be anchored to the bike’s chainring. Lastly, he adds the tires for the wheels, which will help the vehicle move forward.
So that there is no doubt that the invention works, the engineer gets on the bike and travels a few meters, as he explains on his channel. This test is done across a flat surface and without too many bumps in the road.
The square-wheeled bike moves along without too many hiccups or hiccups. However, many users doubt that it is really useful or can actually be used. It’s also not clear how it will ride in sharp turns or on hills, if it will really be stable.
In any case, it is yet another achievement to the credit of Sergii Gordieev, who never tires of experimenting with bicycles, or almost anything he can think of. Before, he had already managed to build a bicycle based on nuts, but without using a single screw to accompany them. In order for them to stay together, he opted to weld them together.
In another of his experiments, the Russian was also able to show that you can ride a bike that instead of having two wheels has a front wheel plus two rear half wheels. The key to this wacky bike: split wheel timing.
