This is kinda fascinating - is there an advantage to using a ton of bike wheels (and accompanying parts) for this rather than four car wheels?
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Probably lighter and easier to steer?
Weight distribution. Most bike wheels are only rated to support 100 Kg, having 14(?) of them means a 1,400 Kg weight limit or almost 3,800 lbs.
This is certainly neat, but it feels like it's just reinventing the car.
I can see this being better than a car in some ways, namely the ease of replacement of parts and carbon reduction. But this can't be cheap, takes up a shit load of space, and could be a problem if it moves at enough of a speed to hurt somebody.
I do like the aspect of powering it with two other friends though.