The Rollerrowing set consists of a pair of wheels which strap to the pelvic nethers, a single wheel for each heel (think spurs), a knee-mountable crossbar sporting oarlocks, and a pair of pole-oars. All, except the oars, can be collapsed and stored in a small bag or purse.

Row, row, row your butt,
Gently down the street;
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Rolling on your seat.
-- FlyingToaster, Jan 13 2015

//Could you rework this to have a handle on the end of a cable like a rowing machine, and have that coupled to the wheels??// http://rowingbike.free.fr/
[pocmloc, Jan 14 2015]

Maybe in the Netherlands, in the future, with advanced bearings.
-- wjt, Jan 13 2015


I"m thinking that unless the oars have some way to grab onto the road, this won't work so well.
-- MechE, Jan 13 2015


So, fit rubber pads to the ends of the oars, to grab the road.
-- pocmloc, Jan 13 2015


Punting through the park, anyone?
-- wjt, Jan 13 2015


Seems like you'd need a wide road with few other pedestrians. Could you rework this to have a handle on the end of a cable like a rowing machine, and have that coupled to the wheels??

Nah... Your original version would look so much more interesting [+]. Just yell "jump" whenever you pass someone too close.
-- scad mientist, Jan 13 2015


I keep rereading this expecting some sort of a wing...
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 14 2015


//Could you rework this to have a handle on the end of a cable like a rowing machine, and have that coupled to the wheels??// This is well baked. Though it is a bit weird that they all seem engineered so the rower faces the direction of travel.
-- pocmloc, Jan 14 2015


//wing// Be thankful. I could have had a bunch of them describing various orbital paths, suspended from an articulating rotating mechanism...

a rollerrowingorrery.

Anyways, it isn't an attempt at a rowing-motion powered bicycle: the frame is the human body and the oars are real (ie: rubber-tipped poles).

It would look very much like somebody rowing down the street, on their arse facing backwards, without a boat.
-- FlyingToaster, Jan 14 2015



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