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The Magnet Suspension Bike (youtube.com)

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[-] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

that’s why he used tapered bearings…

Tapered roller bearings (TRBs) are *versatile bearings with angled rollers and races, designed to handle heavy combined radial (sideways) and axial (thrust) loads

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[-] alteredEnvoy@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

That's smart! But I think it is only keeping the joint smooth when there is a twisting torque? It doesn't really help with the torsional stiffness

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