Mr Addison found not only the peculiar chopper motorcycle, but the above beautifully detailed custom wheel. Created by a company called Capricorn Cyclo-Works, the above wheel not only looks stunning in stills, such as this, but quite mesmerising when rotated (video on their site). I’ve no idea what it would look like going at say, ‘modern’ speeds, but at perfectly Victorian speeds it would draw the eye and befuddle the mind like no other wheel, I’m sure. Steampunk doesn’t often do wheels, (preferring tracks, legs, balloons and wings) but I think this qualifies.
How Stuff Works has a page on planetary gear systems, if you’re a little rusty on their purpose and function.

This entry was posted on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 at 5:50 pm by Tinkergirl and is filed under Steampunk Images.