{"id":6182,"date":"2018-04-05T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T20:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/discerningcyclist.com\/?p=6182"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:46:40","slug":"trondheim-bike-escalator-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discerningcyclist.com\/trondheim-bike-escalator-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway Has SOLVED Hills with an Ingenious Bike Escalator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We\u2019ve all been there! The crushing reality that, with your work bag\/gym gear in tow, the upcoming, never-ending hill is about to bring your jolly cycle to a halt and replace it with minutes of lung-busting, groan-inducing, thigh-throbbing agony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Norwegian city of Trondheim has come up with a way of ending one dreaded hill climb \u2013 thanks to a bike escalator.<\/p>\n\n\n
The CycloCable, known as the Trampe Bicycle Lift, which has already carried over 200,000 cyclists, is built along a steep 150m long incline and works by using a powered angled platform where cyclists can rest their foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keeping the rest of their body attached to the bike, the cyclist and the bike are then propelled forward at a speed of approximately 5 mph until the hill is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n