Anybody want a jet powered bicycle? You can put in a bid on eBay if you like (current bid $900.). Wired has a profile of creator Bob Maddox. Maddox, a sky diver, first decided to strap a pulse jet engine to his back to become a human missile, and then thou
ght it might be safe to put the jet engine on a bicycle. You can watch video of Maddox riding his jet bike here. (Sorry it wouldn’t let me embed). With the price of gas as it is, I wonder about the mileage, though according to the article "It'll run on propane, gas, kerosene, absolutely anything except cryogenic fuel," he says. "They'd run on peanut oil if you want." What I bet you can’t do however, is register it with the DMV.
ght it might be safe to put the jet engine on a bicycle. You can watch video of Maddox riding his jet bike here. (Sorry it wouldn’t let me embed). With the price of gas as it is, I wonder about the mileage, though according to the article "It'll run on propane, gas, kerosene, absolutely anything except cryogenic fuel," he says. "They'd run on peanut oil if you want." What I bet you can’t do however, is register it with the DMV. 
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