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Re: Bose suspension?
Yea, it seems rediculous that they would even consider it an option, that much weight is just out of the question. You'd think they'd have figured that out when they started to design it, and see how rediculous it is. Then again, maybe it's sooooo awesome that it's worth it. Who knows! We'll see I guess...
On the electro-magnetic braking comment, the way it works is by opposing magnetic fields. A strong magnet or coil could be moved on or off the rotor, depending on how much braking force is needed. The problem is that the caliper and the rotors have to be pretty complex (imagine a rotor being a billion wire coils inside of it instead of a solid/vented disk!).
Instead of moving the caliper on or off the rotor, they could just vary the amount of current going through it. Problem with both of these systems is that they require a lot of current, but the up side is that if they're designed correctly could actually be setup to make power, just as some of the newer hybrids and all-electric cars do. It's hard to imagine they could generate enough braking force to be effective, but these would be just like an electric engine running in reverse, i.e. a generator. I can't imagine stuffing enough magnets (or enough magnetic field) in the caliper to make this happen.
(blows his physics geek cover...doh!)
-scheides
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