Trondheim's Trampe Bicycle Lift. Assistance for cyclists climbing one of Norway's steep hills

[@LordStraightBanana]

What a great idea. To put this in the UK would require a Private Finance Initiative, and a focus group to determine if anyone would use it, and, most importantly a feasibility study to see how much profit it could make. Then it would be built 15 years later for 5 times the estimated cost, and would charge a tenner per ride, unless it was a weekday and off-peak, or you had kids and a super duper saver ticket or a season ticket. Then, when no-one uses it because the pricing is too high and confusing, they’d blame its failure on the public for not getting out of their cars. The cynicism is strong in this one

[@tonycarey9731]

I'm a part-time Politician in an English city where this is (apparently) being spoken about - but no one has mentioned it to me. It would be a boon in our hilly city - but, we would need five or six at least, if not more. I love cynicism and sarcasm - are they the same thing?????? Not really but near enough.

[@HippasosofMetapontum]

same in Germany - but renovating a football stadium is fine

[@baronjutter]

In north america this would require 5 years of environmental impact review and community consultation. Then upon opening it, a person would try to use it by holding onto it with their mouth and get hurt, sue the city, win 12 million dollars and get the whole thing shut down. There would then be a legal precedent that these are extreme liability risks and they'd be totally banned.

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

Headington hill in Oxford. would be perfect up there imo.

[@Codenbaugh]

I live in the US and i cycle everywhere. Out here i feel like it's a hostile environment for cycles. Sidewalks are bumpy, covered in debris and plants encroach on them. The streets are for the most part are tolerable but drivers get aggressive. Bike lanes are seldom. Paths are full of people walking abreast.

[@kumd]

This would make for a great Tom Scott video.

[@reyrey4261]

Even nicer during winter - it turns into a ski lift.

[@bob1505]

Freezes solid, burns out the motor, electrocutes the liftee before the ten year court case. This goes for the US as well... if the vandals didn't get it first.

[@zenapsgas]

This hill is way steeper than it looks. However, if your bike has low gears, it is actually easier to bike all the way up rather than using the lift. The lift is overrated since it is physically demanding to use. A tiny metall is pushing up you and your bike. This creates a lot of pressure in your foot - painful. Although the idea is cool, it is way easier to invest in a bike with low gears and just bike all the way up yourself.

[@MrMartymus]

As someone who used this lift for 3 years i can say after the first 3 times its 100 times easier with the lift. You get used to the lift.

[@simonz1146]

MrMartymus I want to know ,when someone is using the lift , should another one wait for he or she finished? Thanks

[@zenapsgas]

@@simonz1146 The lift can be used by several people at the same time. Not sure how many pins there are, but at least three.

[@amolsen94]

That’s why im confused why they made such a gap between it and the curb or cant you put your bike on the curb and just hook your pedal against the lift?

[@tumi944]

Beautiful example of Scandinavian way of physically active living and the communal support of it

[@lordbelvoir2543]

Physical active living?????....what's up with peddling up the hill??? ffs

[@georgieippolito9924]

im still waiting for someone to ride a office chair up it. that can go between the wheels and push you all the way up without holding on. just relax and spin to the top lol

[@MelCraft10]

My leg would prob cramp halfway through and id end up faceplanting and rolling down that steep hill lmao

[@jesot]

Looks like it's faster and safer to just get off the bike and walk it up the hill. It's definitely a problem that needs solutions devised, though.

[@Friendlyfire977]

Nooo. I promise you that hill is way longer and way steeper than the video shows. Its a pain to walk up Ive done it many times because I have lived there for many years. Its a good workout tho.

[@KekeeBlack]

How is it not safe? If your foot slips you hit your brake

[@andreasvedeler80]

@@Friendlyfire977 Can you stand with one foot on the elevator thing without a bike and get all the way up?

[@fmattiasc]

Look at the houses on the side, it's really steep.

[@wohlhabendermanager]

I tried using this, but failed miserably. Even though a nice local guy tried explaining to me how to use it properly. Ah well, it's much more fun to go DOWN the hill anyway (just make sure to check your brakes beforehand, and make sure you know which handle is for the brakes on the rear wheel!)

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

May I ask what was difficult about it? I've heard others say they didn't do well with it either.

[@wohlhabendermanager]

@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 It's a bit hard to explain (plus, it was a few years ago since I tried it). I think what surprised me the most was how fast the thing starts off. It would be better if it started slowly, so you can get used to it, and then gradually speed up. And the plate to stand on is very small, IIRC.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

@@wohlhabendermanager makes sense. To me it looks as though it might be quite tiring for your leg.

[@wohlhabendermanager]

@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 I think if you actually figure out the correct way to do it, it's quite easy. But it's a steep learning curve, lol.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

@@wohlhabendermanager lol. Nice pun.

[@IsaSab]

Wow nice to see in action. Wouldn’t it jam often with leaves, trash, dog poop, ice..?!

[@batchint]

it might be interesting to know or not how to attach your foot to the contraption is it more than friction…. 🎉

[@chrisnumnuts8671]

something like that where you place your back wheel that catapults you a little at the top a be perfect on every hill

[@cchongchannel8943]

Wow.....what a fantastic tool and facility you have there, thank God for the great innovations and facilities. It would be so wonderful if things like this could be installed and implemented in many other countries as well for the encouragement of more bicycles use (environmental friendly) which is a great commute option.

[@mdegauss]

maybe if they made it so instead of pushing your foot it pushes your back tire on a lil ledge that holds it. that might do the trick

[@schiebs]

This is a good idea

[@Elfenklatschen]

I would never use that. Maybe if I'm old and rusty but that hill looks really rideable.

[@Fellow_Traveller1985]

This hill is a lot steeper than it looks like on video.

[@finnblu3002]

BikeOmaniacLife king of doom...

[@DavidHembrow]

When I was in Trondheim I visited the second biggest tourist attraction of the city. The famous Trampe Bicycle Lift ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJrTi2ihrM15nNU More about Trondheim (and more to come): www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/trondheim

[@abelguggenheim4116]

1/ Comment se déplace la personne qui filme ? 2/ Quel gain en temps et en énergie par rapport au même trajet en poussant son vélo ?

[@lukegreen5696]

How much did it cost? I need that for my Village

[@marenehh]

About 5 million norwegian kroner it said in an article. Thats $554 360,50 american dollars. The first one stod for about 20 years before having to be replaced

[@KEdas000]

Do they still turn this lift off for the winter season?

[@AlfredBarron]

yes it's switched off at the moment. And as David hints towards the end of the video, it's quite hard work. If you have strong enough legs to use it then you are likely to be fit enough to cycle to the top and get there much more quickly! I prefer to cycle up the hill if I'm going that way.

[@JoelLinus]

@@AlfredBarron Electric ones are superior anyway now

[@Neo-Najarin]

Can we get one of thous for our city?

[@lba4746]

how tf does this work what does actually lift you up?

[@FuctByTheGovernment]

I would put my front tire in front of it and hold the front brake putting my feet out to keep balance.

[@josephwood1532]

I just like how this guy talks

[@Snoozerboozer]

imagine the state spending money on something like this in the US?

[@TheDool]

Why not just push the bike?

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

In that case it is more excuse to not ride entirely.

[@christobal747]

You never cycled up a hill.

[@BubbleGumzKorner]

How does it return though? Underground?

[@쭈리-t2h]

Wuh😲 Doesn't it hurt?

[@djfisher4356]

Looks kind of difficult to use. It would probably be better if there was someway to hook it to your bike and push you up or pull you up.

[@jacobeldredge2956]

It’s not that difficult bruh

[@RikDog91]

How does it work? Does it just push you?

[@DavidHembrow]

A small metal thing comes out of a slot on the ground at the bottom of the hill. You have to keep your right foot on it to be pushed up the hill. If there's no weight on it after a couple of metres then it retreats onto the ground so you can't take your for off or try to join the lift part easy up the hill. It's very small and narrow so that it fits into the slot and this means it feels a bit peculiar k under your foot. Takes some practice

[@TrymNor]

I live In Trondheim

[@Neo-Najarin]

How is it?

[@randomstuff-wg6nj]

gay

[@orb5045]

i live in *MORRA DI*

[@12Packet]

by any chance you know how can i find the ones who build this?

[@zaferanie]

Is this system free for bikers?

[@seprishere]

This actually looks not especially steep compared with a lot of hills in South Wales towns and cities!

[@dannydanny9875]

but is it safe?

[@Lord_Moulay]

i think indonesia need this

[@PaulSchoonhoven]

Waarom hebben we geen heuvels in Nederland? I love it... ;-) #MeanwhileInNorway #Cycling (via George Kozi )

[@Greengate777]

lol, omdat de wielrenners liever in het buitenland willen trainen voor _Le Tour._

[@NelGroenendijk]

En vergeet je de Zeven Heuvelen route niet een heel klein beetje? En als je iets minder heuvelig wil....de oude snelweg tussen Soesterberg en Amersfoort Centrum geeft best oefen mogelijkheden over de Stichtse Rotonde

[@PaulSchoonhoven]

***** ik heb jaren dagelijks op Limburg gereden. Voor mn gevoel ging ik bij Weert zo'n beetje een grens over echt ik tegen de tijd dat ik tussen Heerlen en Maastricht zat het idee dat ik op vakantie was.

[@nemoschmitz2374]

Cause there are no hills in the Netherlands 😄

[@maxkopfraumpoops]

because it is called Nederland, you know what it means. No hills is already in the name of Nederland (more or less).

[@markifi]

Is it possible to ride it up with two feet on it standing sideways, leaning on the bike?

[@DavidHembrow]

I suspect not because there is almost nothing to stand on - it's a tiny post which is small even for one foot. But I'd be very interested to know if it's been tried.

[@Michael-vv4ny]

@@DavidHembrow How long is this lift?

[@DavidHembrow]

@@Michael-vv4ny It's about 150 m long. You can see it on Google Maps at this link: goo.gl/maps/JUUZwBFERnK3KTfo8

[@jezztech]

I bet your right leg is just as knackered as if you pedaled up

[@shinosmodspot4267]

o and just so u know that looks liek a averge steep hill easly done id rather go faster up normal way and be more in shape lol.....

[@hubert187]

Wow, that is awesome.

[@yapengwang8107]

lovely

[@nin6246]

"It's free"

[@northamericanvanlines]

dId yOu kNoW iT aCtuAlLy iSnT FrEe?? i ReAd AyN RaNd

[@Ladyfloats]

All that ruckus 😭

[@MrsDasha110]

Whoa it's an amazing idea!

[@flutjaker]

That looks harder and more painful than just cycling up the hill.

[@lawrencegrace9302]

But if you lift your leg from a cramp....

[@oreosaysb00]

Seems cool but I'd probably just cycle up it, the hill is not that steep

[@siro2899]

its a lot steeper than you think. ive tried it

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

Looks steep enough to me.

[@nawr_whalz2791]

That whole contraption for that one single purpose. I'm not sure if it was really that great of an investment or use of city resources...

[@Jhilke-Dai-12345]

Ha ha ha ha ha Ho ho ho ho Ha ha ha ha Ho ho ho ho That’s why some get really mad over there…

[@ak5235]

Its just giving a push

[@186koke]

Norway knows about redstone

[@jorenzdejesus]

Who came here after watching the tiktok video?

[@siriosstar4789]

bizarre but very cool . get an e-bike , preferably a mid drive with 75 Nm or more .

[@crazyoncoffee]

That is a hill? Try cycling in San Francisco and you'll learn about real hill cycling. And we don't have any elevators to help you up the slope. It's cool but I think it could have more of a use on a steeper incline.

[@TR4zest]

What a cliche you are. Here's a clip from Europe, but Mr Miles Big Pants Sanford has BETTER hills, does BETTER hill cycling in San Francisco. Are you enjoying starring in your own life? Sad fuck.

[@anthony9thompson]

If you look at the angles between the road and the building you can see that it’s way steeper than it looks

[@wohlhabendermanager]

Dude. This is freaking NORWAY. You'd be hard pressed to find an area as flat as San Francisco in freaking Norway.

[@kudosbudo]

Do they have 20-25% climbs on grass and rock in San Francisco or Norway?. We have bridleways that get to that level in the UK, nevermind little roads at 20+%>

[@grassytramtracks]

​@@kudosbudo it said st the start that the average gradient is 20%

[@Sebbir]

Fundy brought me here

[@antysynteza777]

Noga by mi zdrętwiała, wolę kręcić.

[@johnlewisiii2076]

Too bad there are electric bikes for this now.

[@MaaleMachang]

Too slow

[@angeldareal7217]

Why does it look harder than to just walk 😂

[@IsaSab]

We are practicing walking since forever, that’s why 😅

[@TylerAnita-f5q]

It’s slow, stressful. Not a good idea. Showed be a to lift people and their bicycle and loads up together.

[@GraniteMtn618]

Great idea, why not just turn the pedal to match the lift and utilize the mechanism and gears with limited human interaction? That’s where things mess us. This is asking for someone to get a strain and sue the city.

[@Snoozerboozer]

when you have money left over in your budget

[@carltonp420]

Is like going to the mall but not wanting to walk. Stay home if you are lazy.

[@geemithafernando]

Whos here from tiktok🤣?

[@blankchisel2075]

Me lol

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

It’s very stupid. Just get an e-bike make life easier. That’s what I did But you’d pay over 2k plus like I did for a decent one

[@kudosbudo]

So if you can't afford a new eeb then it's not stupid.

[@Mad_Flavor]

buy a e-bike. problem solved

[@imogenPsychic]

Who's here because of TikTok 😂

[@tuneandsmash9346]

I wish we could have those in America but meth addicts would rip the track out of the ground for scrap metal

[@jimihendrix731]

This is ridiculous. If you can’t ride up that piddly little hill, you’ve failed yourself and need to push yourself harder.

[@Asseenonfullscreen]

You’re right, I should just drive up the hill.

[@jayasil8295]

Say hello to geared bicycles

[@Fievelavie]

For lazy people 😂

[@meoutthispiece9015]

I assume you all are lazy HAHA

[@timozumstein9826]

Laziest city ever

[@giorgioscruz961]

Unless is for handicaped people.......what a waste of money and resources......I hope the handicaped people find a real use for it.

[@antonioalmeida2402]

engenharia medíocre