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Nothing really got simplified here. There's now twice as many steering columns, the rear hub became more complicated, and so did its dropout because now there'
by gamache 14y ago
Nothing really got simplified here. There's now twice as many steering columns, the rear hub became more complicated, and so did its dropout because now there's pedals there. We've lost gear ratios other than 1:1. And I didn't see braking of any sort.
It's basically a swing bike (fun, but taxing on the core muscles and not very stable at high speed) with the rear axle aft of the saddle (so I'm guessing it's a nutbuster).
Freakbikes are great, but this reeks of concept fluff.
- DGCA 14y agoI hate the concept and I agree that they complicated the bike, if anything, but it does have brakes.
- glenntzke 14y agoHonestly, I expected the rear hub to lock with backpedaling reminiscent of training bikes. Looks like I join the negativity train here in that it looks less comfortable and certainly is less stable than your normal bicycle. And it doesn't solve size issues well compared to folding commuter bikes. Looks like a novel take on the bicycle (perhaps for an industrial design course/exercise?) but the weight savings don't cut it.
- brianobush 14y agoAs for brakes, I noticed a front disc for braking - but front only? That would make an already unstable bike a disaster.