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This really seems like a solution in search of a problem. Maybe it would be useful for pro tour riders, but I would guess it'll be banned as not in the spirit o
by msandford 5mo ago
This really seems like a solution in search of a problem. Maybe it would be useful for pro tour riders, but I would guess it'll be banned as not in the spirit of cycle racing. Recumbents would really change the game in the pro tour for speed but the UCI doesn't allow them for the same reason.
- nradov 5mo agoThe target market is more likely to be affluent amateurs rather that pros. The pros will typically have a team car or radio for navigation, and aren't as dependent on metrics like power or heart rate for training. Recumbent bikes might be fun to watch in time trial races but would be ridiculously dangerous in a peloton. Visibility is bad enough on a regular bike when you're at the back of a group, and the lower perspective on a recumbent would make mass crashes even more likely. Yikes.
- loeg 5mo agoThe target market is media (and social media). This won't be sold.
- freejazz 5mo agoAnd recumbents on descents? Yeeeucchhh
- snovv_crash 5mo agoAt least you crash feet-first.
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- Skidaddle 5mo agoThis is unfortunately how I feel about AR in general, despite having worked in the space for a while.
- jeffbee 5mo agoThese things are already banned by UCI. Any kind of display has to be attached to the bike. I can see a HUD (not this one) for non-pro club riders, though. It might be nice to be able to see your stats while holding a wheel at 20+ MPH, without having to look away.
- andreareina 5mo agoExcept I've not heard of anyone using them, either online or IRL. If I'm holding a wheel my head unit is close to where I'm already looking, and the focus shift is similar to (or less than) going from the wheel in front of me to infinity where HUDs typically put things at.
- jeffbee 5mo agoYeah I've never heard of it either. I was just trying to steelman their motivations for this demo.