Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Quoting: "Brandt was responsible for six different patents and designed the suspension for one of the world's great supercars—the Porsche 911." He likely knew what he was talking about.
"That sounds reasonable except that the 150lb rider would not reach
nearly the speed of the 200lb rider, position and clothing being
equal. What differences did you observe on these runs?"
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Yeah, I know who Jobst Brandt is. That claim is BS; the guy's far from infallible. Seems like this "I haven't personally experienced this on my own bike, therefore it doesn't exist" tunnel vision is affecting his judgement enough to cause real reaches of logic at times, and makes him come across as a bit of a pedantic dickhead.
Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
That thing looks unique! Can you actually ride it as a bike or does it require a motor?
You can ride it just fine on flats with the Bosch Cargo Line system off, and gravity is plenty for it to be absolutely amazing downhill — except for when the times when that front wheel starts shaking, which I'm hoping to sort out by balancing the wheel, upgrading the fork and installing a steering damper — but going up hills is absolutely brutal without the motor assistance. Good strength training, though.
