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Plunging Forward

January 20, 2014 2 Comments

Before we're deeper into 2014, you deserve to read a short ode to cycling by Simon Willis (edited by Emma Duncan).

Tilting for Stability
Here is a  design by Denmark's  Butchers + Bicycles that sure grabs me. There have been many leaning 3-wheelers but B + B's timing and execution are spot on.

 

© Butchers + Bicycles

 

See the trick? A vehicle that leans shares the fabulous stability and thrill of bicycles. This machine can be equipped with electric assist.

 

Simplified B + B type front end linkage. Small circles are pivots.

 

Put a parallelogram beneath the cargo box. Above is a crude front view of such an arrangement. Below is how it might look cornering.

 

The cargo box  tips the other way due to hub width. All in all, exceptional possibilities for stability, especially with the weak traction  of wet or icy conditions. And fun!

 

Back at the Ranch

Winter can feed your work ethic or hibernation instinct. We're busy building things for the Spring season. Jon, in Whitefish, is working the wood.

 

Matched myrtle wood layers ready for lamination. Tedious but rewarding work.

 

Our third series of digital tensiometers is underway.  Here are 200-209.

 

10-siometers.

 

 

Bamboo plywood, cut, edges routed, slots machined, ready for finishing.

 

Bamboo holding a lovely Moulton space frame. Collapsible, front/rear suspension, super wow factor.

 

Bamboo and myrtle wood on the way. Striking shape, perfect function. Some may last centuries.

 

 

A 1970's PX-10 (like my first pro bike) looking good. Pardon the Campag changer. The dropout had to be modified but the European diversity is unstoppable.

 

 

Why they are called "Six Day Stands." This is the track bike of Danish pro Michael Mørkøv. One of the few who wins on the boards and the road.

 

 

Voluptuous beauty at rest. Is your bike dreaming of such a luxurious prop?

 

We predict these eye-arresting supports find their way under distinguished bikes around the world in 2014. Several big surprises in my next post. Hang on to your caps!

 



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Luke Peterson
Luke Peterson

November 02, 2021

The article you linked to by Simon Willis (edited by Emma Duncan) is no longer available. Intelligent Life was renamed to 1843 but unfortunately they do not seem to have the article either. I found it on the internet archive here, for posterity:

https://web.archive.org/web/20150907151142/http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/simon-willis/travelling-best-bicycle

Mark Petry
Mark Petry

November 02, 2021

now I see how it works. Very nice, graceful shape and elegant design. I actually use a stand like this (welded steel, made by Hooker in the 80s) but I will definitely order one of these. Kool !

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