Comments on: I must like harebrained ideas http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-must-like-harebrained-ideas The blog about industrial design in the bike industry Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: owen_mshengu_sharif http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-25893 owen_mshengu_sharif Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:44:06 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-25893 re: Pong’s Concept Bike with Inline Skates (circa: mid to late 1990′s)
I actually spent several years perfecting (I repeat) perfecting a similarly designed bike before 1993. Where the Cannondale version proved to be unrideable – mine would have worked. Strange – but most of my drawings of that potential Concept Bike disappeared. So when the Pong/Cannondale bike showed up – with many uncorrectable flaws – I had to laugh …
I used to be a Champion Track Cyclist (circa: 1960′s) so I knew the potential of my design.

]]> By: royalfuzziness http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-4731 royalfuzziness Wed, 26 May 2010 07:11:38 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-4731 It looks like a giant roller blade!

]]> By: G.S.GUCCILIFE http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 G.S.GUCCILIFE Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:07 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-3209 Cannondale for rollerbladers….

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3062 Anonymous Fri, 15 May 2009 02:49:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-3062 Actually Lefty forks don’t pull left. And precession is created when you apply a force to a spinning gyro that’s off-axis. Not by an “unbalanced force at the axle”.

That means you have to actually turn the wheel to get precession.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 Anonymous Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:08:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-2890 I have to say that I do appreciate innovation but I think it should be well planned out and tested before coming to market. The lefty fork is a prime example of cannondale not planning and or testing. Don’t get me wrong, I think that lefty forks are really tough forks but they didn’t consider the force of precession that would be created. The tendency for lefty forks to pull left isn’t so much the weight of that side of the fork but the precession of the wheel because of an unbalanced force at the axle.Precession is often poorly attributed to parts of the bike like the left hand threads on a left crank which is actually a safety check leftover from when toeclips were more common than reliable bearings. But precession in this case, with a fairly light wheel and a moderate tire like a 1.95″ folder, would make it feel like your left hand weighed 3-7 pounds heavier (depending on where you grip your bars. Anyway, somebody has to innovate, i just wish they didn’t rush everything that seems like a good idea to full production.

]]> By: Robson Corrêa de Araújo http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Robson Corrêa de Araújo Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:40:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-481 belfore ,price???

]]> By: Nathaniel Currier http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Nathaniel Currier Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:07:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-219 http://www3.mtb-news.de/fotos/data/3399/medium/9652Pong-Bericht-Nachtrag.JPG

Pong’s Magic Motorcycle Concept

I think the company he ran was called Dragon Machining. Not sure what happened to the guy though

]]> By: 54 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-218 54 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:22:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-218 Do anyone knows what happened to Alex Pong’s creation?

I remember being in awe of that CNC monster(anyone got pictures of the thing?)… That must of been the height of the CNC craze….would love to hear more about the guy, know if there is a interview of him somewhere in old magazine or something?

I am a big fan of all the innovation Canondale had always pulled out in the years.

]]> By: bigz http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-217 bigz Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:33:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-217 YeopnI remember seeing this one. Definately not a bike for kerb hopping or potholes.

Good or bad, any design that prevokes a bit of thought has to be good for the sport. Its a pity the UCI wont relax the rules. Perhaps if they did, some more radical bike design/ideas may help to bring new blood into the sport here in the UK.

After seeing reports of Moser beating his hour record using the Obree posistion. I had a moment of madness and designed a bike with a forward rake on the seat tube. I had the framebuilder lined up plus funds but fortunately couldn’t find someone to build the handlebars(the position was eventually banned here).

One good thing about the UK we are still allowed to race are streamlined monocoques in time trials.

]]> By: :)ensen http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-216 :)ensen Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:36:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-216 There are very few people who even know about Sharpe’s book. They are also some of the best bike designers.

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