Comments on: The predecessor to the Lefty; remember this? http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this The blog about industrial design in the bike industry Wed, 22 May 2013 00:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 Anonymous Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:09:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-2303 awesome! lets see the rest of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Anonymous Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:36:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-1206 Polish polish post post!

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Anonymous Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:14:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-647 That is the bike from the original photos. The only tool need supposedly was a 5mm Allen. It was totally unrideable… a media ploy that paid off in spades for C Dale, as they got EVERY bike cover that month, and generated huge buzz.I remeber folks asking me when they could buy one and how cool it was. I called it right on as a marvelous move not by C Dale R&D, but rather by marketing. The Pongs were gone shortly thereafter, their crank being the only thing they left behind.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Anonymous Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:32:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-552 I remember a picture of this bike in mountain bike magazine in the early to mid 90′s. From what I remember, it looked more streamlined than this one and had front and rear disc breaks. I forget what the wheels and spokes looked like. It was a great looking bike. I wish I could remember the issue of mountain bike magazine it was in. I think it was in ’94, though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Anonymous Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:23:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-485 I want to see that bike! Let’s get the polish compound.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Anonymous Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:31:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-483 While the Pong Magic Mountain Bike had a number of interesting innovations in its conception, it was (and still is) impractical to produce and in some ways unworkable. As mentioned here, the sheer amount of CNC work needed is prohibitive, even now (the prototype in the pictures is made of solid billet aluminum, and weighs around 70lbs). In addition, the suspension pivots were intended to have circular shocks, complete with hydraulic damping, built into them. An intrigueing idea, but one that would have required an exorbitant development budget. The dual trailing link suspension presents some problems, as well; the drastic changes in front and rear geometry as it moves through the travel would tend to make the bike difficult to ride, as well as complicating the drivetrain. What this bike did do was to generate a tremendous amount of publicity, and get bikes in general into the forefront of popular conciousness for a while. Many of the individual innovations have come into common use, as well, so there was a definite technical benefit, too. It would be interesting to see what Mr. Pong would come up with if he were to favor the bicycle industry with his unique perspective again. Val

]]> By: James http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-479 James Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:23:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-479 If I remember correctly, this bike had front and rear disc brakes when I first saw it. It is hard to tell what the brakes are in this picture.

Funny you mentioned the wheels Graham. I remember magazine articles pointing out that these wheels “never needed truing.” That may or may not be true, but either way I have a hard time imagining that these would perform as well as lightweight spoked wheels. Still, it is a concept bike, so I wouldn’t expect all the details to be worked out. As I have said before, I admire Cannondale for their willingness to try new things.

]]> By: Graham http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Graham Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:47:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-476 The aluminum wheels don’t look very practical. Would they ever need truing? Where’s the brake? Inside the front hub?

Interesting though.

]]> By: 54 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-474 54 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:51:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-474 So, my question is…what killed the bike? or was it anything remotely realistic. CNC the whole frame was prohibitly $$$ then, and is even now….specially with the price of Al twice as expensive as 15 yrs ago….

Do like to see more picture of it,definitely. Seen small pictures of it, here and there, but I wanted to see the detail shots!

]]> By: Fritz http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Fritz Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:33:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2007/01/the-predecessor-to-the-lefty-remember-this/#comment-472 Yeah, I’d like to see more of this bike. I remember the rollerblade bike, too.

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