As far as I can tell, they’re pretty earnest about the whole thing- but for their sake kind of hope that it’s a cynical cash grab.
Of course, with an engineering student on the team, they should have no problem developing and producing a carbon fiber frame, hubless wheels, hydraulic rim brakes, and three internal gearboxes in the time allotted. Oh, and a sidecar “with independent safety test certificate, comparable to European ‘GS’ and ‘TÜV’, to ensure it meets the highest safety standards.”:
I had the same initial reaction, ‘must be a foam-over-steel-frame’ mock-up and was just about ready to rant at kickstarter for not doing their checking. But they are actually riding it in the video. I still dont think it’ll be a great bike, but I do respect the engineering.
In the video it is always going in a straight line. It seems like the rider is having trouble keeping the bars pointed straight ahead (maybe a bad head angle?). Eeesh.
Did hit the 50k Euro goal though, so we shall see:D
B-Car is a 1100 g model dedicated do RC hobby users, it has brushless motors, can reach speed of 30 km/h on the ground and 60 km/h in flight
B-Unstoppable is a 90 g model, dedicated to Toy market, based on coreless dc motors. It can reach speed of 10-15 km/h on the ground and about 20 km/h in the air
makes me want to start a Fenderless haters thread, it’s hard to watch, I just keep waiting for his shirt to get caught in that rear tire.
Beautiful Bike and concept.
Ok we can make fun of that bike forever but for now, how about finding a neat problem that a hubless could tackle? Or better stick to the current bullying wave? [emoji12]