re: #293 GeneJockey

I’d be concerned that the center of force from the crosswind would be significantly in front of the center of gravity, so that the whole thing would swing in a crosswind, not just blow off course. I’ve found that on a normal bike get more stability in crosswinds when I transfer weight forward, putting it more on the pedals and bar and less on the saddle.

Trying to visualize a rider on that thing… I think that the “seat tube” pretty much would be in line, maybe very slightly behind the riders leg at extension, but when the leg comes up, that is a lot of area. I ‘think’ (guesstimate) that with a rider on it, and that’s a really extreme seating position, would move the cg pretty well forward. I know that it’s a P.O.C. (concept not crap), but not for me. I’m going to follow the link, I’m just curious how the hell it steers. (and if you want to get the center of pressure back, hell, we’ll just throw a solid disk on the back. :)

It is different.

RBS