Looking for Handlebar Comparisons...

[rogeratunicycledotcom]

Can I add some comments from someone who has struggled to create a handle for everyone....

Ok here was my brief.

Make a handle that wont break when dropped. All handles will break! Now decide what will be the part that will break and make it replacable.

Make it light (please note this when designing above!).

Fit riders who like:
a. upright position and close to chest
b. level to seat with arms in rested position but body upright
c. level with seat but allow body to lean forward (good for schlumpf)
d. Race position - below seat and forard

Now seat position... level, up 5 degree, or even 15 degree?

Make the handle bars flexible to position. handle up, handle steight, handle down... wide or narrow?

Fit a brake handle for:
a. right handed rider
b. left handed rider
c. gear lever activation
d. central activation
They all have to be protected from falls.

Space for a computer... needs to visible when riding and protected from falls

Make it cost effective and make it reliable to manufacture.

And now for the biggie... make it fit a rider with 30" inside leg measurement with 150mm cranks! ha! fail on most options!

As I am sure you all know this is an impossible brief... but we are close with the T7.5! (ok I know that it will not be called that when released but that is the pre-release name). Release date... don't know... :-( I need to get a reliable prototype back from the manufacturer.

Roger