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Jobst Brandt : Part V
Continued from Part IVThe following correspondence completed my interview of Jobst Brandt. In this final section, I asked him what his opinions were behind being famously anti-helmet. I also dug a little deep into the criticisms of his book by experts in the bicycling field and asked him what he...
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Published 3 days ago

Jobst Brandt : Part IV
Continued from Part III.Thank you for patiently waiting to read Part IV of this exciting and important interview. In this installment, I asked Jobst to tell us more about his career path at Porsche and Avocet. The discussion then flows into his unique bicycling interests. Why does Jobst have only...
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Published 6 days ago

Jobst Brandt : Part III
Continued from Part IIIn this section, I press Jobst to talk about his online persona. People have mixed feelings about him. One side has it that he's an interesting person with an immense wealth of knowledge and experience. Another side is always wary of his crusty, irritable personality which...
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Published a week ago

Jobst Brandt : Part II
Continued from Part 1.Thus began the interview with Jobst Brandt. Note that each of these 'sessions' are appended with some of his interesting writings that I found on the web. I have chosen them carefully not only to stay with the topic, but also to bring to light Brandt's wavelength of thinking...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Jobst Brandt : Part I
Jobst Brandt during his traditional tour of the Alps in 2008. Image Courtesy : SourceIf you will forgive my black and white comparison, there exists two categories of people - the purists and the pragmatists.Purists go strictly by the book. They are conservative about new methods and much...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Crank Brothers Candy C Pedal Failure
A reader who doesn't wish to be named sent me an email with this image. What is shown here is apparently a right side Crank Brothers Candy 'C' pedal that failed on an indoor Revmaster stationary bike. Good for him it was indoors, and the fact that the bike is built with safety features for...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Update : More Shimano Ultegra Chain Failures
Pardon me for the pun, but a chain of people have been linked with Shimano chain failures.Consider this an update to the my first post where a reader alerted me to his concern that large batches of Shimano's Ultegra chains have been failing recently. The said person worked for a cycling magazine...
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Published 3 weeks ago

CVT's Are Impractical For Bicycles
Jobst Brandt, a highly respected mechanical engineer with many accomplishments under his belt, wrote the following back in 2003. It was part of a series of FAQ's hosted on Sheldon Brown's website but borrowed from Rec.Bicycles.Tech. Take a few minutes to read this and let me know how your mode...
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Published 3 weeks ago

A "Rejection" Letter To Leadville 100
Whether it was the organizers who regretted it or whether it was you is really moot.The fact is, if you were not lucky enough to register via lottery for the tinselly Leadville 100 this year (registration fee on selection was a whopping $275 and change), chances are you'd have obtained a very...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Shimano Ultegra Chain Failure
New "Equipment Misbehavior". A reader from the Netherlands (who wishes not to be named) alerted me to his concern that lately, a large batch of Shimano Ultegra chains (CN 6700) have been breaking with use. These chains are narrow and lightweight, meant for performance riders. I'm not aware of...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Spokeless Bicycle Wheel Design From Yale
Whether this inspires you or irritates you is your choosing. A group of nine mechanical engineering students from Yale University leaked pictures of a spokeless wheel design onto the internet for all of us to see. Thank you, Gentlemen. And thank you Bicycle Design for the tip-off on Twitter.The...
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Published a month ago

How Cycling Pros Defeat Anti-Doping Part II
Has someone been watching too many movies?Hey, do some of you still want to know the astonishing success secrets of Floyd Landis' Tour de France victory? I guess not, not now.I had that funny feeling that the list of methods athletes and their cohorts use to fight anti-doping authorities was...
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Published a month ago