copenhagen wheel

[davidmerkel]

i'm interested in ideas & thoughts on installing a copenhagen wheel on a sofrider.
if you're not familiar with the copenhagen wheel here's a link for you:
https://superpedestrian.com/

looking forward to hearing from the sofrider community

 

[castlerobber]

Pretty cool-looking, but what would that extra 13 pounds on the front do to the handling?

 

[Charles.Plager]

Pretty cool-looking, but what would that extra 13 pounds on the front do to the handling?

I don't think it would be so bad. Many people use heavy (albeit not that heavy) hubs on their Cruzbikes. Since the weight is symmetric about the axis, I don't think it would be that much harder. (I suppose I should mention that I have been wrong before... )

If you put 13 lbs by your crankset, you'd really notice...

 

[MrSteve]

Wind would let itself be felt, especially gusting from the side.
It wouldn't be too bad.

I would much rather mount that device in the rear wheel, where you'd barely know it was there!

 

[SamP]

Steve: Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it's got torque sensors on the cassette/axle to measure your pedaling effort.

 

[davidmerkel]

while i do not currently have a sofrider, i'm in the market for one. i've read that front wheel traction is occasionally compromised on climbs.....would the extra 13 lbs. help alleviate that characteristic...whad'ya think?

 

[Charles.Plager]

while i do not currently have a sofrider, i'm in the market for one. i've read that front wheel traction is occasionally compromised on climbs.....would the extra 13 lbs. help alleviate that characteristic...whad'ya think?

Nah... 13 lbs compared to (in my case) 250 lbs (me and bike) just isn't going to change traction noticeably at all.

If you are concerned about traction (I wouldn't be unless you like really steep hills in the rain) and you want a motor, then definitely put it on the rear. You'd be able to climb anything! (Well, o.k., you know what I mean...)

 

[SamP]

I recently had some front tire slippage on a climb (Conversion Kit), the hill pitched up near the top to over 15% grade, maybe as much as 20% (only for about 5-10 yards). I couldn't make it up on the bike and had to walk the bike up the last bit.

Traction problems on lesser grades are more likely when traction is compromised in other ways, e.g. dirt, gravel, wet.

 

[ccf]

i'm interested in ideas & thoughts on installing a copenhagen wheel on a sofrider.

David, I'm interested in doing something similar. Have you looked at the Electron Wheel? If yes, what do you think?

-Cliff