Mountain biker’s design, sharp-tailed snakes topped this year’s top list of most-read articles Chris Hudec descends a trail behind Westwood Lake during a demonstration ride of his bike prototypes. Listen to this article 00:09:36
1. Mountain biker looking to license his ‘mind-bending’ bike design , Aug. 29
A Nanaimo geotechnical engineer is looking for a manufacturer to put his high-performance mountain bike prototypes into production.
Chris Hudec has experimented with full-suspension mountain bike designs he’s created since 2008, but while his designs have gained traction with local riders, his ideas have yet to catch on with major bicycle manufacturers.
His bikes use “long-travel” suspension with 170 millimetres of suspension travel, but maintain pedalling efficiency with or without the suspension locked.
“The simplest thing to say is that the link that is the front triangle is arranged so that chain tension does not affect the suspension action,” Hudec said.
Hudec has patents on his designs and wants to see them being applied by major bike manufacturers, but has found the industry a tough nut to crack. Bike manufacturers are invested, both in branding and development, in their own suspension designs. 2. Sharp-tailed snakes ‘likely’ in Nanaimo area , Sept. 22 Endangered sharp-tailed snakes have been confirmed as far north as Ladysmith in recent years, but an expert says unconfirmed reports indicate the population extends into the Nanaimo region.Laura Matthias is an ecological consultant and a member of the provincial sharp-tailed snake recovery team, a initiative in collaboration with the B.C. Ministry of Water, […]
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