Took a little time away from the new racer project and made a cheap and easy to build electric 2WS demonstration bike. I've known about the effect of 2 wheel steering on lean angle for decades, but never effectively demonstrated it.
Yeah, I know what you're thinking: What, if any, is the appeal of riding an FF (Face First) bike? What could be more scary than possibly running into things head first then having the bike land on top of you afterwards - nobody in their right mind would take that obsolete configuration from the '80's (Not the 1980's, the 1880's) seriously anymore, right?
Yeah, well, besides all that, did it work?
Then comes the "Camber Thrust" demonstration bike (The above bike, but with highly modified forks installed, but only boring old 1WS). All for answering questions with hardware rather than handwaving, markerboards, and recitation of revered single track vehicle stability and control superstitions. Meanwhile, it has felt very good to get out of the shop, test something new, and ride again...
