A really cool video about what happens when you let a prototype into “prod.”
Here’s the original video about “the worst e-bike in history”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB7pBrudFbg
Essentially, the developers tackled a problem that didn’t exist. They decided to create the first bicycle with a futuristic hubless wheel. However, they didn’t think to alter the laws of physics. Which is a pity, because it would have really helped them. Besides that, they were just assuming it would be “good enough.”
In the video attached to the post, the guys disassemble this bike and show the engineering solutions inside. Essentially, it’s reverse engineering.
I fully understand that this is exactly how IT startups are done. But the bike example shows how poorly this approach translates to hardware.
Right now, such a bike is on sale about half an hour’s drive away for 120 bucks on Facebook Marketplace. Probably in the hope that some museum might buy it.
The video should be especially interesting to cyclists and engineers.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 