We just added the German edition of Jobst classic Bicycle Wheel book. How about that? It sort of dropped off the map, but needlessly. Jobst was always proud of his heritage and took annual trips to ride the great mountains of the German speaking regions: Switzerland, Austria, Germany. This edition lacks mention of Wheelsmith in its acknowledgments. But who cares?
Gutes Buch.
Few mechanisms are built at the edge of feasibility. It’s expensive to make stuff and we require some measure of reliability. Hence, over-design. However, cycling and aviation seem to push those limits like no one else. For very different reasons, each fights an uphill battle to succeed. Human safety is a big consideration for both. For more on the cycling-aviation relationship, check here.
A flying sensation is common to both.
