Prosthetic Hand Device for Cyclists

crankycrank
crankycrank Posts: 1,830
edited June 2011 in Workshop
A few months back someone asked about a solution for their spouse who lost both her arms above the elbow. Just read about this today. http://www.mertlawwill.com/index.php?op ... Itemid=104 Not a complete solution in all cases (the braking and shifting still need to be worked out) but hopefully would be helpful for some people out there. I didn't see any info on the site yet but in an interview with Mr Lawwill he says he is also developing an artificial elbow that would benefit cyclists.

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Mert Lawwill also pioneered mountain bicycle suspension too. Googling him revealed he was buddies with Steve McQueen, whose other motorbike buddy was Bud Ekins - I once spent a very enjoyable afternoon with Bud at a BBQ at local friend's farm - didn't need 6-degrees of separation to get that to work!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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