By Andrew Liszewski
The EX trike, designed and built by Nils Ferber, Sebastian Auray, Ruben Faber and Ludolf von Oldershausen, reminds me of the StreetFlyer we brought you about a month ago. Except for the fact that piloting the EX doesn’t make you look like a complete idiot. (Though there are still some compromises to your image.) With a frame inspired by a bare skeleton complete with visible organs, the EX’s drive components are mostly constructed from modified bike parts, while the frame and unique spine-shaped joint used for steering were custom-milled on a CNC machine.
Piloting the EX doesn’t look terribly comfortable I’m afraid to say, particularly since steering is done via the back wheel requiring you to twist your body in the direction you want to go. But the use of electric drills for the motors means it’s easy to carry back-up batteries on your person should you need to swap them in mid-trip, because I’m assuming this thing doesn’t have an impressive range when driven at its 30km/h or ~18mph top speed.
This looks really hard to ride. I think I will get arm cramps with this trike. lol But this looks really daring and adrenaline-pumping. This is a great ride for racing.