MTB brake system for finger amputee's (university project)

AlexGunn
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Hello, I’m a final year undergraduate student at Bournemouth University studying product design. For my major project I have decided to develop a product for mountain bikers with a finger amputation who struggle to use the bicycle’s brake levers.

I have created a short questionnaire with google forms that takes 5 minutes to complete. If you are a mountain biker with or without a finger amputation it would be a great help if you have a spare 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire. This will provide a clearer understanding of how such a product may be used.

You do not need a google account to complete the questionnaire.

Link to questionnaire

Thanks for your time
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Falcon
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2/8/2022 9:14am
Completed. Good luck with your study!
AlexGunn
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2/8/2022 1:02pm
Falcon wrote:
Completed. Good luck with your study!
Thanks a lot, appreciate it.
NZRalphy
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11/29/2022 9:22am

Good luck with they study. Form filled in.
 

Many years ago I rode MTB in uk with a friend that had all rhs fingers and half thumb removed in a childhood accident. When I met him him he would put his palm on the grip and use two toe straps in a X pattern over the hand. It saw terribly in reliable when speed and bumps increased. 
 

Im an engineer so thought it through and made him a swivel-clip on clip off connector that was 100% reliable.
 

He had both brakes and shifters on the other hand

i can draw it for you if you want but want recognition. PM me. Thanks Ralph 

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