Paradox Mountain Bike Prototype
A project in Deep River, CT by Bryan McFarland000days
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A new patent-protected full-suspension mountain bike prototype.
Backers: 36
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $2,353 of $94,120
Dates: Jan 7th -> Mar 8th (60 days)
Project By: Bryan McFarland
Backers: 36
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65
Funded: $2,353 of $94,120
Dates: Jan 7th -> Mar 8th (60 days)
Project By: Bryan McFarland
$2,353
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 8 @ 02:08 -0500 GMT
2%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Latest News
Patent Available 
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Kickstarters, With four days left in the campaign, it's apparent the project will not reach its funding goal. I've learned a lot about Kickstarter and the mountain biking industry throughout the effort. Although we've... (Read More)
Last Call !
February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Good Afternoon Kickstarters, It looks like we have 76 followers that have yet to back the project. Now that we've hit a doldrum, I would like to request any followers that haven't yet backed the project to pledge by the end of the week. This will... (Read More)
Stop Thinking Campaign!
January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Afternoon Kickstarters, This is all about swag and as it turns out, that's the fuel Kickstarter runs on. Check out the new video and the list of new Stop Thinking swag items you can get by backing the project. If you previously backed the... (Read More)
Project Revamp
January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Kickstarters, I'm developing new reward tiers which will drive more interest in backing the project for those people on the fence. The new rewards should be posted by early next week. Also, some people have expressed needing a simpler... (Read More)
2 Weeks Into the Campaign
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Saturday Everyone! At this point, we're about two weeks into the campaign and we're developing a pretty good base of both backers and followers. I'm making plans for increasing visibility of the project and hopefully attracting the interest... (Read More)
Fine Art
January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I've been busy exercising my creative license by beginning the "Epic Fail" mixed-media collage series that will coincide with this project. The theme will be mountain bike crashes. I chose this because of the dynamic compositional potential and... (Read More)
New Publicizing
January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I'd like to announce that BikeRumor has picked up the story of this Kickstarter campaign. With 1.5 million visits/month, this will hopefully add more interest to the project. Paradox crossing-link 4-bar URT MTB suspension concept - Bikerumor ... (Read More)
Added Technical Kinematics Video
January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Due to popular request and confusion among armchair engineers, I added a full explanation of the kinematics including all of the variations of the Paradox Suspension linkage. It's located in the technical section of the page. Warning: if you... (Read More)
News is Spreading
January 12th - via: kickstarter.com
News of this project has now been posted on Off Road CC magazine. (Read More)
Posted FAQ
January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I've included a FAQ section toward the bottom of the project page. I'll be adding this as the project moves forward and more questions begin coming in. (Read More)
Singletracks Publishes Article!
January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Kickstarters, Singletracks website, with almost 1 million unique visitors/month, just published an article about the Paradox Kickstarter campaign! This is big news which will generate some big traffic. Paradox MTB... (Read More)
New Updated Artist Depiction of Mountain Bike!
January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Based on feedback concerning both aesthetics and engineering concerns of the illustration, the artist made corrections that better represent the bike. (Read More)
Soft Start
January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Launching on weekends typically result in a slow start, but this gave me the opportunity to get feedback to make adjustments moving forward. An industrial artist is reworking the image to better represent the design. This will be posted by... (Read More)
New Image
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
After discussing the artist's rendition of the mountain bike, many riders on a local forum expressed concern over the bike's lack of rigidity. My invention is the linkage and not the frame. Engineering is a large portion of the project and I... (Read More)
Payment Glitch Reported
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning, As of 6:30AM, as was reported to me, it appears as though Kickstarter may be experiencing a glitch with their payment system. Please be patient as they rectify the situation. Thank You, Bryan (Read More)
The Project is now Live!
January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
If you're reading this update, let me take the time to thank you for supporting the project. Remember, these campaigns need to go viral, so please share. The good news is that news travels fast. I've already received feedback from Curtis... (Read More)
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