Jobst is well known on the cycling newsgroups for being somewhat of a curmudgeon. He was very bright, but had this fantastic way of telling you if you were misguided, that you were an idiot. In no uncertain terms. And yes, he is a disgruntled former (Porsche) employee. Keith Adams Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia "Roxy" various bikes worth too much Jim Arnott wrote: > > The gentleman Jorst, certainly makes quite an argument against one of > the most successful designs ever manufactured. Much of it is smoke and > mirrors, not sound engineering. His rant against both torsion bar > suspension and VW powerplant construction is *not* borne out by > history. Some of my favorite cars (not VW) have used torsion bar > suspension. And the VW powerplant is an exceedingly elegant design for > its purpose. |
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