How far do you imagine you could take this? Like, a road bike brifter can accommodate a 4 finger grip, andcan be gripped in a couple different ways. Makes me wonder what could be done if the bulk of the remote could be moved elsewhere, so there was more freedom to place the pivot point.
check out this paraplegic’s drift car BLE thumb throttle.
I haven’t been able to figure out what it is. but it’s different.
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For that style I was thinking of arm mounted like at the bicep. Extend arm out for throttle. In for brake, which could play out well for puck down.
Good find. This lever style is what I had in my head but needs to be able to brake as well. So that leads down the path of either two handed. One throttle one brake, or some sort of separate thumb brake
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I’m thinking about building a dedicated “racing” remote for a time as well. Wold be an addition to the GB remote lineup. The goal would be a ground-up design focused on safety, grip, and responsiveness — not UI or fancy displays.
Basically a controller optimized for hard riding and racing conditions with ipx8 rating as minimum
Would love to hear what experienced riders/builders would want in a performance-focused remote.
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What about something hybrid here, the way the remote throttle from the video is mounted to the back of the wrist/hand has me thinking. I like to use sliders but the interference with a remote that sits in the palm is always annoying. You either have to have significantly less palm puck to leave room or some kind of overshell that covers the remote with a puck slider.
Never is a great solution imho as it puts the remote in danger during any palm down situation - fall or intentional slide that uses the remote hand.
The throttle the woman is using has a pinch motion between thumb and index fingers for actuation, what if it was a palm to fingers curling motion instead. Closed fist for full throttle and open hand for breaking - neutral position the hand wouldn’t be impossible to isolate from the wrist possibly so a sliding puck or wrist guard could still be used or intentionally in a controlled slide or to prevent injury without effecting the throttle. Then if there is telemetry it could be displayed on the back of the hand and checked like a watch
I do like the idea of having the body of the remote on the back of the hand.
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I wouldn’t be mad at anyone for taking my concept and running with it. (I say my concept loosely, as lever throttles aren’t exactly groundbreaking in 2026)
the big things I look for is trigger throttle, thumb brake, room for at least two fingers on the Throttle. Adjustable resistance by either tension screw or different springs, and of course signal reliability.
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