A lot of companies have offered bikes with a degree of adaptability in their geometry and travel configurations, but the Albatross Apogee Module is a very novel design that opens up a much wider spectrum of options than most. We sat down with founder and engineer, Will Hilgenberg, to chat about the concept; what he sees as being the advantages of the layout; frame materials and ride quality; his plans for production; and more.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Founding Albatross (3:29)

Dropped seatstays (5:51)

Recumbents? (12:30)

Frame materials & ride quality (15:07)

Full suspension bike development (16:58)

The Apogee Module (18:38)

Suspension kinematics (22:41)

Flexibility & adaptability (23:38)

Geometry options & customization (31:45)

Moving to production (34:03)

Why “Albatross”? (36:36)

Hardtails (37:42)

“Bikes for everyone” (39:00)

The ordering process & customization (40:26)

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