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Permalink Reply by Brett Ratner on May 26, 2009 at 1:47am

A phrase I commonly hear spoken in the motorcycle industry might apply to this bike...

"This is answering a question nobody asked."

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Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 26, 2009 at 7:00am

Likely questions:

From recumbent riders:"How do I get better at climbing without attaining insane spinning levels?"

From sensitive sunbathers: "How do I avoid the lighter forehead color of cyclists?"

From mathematicians: "Does cycling have an inverse function?"

From Dante Alighieri: "How does one make a quicker (cyclists read aero) decent into Hell and then get the hell out?"

follow up question from the Sommo Poeta: "I ride a nine-speed cassette, one for each circle of hell. I hear that there is a Campy 11-speed cassette. Is this entirely necessary?"

Certainly these questions have been plaguing our cultural consciousness so long that we tend to forget they are even there.





Brett Ratner said:

A phrase I commonly hear spoken in the motorcycle industry might apply to this bike...

"This is answering a question nobody asked."

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Permalink Reply by Maria Boustead on May 26, 2009 at 5:03pm

Wow, that's awesome.

How about this one?

...It's an electric bike, but still.

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Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 26, 2009 at 6:01pm

Ravissent! Looks like the perfect bike for arc-à-techies.

Where do these things come from? And where do they end up?

Maria Boustead said:

Wow, that's awesome.

How about this one?

...It's an electric bike, but still.

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Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 27, 2009 at 4:01am

I love it. I also like the fact that it climbs straight up walls. Perhaps we can just park them that way.

And with the rolling resistance, what a great exercise bike.

Now for a name:

Saugenrad
Vélo de sucer
SuckerCycle



jillnerkowski said:

of all the amazing bicycle inventions and creations this one is my favorite:

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Permalink Reply by Michael J Blane on May 27, 2009 at 5:16am

Interesting style.
How do you steer?

Maria Boustead said:

Wow, that's awesome.

How about this one?

...It's an electric bike, but still.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Urbanski on May 27, 2009 at 8:18am

something else from gizmodo today, the self locking cycle.

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Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 27, 2009 at 11:25am

Answer the question of "How could I have forgotten my lock - again."

I'm sure you could remove the wheels and get them into a big lockable pile.

But notice the saddle. It looks a bit unforgiving. You would let an architect/engineer design your house, your car, perhaps even your furniture but never your shoes or your saddle - true intimate, specialty items that don't do well with T-squares or rulers.





Joe Urbanski said:

something else from gizmodo today, the self locking cycle.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Urbanski on May 27, 2009 at 12:55pm

lol! good point, i hadn't noticed that silly boxy shaped seat. no way the designer could be a serious cyclist.

i of course wouldn't touch anything with so many non-standard parts. anything breaks and you're pretty much screwed.

David Travis said:

Answer the question of "How could I have forgotten my lock - again."

I'm sure you could remove the wheels and get them into a big lockable pile.

But notice the saddle. It looks a bit unforgiving. You would let an architect/engineer design your house, your car, perhaps even your furniture but never your shoes or your saddle - true intimate, specialty items that don't do well with T-squares or rulers.





Joe Urbanski said:

something else from gizmodo today, the self locking cycle.

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