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omgmrj
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 Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:17 pm |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7145
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I vote that all concept bikes be banished to a single, deserted-island of a thread, and only "cool" and "innovative" production bikes get the privileged of an entire thread devoted to them. There are some old favorites:   And everyone's favorite nut-crusher due to a one-off actually existing.  Now look at this other shit    Dear design school kids, please find another mature technology to "improve."
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fafnir
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:28 pm |
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No recumbents? I am disappointed...
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:36 pm |
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Oh there's plenty of concept bikes that "capitalize" on the already-odd bikes. Post what you find, that's what this thread is for. Here's a stupid one: 
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JenNastix wrote: You guys ever wonder if we're over-thinking this bike riding thing sometimes? |
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kn_mpls
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:41 pm |
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Look at this thing!  
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:43 pm |
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Ughh, so stupid. I can just see the fred-tastic rider cruising along with his SPD sandles, cigarettes, and laid-back demeanor.
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JenNastix wrote: You guys ever wonder if we're over-thinking this bike riding thing sometimes? |
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kuando
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:47 pm |
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| Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2719Location: Golden Valley
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LOL! I know. Pulling some stupid watercraft.
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vulture2600
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:59 pm |
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or pulling some girl wearing heart sun glasses taking pictures of everyone!
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Summerinside
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:24 pm |
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hrm.  We all know there's a difference between conceptual designs, and actual production-bikes. What I don't understand is the hate directed toward concept bikes. New and more effective designs (including blue-sky conceptual designs) are critical to the future of the bicycle. Think about it until you agree with me: Gary Klein started working with oversized aluminum tubing at MIT in the early 70's. While his early concepts never made production, the pre-work laid the foundation for the Aluminum frame revolution of the 80's and 90's. Today, it is not unusual to see bicycle brands rolling out frames made of a Scandium/Aluminum alloy, which would have never have been possible without some ugly (but particularly important) early-stage conceptual bike frames.
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Snak Shak
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:55 pm |
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 Pretends the bricks at St. Anthony Main are the PaveJoined: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:35 pmPosts: 2924Location: So.MPLS
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Good thinking to put a disk brake on that nut-cracker direct-drive unit.
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dasunt
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:08 pm |
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 Has recurring nightmare of descending Ramsey Hill no-handedJoined: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:00 amPosts: 4390Location: Whipping Cult Central
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Is the BMW bike supposed to be capable of steering?
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Takumar
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:12 pm |
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Summerinside wrote: Gary Klein started working with oversized aluminum tubing at MIT in the early 70's. While his early concepts never made production, the pre-work laid the foundation for the Aluminum frame revolution of the 80's and 90's. Today, it is not unusual to see bicycle brands rolling out frames made of a Scandium/Aluminum alloy, which would have never have been possible without some ugly (but particularly important) early-stage conceptual bike frames. Yeah, improvements in technology have to start somewhere, but exactly what problems are these concepts "solving" except that perhaps the bicycle offends somebody's design sensibility as-is. Klein actually solved a problem in the construction of Al bicycles, something that there was a legitimate demand for. He didn't say, hey, I don't like hubs, lets draw a bike without them and say, well, the technology to make this doesn't exist yet. Oh, and 
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*Nordeast*
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:57 pm |
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I bet those brake hoods will take a good hundredth of a second off a forty kilometer ride.
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Dann
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:45 pm |
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Can't wait to see that last bike, the white one, get caught in a crosswind.
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skyrover
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:48 pm |
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 Wishes you would pull over or speed upJoined: Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:57 pmPosts: 1143Location: se mpls
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Dann wrote: Can't wait to see that last bike, the white one, get caught in a crosswind. You mean like yesterday?
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DangHeim
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:05 pm |
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omgmrj wrote: I have no problems with this one. These tires Plus this:  Equals awesome.
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