$195,000 bike patent for sale

[Xzzy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2212655072&category=420

(The seller) is offering for sale his patent for a Two Wheel Drive Bicycle; patent number 6,068,279.
(Claiming ) a bicycle of this type is advantageous especially on difficult terrain where power is
delivered to the front wheel to compensate for any slippage that may occur to the rear. The
advantages of all wheel drive is well known with respect to automobiles. (The seller's) system
applies this theory to the bicycle! Will sell the patent or the rights plus royalties. Contact (The
seller) with any questions.

Seller information aladn1( 0 ) Feedback rating: 0 feedback reviews Registered Nov-25-03 in
United States


John Bickmore www.BicycleCam.com www.Feed-Zone.com

[Steve]

On 12/26/03 9:35 PM, in article kS8Hb.673431$Fm2.583696@attbi_s04, "xzzy"
<mrbikejoc1@comcast.net> wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2212655072&category=420
>
> (The seller) is offering for sale his patent for a Two Wheel Drive Bicycle; patent number
> 6,068,279. (Claiming ) a bicycle of this type is advantageous especially on difficult terrain
> where power is delivered to the front wheel to compensate for any slippage that may occur to the
> rear. The advantages of all wheel drive is well known with respect to automobiles. (The seller's)
> system applies this theory to the bicycle! Will sell the patent or the rights plus royalties.
> Contact (The seller) with any questions.
>
> Seller information aladn1( 0 ) Feedback rating: 0 feedback reviews Registered Nov-25-03 in
> United States
>
>
>
>
>
>
> John Bickmore www.BicycleCam.com www.Feed-Zone.com
>
>

Hey........

At least he takes PayPal!!

[Bob]

Well, that's just terrific. Get you pants caught in your rear drive chain... get you scrotum caught
in the front drive train! Not to mention all of the grease on your legs and clothes. Well thought
out. It's worth at least $1.95.

-Bob

[Boyd Speerschne]

"Bob" <Pliable3@home.com> wrote in
news:SJSdncte2N--B3CiRVn-hw@comcast.com:

> Well, that's just terrific. Get you pants caught in your rear drive chain... get you scrotum
> caught in the front drive train! Not to mention all of the grease on your legs and clothes. Well
> thought out. It's worth at least $1.95.
>
> -Bob

It *might* be if the guy actually owned the patent. More likely its a scam along the same lines
as the guy selling the LeMond. Note the seller has 0 feedbacks and was registered as a user just
last month.

- Boyd S.

[Tim Mullin]

"Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeerscNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns945E6584D444EbspeerscNOSPAM@65.32.1.6...

> It *might* be if the guy actually owned the patent.

Or if he could make it work. Check out the filing at:

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/search

There is more detail if you click on the "Images" button. I can't imagine this thing would
actually work.

[Dave]

"Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeerscNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns945E6584D444EbspeerscNOSPAM@65.32.1.6...
> "Bob" <Pliable3@home.com> wrote in news:SJSdncte2N--B3CiRVn-hw@comcast.com:
>
> > Well, that's just terrific. Get you pants caught in your rear drive chain... get you scrotum
> > caught in the front drive train! Not to mention all of the grease on your legs and clothes. Well
> > thought out. It's worth at least $1.95.
> >
> > -Bob
>
> It *might* be if the guy actually owned the patent. More likely its a scam along the same lines
> as the guy selling the LeMond. Note the seller has 0 feedbacks and was registered as a user just
> last month.
>
> - Boyd S.

uh duh... Dave

[Jason Jouet]

How does this tool figure on steering the thing?? Last I checked, my chain wasn't good at bending
laterally. Dip****...

Jason

"Dave" <dhansen2@socal.rr.com> wrote in message news:<Q1jHb.29874$nG3.28406@twister.socal.rr.com>...
> "Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeerscNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns945E6584D444EbspeerscNOSPAM@65.32.1.6...
> > "Bob" <Pliable3@home.com> wrote in news:SJSdncte2N--B3CiRVn-hw@comcast.com:
> >
> > > Well, that's just terrific. Get you pants caught in your rear drive chain... get you scrotum
> > > caught in the front drive train! Not to mention all of the grease on your legs and clothes.
> > > Well thought out. It's worth at least $1.95.
> > >
> > > -Bob
> >
> > It *might* be if the guy actually owned the patent. More likely its a scam along the same lines
> > as the guy selling the LeMond. Note the seller has 0 feedbacks and was registered as a user just
> > last month.
> >
> > - Boyd S.
>
> uh duh... Dave

[Xzzy]

the point is: it looks like another EBAY scam:

Seller information aladn1( 0 ) Feedback rating: 0 feedback reviews Registered Nov-25-03 in
United States

John Bickmore www.BicycleCam.com www.Feed-Zone.com

"Jason Jouet" <jjouet@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:6bcdd93d.0312290658.230bcdda@posting.google.com...
> How does this tool figure on steering the thing?? Last I checked, my chain wasn't good at bending
> laterally. Dip****...
>
> Jason
>
>
> "Dave" <dhansen2@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:<Q1jHb.29874$nG3.28406@twister.socal.rr.com>...
> > "Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeerscNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns945E6584D444EbspeerscNOSPAM@65.32.1.6...
> > > "Bob" <Pliable3@home.com> wrote in news:SJSdncte2N--B3CiRVn-hw@comcast.com:
> > >
> > > > Well, that's just terrific. Get you pants caught in your rear drive chain... get you scrotum
> > > > caught in the front drive train! Not to
mention
> > > > all of the grease on your legs and clothes. Well thought out. It's
worth
> > > > at least $1.95.
> > > >
> > > > -Bob
> > >
> > > It *might* be if the guy actually owned the patent. More likely its a scam along the same
> > > lines as the guy selling the
LeMond.
> > > Note the seller has 0 feedbacks and was registered as a user just last
month.
> > >
> > > - Boyd S.
> >
> > uh duh... Dave

[Andrew Martin]

"xzzy" <mrbikejoc1@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<mGZHb.315$I07.692@attbi_s53>...
> the point is: it looks like another EBAY scam:
>
> Seller information aladn1( 0 ) Feedback rating: 0 feedback reviews Registered Nov-25-03 in
> United States
>
> John Bickmore www.BicycleCam.com www.Feed-Zone.com

I'd disagree with your assumption on this one. If I've been trying to sell an idea all over, why not
look to a new medium for selling it? Just because I have a new user account and haven't sold 50-odd
used items doesn't mean it's not legit. Is this guy a bit of a screw-ball trying to sell his
"golden" idea - probably, is he trying to scam some un-suspecting eBayer into giving him
200k...probably not.

Just my $.02

-a

[Scott]

jjouet@mindspring.com (Jason Jouet) wrote in message news:<6bcdd93d.0312290658.230bcdda@posting.google.com>...
> How does this tool figure on steering the thing?? Last I checked, my chain wasn't good at bending
> laterally. Dip****...
>
> Jason

Well, Jason, judging by your response I'm going to rate you one step below "dip****" (which is?).
Read the patent and you'll learn that steering has been accounted for. Not that this makes the
purchase any more reasonable!

Scott-

[Jim Arnold]

Christiani (sp?) has used driveshafts to acomplish this for a couple of years. Got to ride one at
interbike last year. Interesting to say the least. The chain thing is old school. not worth much

Jim "Scott" <scottraymond@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:2ac0489.0312292007.616445c2@posting.google.com...
> jjouet@mindspring.com (Jason Jouet) wrote in message
news:<6bcdd93d.0312290658.230bcdda@posting.google.com>...
> > How does this tool figure on steering the thing?? Last I checked, my chain wasn't good at
> > bending laterally. Dip****...
> >
> > Jason
>
> Well, Jason, judging by your response I'm going to rate you one step below "dip****" (which is?).
> Read the patent and you'll learn that steering has been accounted for. Not that this makes the
> purchase any more reasonable!
>
> Scott-

[Heinz Getzler]

"xzzy" <mrbikejoc1@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<kS8Hb.673431$Fm2.583696@attbi_s04>...
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2212655072&category=420
>
> (The seller) is offering for sale his patent for a Two Wheel Drive Bicycle; patent number
> 6,068,279. (Claiming ) a bicycle of this type is advantageous especially on difficult terrain
> where power is delivered to the front wheel to compensate for any slippage that may occur to the
> rear. The advantages of all wheel drive is well known with respect to automobiles. (The seller's)
> system applies this theory to the bicycle! Will sell the patent or the rights plus royalties.
> Contact (The seller) with any questions.
>

Interesting idea but there is some kinks. How does one turn the bike.............???? Just goes to
show that bikes are best designed by people who work in the industry and ride them.,

> Seller information aladn1( 0 ) Feedback rating: 0 feedback reviews Registered Nov-25-03 in
> United States
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> John Bickmore www.BicycleCam.com www.Feed-Zone.com
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[Tom Schulenburg]

"xzzy" <mrbikejoc1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:kS8Hb.673431$Fm2.583696@attbi_s04...
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2212655072&category=420
>
> (The seller) is offering for sale his patent for a Two Wheel Drive
Bicycle;
> patent number 6,068,279. (Claiming ) a bicycle of this type is
advantageous
> especially on difficult terrain where power is delivered to the front
wheel
> to compensate for any slippage that may occur to the rear. The advantages
of
> all wheel drive is well known with respect to automobiles. (The seller's) system applies this
> theory to the bicycle! Will sell the patent or the rights plus royalties. Contact (The seller)
> with any questions.

He's a day late and $195,000 short:

http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=2031

This look much better than the one on the patent(?)

-T