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23-12.-2004, 12:03 AM
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Hitchhiking on a bike
Many of us here will be pleased to know that a bicycle will feature in
the forthcoming movie of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. To be specific, this one: <URL:http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/bike.html> It appears to be a fixie. -- simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ For office use only. Please do not write or type below this line. |
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23-12.-2004, 02:23 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
Simon Brooke composed the following ...
> Many of us here will be pleased to know that a bicycle will feature in > the forthcoming movie of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. To be specific, this > one: <URL:http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/bike.html> > > It appears to be a fixie. and then some ... -- Paul ... http://www.4x4prejudice.org/index.php (8(!) Homer Rules ...  "A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using." |
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23-12.-2004, 03:37 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
Paul - xxx wrote:
> Simon Brooke composed the following ... > > It appears to be a fixie. > > and then some ... I'm impressed that someone's taken the trouble to line the brake blocks up with the rims. Nice touch. -- Dave... |
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23-12.-2004, 04:59 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
Simon Brooke wrote:
> Many of us here will be pleased to know that a bicycle will feature in > the forthcoming movie of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. To be specific, this > one: <URL:http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/bike.html> > > It appears to be a fixie. Speaking as an Audax rider, there doesn't appear to be enough clearance for mudguards..... - Nigel -- NC - Webmaster for http://www.2mm.org.uk/ Replies to newsgroup postings to the newsgroup please. |
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23-12.-2004, 06:45 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
"Paul - xxx" <notcheckedever@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:32tlbsF3om0ilU1@individual.net... > Simon Brooke composed the following ... > > Many of us here will be pleased to know that a bicycle will feature in > > the forthcoming movie of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. To be specific, this > > one: <URL:http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/bike.html> > > > > It appears to be a fixie. > > and then some ... Infinite improbability drive?? T I'll get my dressing gown. |
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24-12.-2004, 01:23 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
"Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message news:uebo92-j2k.ln1@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk... > Many of us here will be pleased to know that a bicycle will feature in > the forthcoming movie of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. To be specific, this > one: <URL:http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/bike.html> > > It appears to be a fixie. > > -- Could it possibly be designed to ride down/up the steps behind it? Steve. |
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24-12.-2004, 01:32 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
spademan o---[) * wrote:
> "Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message > news:uebo92-j2k.ln1@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk... > >>Many of us here will be pleased to know that a bicycle will feature in >>the forthcoming movie of the Hitch Hiker's Guide. To be specific, this >>one: <URL:http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/movienews/bike.html> >> >>It appears to be a fixie. >> >>-- > > > Could it possibly be designed to ride down/up the steps behind it? No. There's not enough room for the "wheel" to rotate. -- Eiron. |
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25-12.-2004, 08:28 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
Paul - xxx wrote:
> and then some ... s'obvious innit? It's a caterpillar track bike. Those 'spokes' are telescopic and slide through the 'wheels' while attached to the 'tyres' on the outside. Due to the nature of the tyre movement, mudgaurds will not be as necessary as on a 'normal' bike, but could probably be fitted into the space available. :-) Jon |
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25-12.-2004, 09:17 AM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
Jon is Away! wrote:
> s'obvious innit? It's a caterpillar track bike. Those 'spokes' are > telescopic and slide through the 'wheels' while attached to the 'tyres' > on the outside. Due to the nature of the tyre movement, mudgaurds will > not be as necessary as on a 'normal' bike, but could probably be fitted > into the space available. *This* is a caterpillar track cycle: <URL:http://www.mobilityeng.com/> -- Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address) <URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/> "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine |
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26-12.-2004, 09:51 PM
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Re: Hitchhiking on a bike
in message <cqi83j$d6k$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>, Danny Colyer
('danny@speedy5.freeserve.giggle') wrote: > Jon is Away! wrote: > > s'obvious innit? It's a caterpillar track bike. Those 'spokes' are >> telescopic and slide through the 'wheels' while attached to the >> 'tyres' on the outside. Due to the nature of the tyre movement, >> mudgaurds will not be as necessary as on a 'normal' bike, but could >> probably be fitted into the space available. > > *This* is a caterpillar track cycle: > <URL:http://www.mobilityeng.com/> W'oh! And they waste those things on disabled people? Give me one with foot-pedals! -- simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; Woz: 'All the best people in life seem to like LINUX.' ;; <URL:http://www.woz.org/woz/cresponses/response03.html> |
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