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On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 23:22:18 +0000, Gawnsoft wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:41:40 +0100, anonymous coward
> <[email protected]> wrote (more or less):
>
>>On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:30:26 +0100, Alan Braggins wrote:
>>
>>> In article <[email protected]>, davek wrote:
>>>>story here:
>>>><URL:http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=
>>>>543638§ion=news>
>>>>
>>>>or here:
>>>><URL:http://tinyurl.com/2dmqx>
>>>>
>>>>or here:
>>>>Briton peddles world's smallest folding bike
>>>
>>> The picture at
>>> http://www.straitstimes.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-07-03/h20.jpg
>>> looks a bit like a Strida, only with ridiculously small wheels and a less
>>> plausible looking pedal position.
>>> I don't care what cunning suspension mechanism is packed in there, those
>>> wheels aren't going to work anywhere with potholes or kerbs.
>>
>>I think it looks quite neat, but I'll wait for the recumbent version.
>>Clearly this cannot be the bike of the future
>>
>>I don't ask that a bike wheel need be able to mount kerbs, but I agree
>>about the potholes. I wonder if a nice aluminium skid would save the day
>>by helping the front wheel out of potholes? Otherwise it looks a recipe
>>for superman impressions and helmet tests*.
>>
>>AC
>>
>>* I do not presume to know what the outcome of these tests is likely to be.
>
> I cycle lots of places where there are potholes. I've yet to cycle
> /into/ a pothole. I find cycling around the potholes to be a far
> superior technique. However, you may feel your kung fu is superior to
> my kung fu...
Quite the opposite, if you manage to avoid _all_ of them!
Riding a recumbent with 406 size wheels, quite small bumps can become a
big issue. For example if there are roadworks and there's 2cm bump where
the surface changes, I have to slow right down to avoid getting a pinch
flat. I used to have a bike with a 451 size wheel (not much bigger) and it
seems to cope much better.
On the other hand, kiddie-scooters seem to cope OK, so maybe it can be
made to work.
AC
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:41:40 +0100, anonymous coward
> <[email protected]> wrote (more or less):
>
>>On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:30:26 +0100, Alan Braggins wrote:
>>
>>> In article <[email protected]>, davek wrote:
>>>>story here:
>>>><URL:http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=
>>>>543638§ion=news>
>>>>
>>>>or here:
>>>><URL:http://tinyurl.com/2dmqx>
>>>>
>>>>or here:
>>>>Briton peddles world's smallest folding bike
>>>
>>> The picture at
>>> http://www.straitstimes.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2004-07-03/h20.jpg
>>> looks a bit like a Strida, only with ridiculously small wheels and a less
>>> plausible looking pedal position.
>>> I don't care what cunning suspension mechanism is packed in there, those
>>> wheels aren't going to work anywhere with potholes or kerbs.
>>
>>I think it looks quite neat, but I'll wait for the recumbent version.
>>Clearly this cannot be the bike of the future
>>
>>I don't ask that a bike wheel need be able to mount kerbs, but I agree
>>about the potholes. I wonder if a nice aluminium skid would save the day
>>by helping the front wheel out of potholes? Otherwise it looks a recipe
>>for superman impressions and helmet tests*.
>>
>>AC
>>
>>* I do not presume to know what the outcome of these tests is likely to be.
>
> I cycle lots of places where there are potholes. I've yet to cycle
> /into/ a pothole. I find cycling around the potholes to be a far
> superior technique. However, you may feel your kung fu is superior to
> my kung fu...
Quite the opposite, if you manage to avoid _all_ of them!
Riding a recumbent with 406 size wheels, quite small bumps can become a
big issue. For example if there are roadworks and there's 2cm bump where
the surface changes, I have to slow right down to avoid getting a pinch
flat. I used to have a bike with a 451 size wheel (not much bigger) and it
seems to cope much better.
On the other hand, kiddie-scooters seem to cope OK, so maybe it can be
made to work.
AC
