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On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
Lovely. Chain looks a bit slack in the 5th shot, maybe he couldn't
figure out how to make a wooden eccentric BB.
Rob
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
Lovely. Chain looks a bit slack in the 5th shot, maybe he couldn't
figure out how to make a wooden eccentric BB.
Rob
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PhilD
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On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
opinion.
Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
it a good loving home!
PhilD
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> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
opinion.
Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
it a good loving home!
PhilD
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Ace
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:16:48 -0700, PhilD <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
>
>Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
>opinion.
>
>Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
>it a good loving home!
But would you ever use it? At 52Kg I'm not sure I would. Does look
nice though, I must admit.
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wrote:
>On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
>
>Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
>opinion.
>
>Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
>it a good loving home!
But would you ever use it? At 52Kg I'm not sure I would. Does look
nice though, I must admit.
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Dan Gregory
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PhilD wrote:
> On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
>
> Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
> opinion.
>
> Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
> it a good loving home!
I'd like to try this one!
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/handcraf...-mechanical-and-engineering-marvel-289603.php
> On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
>
> Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
> opinion.
>
> Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
> it a good loving home!
I'd like to try this one!
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/handcraf...-mechanical-and-engineering-marvel-289603.php
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PhilD
Guest
On Aug 15, 3:47 pm, Dan Gregory
<[email protected]> wrote:
> PhilD wrote:
> > On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Looks quite nice
>
> >>http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
>
> > Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
> > opinion.
>
> > Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
> > it a good loving home!
>
> I'd like to try this one!
>
> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/handcrafted-wonder/1873-monocycle-replica-...
Imagine having to change the tyre...!
PhilD
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<[email protected]> wrote:
> PhilD wrote:
> > On Aug 15, 1:06 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Looks quite nice
>
> >>http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
>
> > Beautifully crafted, and yet kind of ugly at the same time, in my
> > opinion.
>
> > Still, if the owner wants to give it away to me, I would happily give
> > it a good loving home!
>
> I'd like to try this one!
>
> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/handcrafted-wonder/1873-monocycle-replica-...
Imagine having to change the tyre...!
PhilD
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Roger Merriman
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elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looks quite nice
does rather
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
the old bike shop nr where the wheelers meet up for club runs has some
old wooden wheels? difficult to see, though the window.
roger
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> Looks quite nice
does rather
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
the old bike shop nr where the wheelers meet up for club runs has some
old wooden wheels? difficult to see, though the window.
roger
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www.rogermerriman.com
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Martin Dann
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elyob wrote:
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy, and it
looks fragile, I wooden ride even it if I was given one.
I'll get me coat.
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy, and it
looks fragile, I wooden ride even it if I was given one.
I'll get me coat.
M
Mark W
Guest
On 15 Aug, 13:06, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
again !), trying to figure out how to go about constructing a braced
plywood boxframe 'bent - if Marcos can use it for a lightweight
sportscar chassis - http://www.midlifeclassics.com/marcos.html - then
why not ? At least on the bike you can't set fire to it by fitting the
wrong exhaust :O)
> Looks quite nice
>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&s...
Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
again !), trying to figure out how to go about constructing a braced
plywood boxframe 'bent - if Marcos can use it for a lightweight
sportscar chassis - http://www.midlifeclassics.com/marcos.html - then
why not ? At least on the bike you can't set fire to it by fitting the
wrong exhaust :O)
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Tony Raven
Guest
Mark W wrote:
> Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
> last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
> again !), trying to figure out how to go about constructing a braced
> plywood boxframe 'bent - if Marcos can use it for a lightweight
> sportscar chassis - http://www.midlifeclassics.com/marcos.html - then
> why not ? At least on the bike you can't set fire to it by fitting the
> wrong exhaust :O)
>
>
Wobbly John has one built a wooden bent from plans available for $25
from the US. Which reminds me I must dust them off and get a project
started.
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/recumbent.htm
http://mysite.verizon.net/res88kr1/
Tony
> Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
> last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
> again !), trying to figure out how to go about constructing a braced
> plywood boxframe 'bent - if Marcos can use it for a lightweight
> sportscar chassis - http://www.midlifeclassics.com/marcos.html - then
> why not ? At least on the bike you can't set fire to it by fitting the
> wrong exhaust :O)
>
>
Wobbly John has one built a wooden bent from plans available for $25
from the US. Which reminds me I must dust them off and get a project
started.
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/recumbent.htm
http://mysite.verizon.net/res88kr1/
Tony
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Alan Braggins
Guest
In article <[email protected]>, Tony Raven wrote:
>Mark W wrote:
>
>> Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
>> last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
>> again !), trying to figure out how to go about constructing a braced
>> plywood boxframe 'bent
>
>Wobbly John has one built a wooden bent from plans available for $25
>from the US. Which reminds me I must dust them off and get a project
>started.
>http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/recumbent.htm
>http://mysite.verizon.net/res88kr1/
Another version of the same bike here:
http://www.manytracks.com/Recumbent/jrobin.htm
(and other wooden ones on http://www.manytracks.com/recumbent.htm)
>Mark W wrote:
>
>> Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
>> last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
>> again !), trying to figure out how to go about constructing a braced
>> plywood boxframe 'bent
>
>Wobbly John has one built a wooden bent from plans available for $25
>from the US. Which reminds me I must dust them off and get a project
>started.
>http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~talizmar/xntrick/recumbent.htm
>http://mysite.verizon.net/res88kr1/
Another version of the same bike here:
http://www.manytracks.com/Recumbent/jrobin.htm
(and other wooden ones on http://www.manytracks.com/recumbent.htm)
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elyob
Guest
"Martin Dann" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> elyob wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
>
> Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy, and it looks fragile, I
> wooden ride even it if I was given one.
>
> I'll get me coat.
I saw that coming ...
news:[email protected]...
> elyob wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
>
> Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy, and it looks fragile, I
> wooden ride even it if I was given one.
>
> I'll get me coat.
I saw that coming ...
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Tony Raven
Guest
Martin Dann wrote:
> elyob wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
>>
>
> Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy, and it looks fragile,
> I wooden ride even it if I was given one.
>
> I'll get me coat.
....of varnish?
Tony ;-)
> elyob wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
>>
>
> Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy, and it looks fragile,
> I wooden ride even it if I was given one.
>
> I'll get me coat.
....of varnish?
Tony ;-)
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David Damerell
Guest
Quoting Mark W <[email protected]>:
>Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
>last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
Kudos to them for having two 700x32C Marathon Slicks left (apparently they
have been discontinued), some of which they then lose for the minion who
carefully brought me a Marathon Plus, told me I wanted the Marathon Plus,
asked if I'd considered the Marathon Plus, told me again I really wanted
the Marathon Plus. We did this all the way to "Look, I want to buy _these_
tyres I am holding. Are you going to sell me them or not?"
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David Damerell <[email protected]> flcl?
Today is Teleute, August.
>Oddly enough, was walking back up to King's Cross and the train home
>last week (after peering at the recumbents in the BikeFix shop -
Kudos to them for having two 700x32C Marathon Slicks left (apparently they
have been discontinued), some of which they then lose for the minion who
carefully brought me a Marathon Plus, told me I wanted the Marathon Plus,
asked if I'd considered the Marathon Plus, told me again I really wanted
the Marathon Plus. We did this all the way to "Look, I want to buy _these_
tyres I am holding. Are you going to sell me them or not?"
--
David Damerell <[email protected]> flcl?
Today is Teleute, August.
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Simon Brooke
Guest
in message <[email protected]>, Martin Dann
('[email protected]') wrote:
> elyob wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>>
http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
>
> Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy,
Good wooden structures have a better strength/weight ratio even than carbon
composite.
Yes, that particular one is heavy.
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;; making jokes about dyslexia isn't big, it isn't clever and
;; it isn't furry.
('[email protected]') wrote:
> elyob wrote:
>> Looks quite nice
>>
>>
http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
>
> Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy,
Good wooden structures have a better strength/weight ratio even than carbon
composite.
Yes, that particular one is heavy.
--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
;; making jokes about dyslexia isn't big, it isn't clever and
;; it isn't furry.
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Rob Morley
Guest
In article <[email protected]>, Simon
Brooke
[email protected] says...
> in message <[email protected]>, Martin Dann
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
> > elyob wrote:
> >> Looks quite nice
> >>
> >>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
> >
> > Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy,
>
> Good wooden structures have a better strength/weight ratio even than carbon
> composite.
>
> Yes, that particular one is heavy.
>
Hardly surprising, as he appears to have made it completely solid.
I'm tempted to get stuck into that sheet of plywood I've had sitting
around for ages with a jigsaw and router, but I've too much other more
important stuff that never seems to get done ...
Brooke
[email protected] says...
> in message <[email protected]>, Martin Dann
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
> > elyob wrote:
> >> Looks quite nice
> >>
> >>
> http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?part=rss&tag=6202540&subj=news
> >
> > Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy,
>
> Good wooden structures have a better strength/weight ratio even than carbon
> composite.
>
> Yes, that particular one is heavy.
>
Hardly surprising, as he appears to have made it completely solid.
I'm tempted to get stuck into that sheet of plywood I've had sitting
around for ages with a jigsaw and router, but I've too much other more
important stuff that never seems to get done ...
I
Ian Smith
Guest
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:55:13 +0100, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
> in message <[email protected]>, Martin Dann
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
> > Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy,
>
> Good wooden structures have a better strength/weight ratio even
> than carbon composite.
I'd dispute that. Even quite moderate (not especially special) CFRP
could have a strength of around 3000 MPa, with a specific density
about 1.6, so more than 1800 MPa/density (unconventional units, I
admit).
Spruce (pretty good strength:weight - popular in aeroframes, eg
Wright Flyer, Mosquito, Hughes' behemoth) about 75 MPa and density
just over 0.4, that's 190 MPa/density.
What wood do you believe has strength:weight ratio ten times better
than spruce?
regards, Ian SMith
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> in message <[email protected]>, Martin Dann
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
> > Looks very nice, but I wooden want one, too heavy,
>
> Good wooden structures have a better strength/weight ratio even
> than carbon composite.
I'd dispute that. Even quite moderate (not especially special) CFRP
could have a strength of around 3000 MPa, with a specific density
about 1.6, so more than 1800 MPa/density (unconventional units, I
admit).
Spruce (pretty good strength:weight - popular in aeroframes, eg
Wright Flyer, Mosquito, Hughes' behemoth) about 75 MPa and density
just over 0.4, that's 190 MPa/density.
What wood do you believe has strength:weight ratio ten times better
than spruce?
regards, Ian SMith
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