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Old 02-21-14, 12:16 AM
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Bicycle helmets.
Drop handlebars in combination with skinny, ass hatchet saddle and super thin high pressure tires for city cycling and commuting.
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Old 02-21-14, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
Pssst, there isn't any science.

the latest attempted scammer was calling them "Z-torque" or some such ... tried to get money on kickstarter. Glad it failed.
That's why I put science in quotes.
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The LandRider autoshifting rear derailleur split cam thingy. Wow, an idea that just won't die thanks to heavy infomercial marketing.

I rode one that I was selling for my brother one day. Just awful erratically off-beat shift points. Spinning at 90 rpms? No, you're not, we just upshifted... The slowing and shifting to a lower gear wasn't terrifically, bad, though. The front derailleur worked normally.

Ugggh.
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