Found a cool bike in the store today with a unique storage area
12-15-08 | 02:36 AM
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Found a cool bike in the store today with a unique storage area
Seen in Okinawa Japan at a local sporting goods store. The bike is called a Ringwood.
It has two frame posts and the area between them is used with a heavy cloth shaped into a storage compartment.
I'm sure this has been done before as I know nothing is ever really new in the bike world but it's new to me.
I pulled one of them out and sized it up and it's pretty small. Too small for me. I'm guessing they cater to little old Japanese ladies or something with this bike. Still it's cool and worth a look.
John
It has two frame posts and the area between them is used with a heavy cloth shaped into a storage compartment.
I'm sure this has been done before as I know nothing is ever really new in the bike world but it's new to me.
I pulled one of them out and sized it up and it's pretty small. Too small for me. I'm guessing they cater to little old Japanese ladies or something with this bike. Still it's cool and worth a look.
John
12-15-08 | 05:08 AM
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They do come with regular pedals. They probably just keep them off to keep little Japanese kids from riding them around the store.
12-15-08 | 05:53 AM
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I'm still looking at it...and I still don't get it.
12-15-08 | 07:27 AM
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I just noticed,it does have a velcro top.!
I used to have a predilliction for stupid stuff.
I wish manufacturerers would offer more colors
in nylon bags like they used to.
Basic black, good for funerals??
I used to have a predilliction for stupid stuff.
I wish manufacturerers would offer more colors
in nylon bags like they used to.
Basic black, good for funerals??
12-15-08 | 08:03 AM
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Maybe it started as a mixte kind of an idea, and somebody said, "Hey, if we just widen these a little, and add some fabric, we can make it really uncomfortable to ride."
12-15-08 | 11:10 AM
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Not big enough.
12-15-08 | 12:04 PM
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A good spot to let your little dog ride. Or maybe a purse.
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