A Bike For the 50+ Crowd
05-22-07, 10:45 AM
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A Bike For the 50+ Crowd
https://www.averagjoe.com/0522b
Yes, those really are pedals.
And yes, that is how this thing moves.
Yes, those really are pedals.
And yes, that is how this thing moves.
05-22-07, 10:49 AM
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Prefers Cicero
That'll be the post peak-oil public transit vehicle of the future.
It's a lot better than that bus that has exercise bikes on it that don't run the bus.
Searching....
Found it.
It's a lot better than that bus that has exercise bikes on it that don't run the bus.
Searching....
Found it.
05-22-07, 11:24 AM
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Pedaled too far.
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The carpoolers can use this bike.
I rode one in Boston. With just the operator and me on it, it flew down the street.
The Conference Bike
I rode one in Boston. With just the operator and me on it, it flew down the street.
The Conference Bike
05-22-07, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jp173
https://www.averagjoe.com/0522b
Yes, those really are pedals.
And yes, that is how this thing moves.
Yes, those really are pedals.
And yes, that is how this thing moves.
05-22-07, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jp173
https://www.averagjoe.com/0522b
Yes, those really are pedals.
And yes, that is how this thing moves.
Yes, those really are pedals.
And yes, that is how this thing moves.
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05-22-07, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Louis
The guy in the blue shirt who is sitting over the fender doesn't appear to have a crank to turn. Seems like he's getting a free ride, kind of like wheelsucking. ...
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I wonder what the MPG is on that thing?
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05-22-07, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Artkansas
The carpoolers can use this bike.
I rode one in Boston. With just the operator and me on it, it flew down the street.
The Conference Bike
I rode one in Boston. With just the operator and me on it, it flew down the street.
The Conference Bike
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
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Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
05-23-07, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by John E
"down" being the operative word in that sentence, given the thing's weight.
