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02-23-12 | 12:31 PM
#26
At least I'm not a poseur
Joined: May 2010
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From: New Orleans, USA.
Bikes: Giant Defy 3
Wow! 
I thought that "stuff bag" was going to open up and turn into wings....or a sail or something. No dice.
Looks like clipping back in after one of those awesome foot-down turns is a chore.
Do your shorts have to be that short when you ride this thing? WTF?! Out of all the shorts out there......
I thought that "stuff bag" was going to open up and turn into wings....or a sail or something. No dice.
Looks like clipping back in after one of those awesome foot-down turns is a chore.
Do your shorts have to be that short when you ride this thing? WTF?! Out of all the shorts out there......
02-23-12 | 12:53 PM
#27
He's got goggles with mirrors, he says- I think prisms would also work there.
One drawback is you'd have to be fairly fit with good stomach muscles to ride it comfortably. Which would rule out a lot of the very people that would be interested otherwise.
One drawback is you'd have to be fairly fit with good stomach muscles to ride it comfortably. Which would rule out a lot of the very people that would be interested otherwise.
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02-23-12 | 02:48 PM
#30
pan y agua
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Jacksonville
Bikes: Willier Zero 7; Merlin Extralight; Calfee Dragonfly tandem, Calfee Adventure tandem; Cervelo P2; Motebecane Ti Fly 29er; Motebecanne Phantom Cross; Schwinn Paramount Track bike
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You could get lost and die.
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You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
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02-23-12 | 04:47 PM
#35
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
02-23-12 | 05:33 PM
#36
Artificial Member
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: The Cloud
Bikes: Retrospec Judd, Dahon Boardwalk, Specialized Langster
02-23-12 | 05:57 PM
#37
pan y agua
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 31,812
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From: Jacksonville
Bikes: Willier Zero 7; Merlin Extralight; Calfee Dragonfly tandem, Calfee Adventure tandem; Cervelo P2; Motebecane Ti Fly 29er; Motebecanne Phantom Cross; Schwinn Paramount Track bike
Yep. Dollars to donuts this is faster, and only about 75% as fredly:
of course you give some of the aero advantage back with the drag from the gray beard.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
