ONE GEAR or NO GEAR......?
03-14-08 | 10:31 AM
#126
LF for the accentdeprived
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From: Budapest, Hungary
As far as you can tell... As far as I can tell from here you guys are all obese and drive huge Cadillacs
BTW I think the weird old fart who invented the magic wheel thing is Hungarian, so that's why they filmed it on Hősök tere. BTW, my commute goes right there along one side of that square.
BTW I think the weird old fart who invented the magic wheel thing is Hungarian, so that's why they filmed it on Hősök tere. BTW, my commute goes right there along one side of that square.
03-14-08 | 10:36 AM
#128
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From: Mostly Western USA
Bikes: Ellsworth, Bianchi, GT, Mercier, Novara, Bacchetta, Belinky, GT/Xtracycle, Kickbike, Sidewalker, and a few Footbikes
You Are Correct---
You have just told me something that gave me a chill to the bone. I think the problem with this whole 'performance scooter' thing is that I actually believe it. And I think that I may have been conned by infinite proportions.
I believed what I read at:
www.iksaworld.com
www.autoped.nl
www.kickbick.biz
But you know what? My bones are chillier yet, because now I wonder if these sites are really just an oasis to confuse and destroy me, and to scam me from everything that I have ever known and loved! And what about this Forum?? Are you all part of the operation with these fake "uropein" countries that are pretending to be competing on a friggin' scooter ALL out to make ME think that this crap really exists??-------all for a measly few hundred thousand??
I will leave in peace. My time here has been good. Moses
03-14-08 | 10:41 AM
#129
Run What 'Ya Brung
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I don't doubt that those websites existed, but the implication that this is some kind of off-season training for our favorite Flemish supermen is total bull****. To call scooting even a "niche sport" is an insult to sky surfing, competitive canoing, and disc golf.
03-14-08 | 11:05 AM
#131
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From: Toronto, ON
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You have just told me something that gave me a chill to the bone. I think the problem with this whole 'performance scooter' thing is that I actually believe it. And I think that I may have been conned by infinite proportions.
I believed what I read at:
www.iksaworld.com
www.autoped.nl
www.kickbick.biz
But you know what? My bones are chillier yet, because now I wonder if these sites are really just an oasis to confuse and destroy me, and to scam me from everything that I have ever known and loved! And what about this Forum?? Are you all part of the operation with these fake "uropein" countries that are pretending to be competing on a friggin' scooter ALL out to make ME think that this crap really exists??-------all for a measly few hundred thousand??
I will leave in peace. My time here has been good. Moses
I believed what I read at:
www.iksaworld.com
www.autoped.nl
www.kickbick.biz
But you know what? My bones are chillier yet, because now I wonder if these sites are really just an oasis to confuse and destroy me, and to scam me from everything that I have ever known and loved! And what about this Forum?? Are you all part of the operation with these fake "uropein" countries that are pretending to be competing on a friggin' scooter ALL out to make ME think that this crap really exists??-------all for a measly few hundred thousand??
I will leave in peace. My time here has been good. Moses
03-14-08 | 11:20 AM
#133
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Hahaha, Bravo sir, bravo.
03-14-08 | 11:41 AM
#134
abides and rides
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I was entirely ready to write these things off as a joke until I watched the Iggy Pop vid (that's the only one I watched). They actually do look pretty fun. No where near as bad-ass as these gearless suckers though: https://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008macedon2bq2.jpg
03-14-08 | 11:41 AM
#135
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New sig.
03-14-08 | 11:43 AM
#136
what.
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From: SD, CA, USA
Bikes: raleigh rush hour
03-14-08 | 11:52 AM
#137
FNG
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From: Toronto, ON
Bikes: 2008 IRO Angus, 2008 Jamis Exile 29er
03-14-08 | 12:12 PM
#139
Dances With Cars
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Bikes: TBL Onyx Pro(ss converted), Pake SS (starting to look kinda pimped)
I was entirely ready to write these things off as a joke until I watched the Iggy Pop vid (that's the only one I watched). They actually do look pretty fun. No where near as bad-ass as these gearless suckers though: https://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2008macedon2bq2.jpg
03-14-08 | 12:15 PM
#140
ǝıd ǝʌol ʎllɐǝɹ I
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You have just told me something that gave me a chill to the bone. I think the problem with this whole 'performance scooter' thing is that I actually believe it. And I think that I may have been conned by infinite proportions.
I believed what I read at:
www.iksaworld.com
www.autoped.nl
www.kickbick.biz
But you know what? My bones are chillier yet, because now I wonder if these sites are really just an oasis to confuse and destroy me, and to scam me from everything that I have ever known and loved! And what about this Forum?? Are you all part of the operation with these fake "uropein" countries that are pretending to be competing on a friggin' scooter ALL out to make ME think that this crap really exists??-------all for a measly few hundred thousand??
I will leave in peace. My time here has been good. Moses
I believed what I read at:
www.iksaworld.com
www.autoped.nl
www.kickbick.biz
But you know what? My bones are chillier yet, because now I wonder if these sites are really just an oasis to confuse and destroy me, and to scam me from everything that I have ever known and loved! And what about this Forum?? Are you all part of the operation with these fake "uropein" countries that are pretending to be competing on a friggin' scooter ALL out to make ME think that this crap really exists??-------all for a measly few hundred thousand??
I will leave in peace. My time here has been good. Moses
Well played!
I wonder how these things would fare in winter?
Prolly have to DIY a studded tire for the rear I'd guess.
03-16-08 | 12:40 PM
#142
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And here's another one that sums up the kickbike thing pretty well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za8St...eature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za8St...eature=related
03-16-08 | 12:58 PM
#143
Look at all these buttons
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I would wager that they would be pretty bad. Issue would lie in the fact that the force being applied to the ground (via your foot) won't be linear with the tire track. So you will inevitably be applying lateral acceleration. This will probably cause extreme instability and splits.
03-16-08 | 04:13 PM
#144
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Is selling an idea different than selling a product? We are not the only performance scooter that exists, and we are not the first.
In my opinion the 'European' angle can sometimes be the kiss of death. As an example, would you rather party with Gary Glitter, Elton John, or Simon Cowell?------see what I mean?
However, the hardcore European racers that actually participate in seasonal racing circuits think this thing is the ultimate Man vs. Man vs. Machine, vs. Environment, vs. most things that we would consider common sense.
We know that we can get some street credit by having Travis Brown kick one of these up Mt. Charleston and back. Yet we can almost get the same impact having David Copperfield pull one out of his chamois.
Maybe.
In my opinion the 'European' angle can sometimes be the kiss of death. As an example, would you rather party with Gary Glitter, Elton John, or Simon Cowell?------see what I mean?
However, the hardcore European racers that actually participate in seasonal racing circuits think this thing is the ultimate Man vs. Man vs. Machine, vs. Environment, vs. most things that we would consider common sense.
We know that we can get some street credit by having Travis Brown kick one of these up Mt. Charleston and back. Yet we can almost get the same impact having David Copperfield pull one out of his chamois.
Maybe.
03-16-08 | 04:24 PM
#145
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From: Nor~Cal
03-16-08 | 05:32 PM
#147
coasterbrakelockup
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Bikes: surly steamroller w/coaster brake, electra single speed cruiser, specialized rockhopper commuter, no-name single speed folder, 700c ultimate wheel, 24" unicycle, specialized bmx lsd, single seat single speed huffy tandem, pink upsidedown parade bike
Ingos are about a brazillion times cooler than scooters.
03-16-08 | 11:05 PM
#148
left treadle forward
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From: east kensington, phila.
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ok admittedly i didn't read every post in this thread, but did anyone consider the implications of muscular non-symmetry? that turned me off right from the beginning.
03-17-08 | 11:46 AM
#150
Dances With Cars
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From: Toronto, Canada
Bikes: TBL Onyx Pro(ss converted), Pake SS (starting to look kinda pimped)
Ask any old school, pre switch stance skateboarder about that. Almost 10 years after being forced off my skateboard, by dislocating my kneecap, my calves are still different. Not the performance hit on the bike one would think.