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| Thread ID: 102799 | 2009-09-02 00:36:00 | New Zealand invention unveiled this morning | stuffed (1469) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 806170 | 2009-09-02 08:06:00 | I didn't see any thing about how far the bike can travel, or how it goes up hills. | rebels181 (14841) | ||
| 806171 | 2009-09-02 08:09:00 | Kinda puts me in mind of a Segway. I rode one once, fun, but...practical? | jcr1 (893) | ||
| 806172 | 2009-09-02 09:48:00 | Fascinating. But.......3000 pounds??? No, no, no $3900 euros. According to XE.com 3,900.00 EUR = 8,215.43 NZD |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 806173 | 2009-09-02 11:28:00 | Seems like a great idea, but I don't like the hand position. Why couldn't they bring the bars up so the are somewhere near say waist level and you could rest your forearms on them It seems like it would be much more comfortable. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 806174 | 2009-09-02 11:29:00 | It has a range of around 7 or 8 Km; presumably that is in calm air and on flat ground with a new machine and a new battery. YMMV. The biggest problem with penny farthing bikes was the tendency to let the rider do a road suck at potholes, or when trying to stop. I suspect that hasn't changed much. Still an appealing concept though, even if it is as practical as cotton coffee pots. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 806175 | 2009-10-02 21:27:00 | Take a look at the video (www.youtube.com) just posted. Shows handling of potholes, uphill etc. Brilliant! |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 806176 | 2009-10-02 21:41:00 | Take a look at the video (www.youtube.com) just posted. Shows handling of potholes, uphill etc. Brilliant! Yikes - it seems to cope remarkably well! |
somebody (208) | ||
| 806177 | 2009-10-03 00:39:00 | Impressive but I can't afford one | gary67 (56) | ||
| 806178 | 2009-10-03 00:44:00 | I am sure yuppies with too much money will buy one for a talking point and it will sit in the basement collecting dust. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 806179 | 2009-10-03 00:47:00 | Yikes - it seems to cope remarkably well!I reckon that one word was the entire point of your post :p. And I agree - it coped much better than I expected. |
Erayd (23) | ||
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