Comments for Bicycle Design

Comment on Anti-theft bike lights by Bubba Nicholson

Bubba Nicholson — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:55:58 +0000

stick on LED lights would be cheaper, lighter, more aerodynamic, and useless if stolen.

Comment on Anti-theft bike lights by Jamey

Jamey — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:29:11 +0000

Approx $100 (US) per light–and they’re not even rechargeable. It takes me all of 5 sec to put on or take off my front and rear Blackburn Flea blinkers. Total cost: $29.

BlinkSteady are lovely, but represent nothing so much as the triumph of style over substance.

Comment on An open letter to Grant Petersen by Derek

Derek — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:31:39 +0000

“If I go for a ride on my 2000 dollar road bike while wearing the full cyclist’s uniform, other cyclists always wave when I pass on the opposite side of the street. If I am out in street clothes on my old beater bike, a lot of those same cyclists do not even look over in my direction. I don’t know, maybe the marketing departments at some of the big bike companies are partially to blame for the elitist attitude that seems to be present among many performance-oriented cyclists. Maybe those same companies also have the power to change some of those attitudes.”

Herd mentality has always been a factor in human life. If a racer guy/gal ignores you when you cross paths it should not matter. Why do you need their recognition? Are you out there to see and be seen or to HAVE FUN on a bicycle? In the cycling realm, just like any other, anyone who says things that are outside the norm really gets people riled up. I think that people ought to look past their hurt feelings when reading/hearing a grant petersen interview and take note that he ALWAYS is careful to say that what he is expressing is his own opinion. he is not telling you how to live your life, he is telling you how he thinks he should live his own life, and more importantly, why he feels the way he does. its food for thought from a very experienced individual in his field. his main message is that biking, by and large, should be enjoyable. this is the reason that everyone rides a bike when they are a kid and just because we’ve become adults doesn’t mean we should lose the joy of cycling.

Comment on Catching up by K

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:13:47 +0000

Ha those hubs look familiar to me…made something up pretty similar about 5 years ago
but pretty close.

Comment on Drymer: a Dutch electric assist trike by National Bike to Work Day — Transition Charlottesville Albemarle

National Bike to Work Day — Transition Charlottesville Albemarle — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:22:17 +0000

[...] so I picture a recumbent, which is a bike that you sit down, or recline in, to pedal. I found a bike design prototype, the Drymer, that is a recumbent and also takes care of some of the complaints. It’s [...]

Comment on An electric trials bike from Audi? by art

art — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:51 +0000

Bridges are only required on upside down forks. Putting one on this would serve no functional purpose, though an upper crown wouldn’t be a bad idea. The wheel should be fine with the tire pressures most trials riders run.

Comment on An electric trials bike from Audi? by Bubba Nicholson

Bubba Nicholson — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:17:51 +0000

Integrated LED headlights are just a fresnel lens away, eh?

Comment on Taiwanese basket bike and a crowdsourced MTB by Stu Cox

Stu Cox — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:41:59 +0000

The crowd sourced bike is not new, the kingdom bike project have been rolling with it for a while, with some interesting results – http://kingdombike.com/index.html

Comment on Any ideas for a Bicycle Design competition in 2012? by Indrit

Indrit — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:58:12 +0000

Rain/Wind protection for existant and future bicycles?

Comment on Any ideas for a Bicycle Design competition in 2012? by Alistair Williamson

Alistair Williamson — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:12:01 +0000

“A Family Bike.”
Are we condemned to errand by car and bus for 7+ years of our lives because junior is to young to either ride out with us or home alone. Must we segregate the joy of the country road or woodland path from our young kids? 99.99% of bikes shun passengers while approx 85% of adults have children.

It also keeps the competition broad: Family Bike could be family touring, family racing, family communing …

Life is a journey they say – let’s travel by bike I say, an no I’m not leaving the wee ones behind.

Cheers, Alistair