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Those of us who are technophiles yet skeptical of the direction of the weight race can learn of another way to spend $4000 on a bike
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/nyregion/29bikes.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
You be down in the hood wif one o deeze.
Gotta git me one.
TBV
Man, I hope Dick Pound doesn’t find out about those!
Testing the new and improved comments.
Yeah, me too.
I can almost hear the quote now, “Man, he tested for 150 decibels, or something like that. At that rate, you’d think his music would be violating every ear within 100 miles.”
You guys are just jealous – because you don’t have one.
I wonder if it would effect climbing?
Bet – “the overall speed” would drop.
I think UCI would have a strong case on how “high” the stacks went – just picture a peloton – the riders in back…WILLIAM – bike racing is really changing!
Technical Question: In a peloton situation, does everyone HAVE to have it on the same “station”?
Would there be a “clause” – if on a solo break – you could listen to what you want?
Can’t wait for the “high-end” light-weight versions to start coming out!
Two clicks for me – way too easy.
Anyone have a rule-book handy – this must be “an unfair advantage” – I think I’m having a panic attack – my Blueberry GPS tracker just went nuts – what does it mean when all I get is a grey screen ?
Darn right I’m jealous. When I’m on a training ride, I want people to feel the bass beat before I arrive. Nothing quite like the Stones or The Who or Zepplin to get you motivated.
And I definitely want one of those high-end audiophile systems, with the vacuum tubes from Russia, and Monster cable and …
Oh, and can you make it weigh in at only 20 pounds?
Of course, those 200-pound bikes must really fly on the downhills. Can’t wait to see them descending through the Alps in the next TdF.
Rant – I believe – “disco” brakes will be mandatory from now on.
Man – hitting the outskirts of a town – fantastic! Bet the viewers will go crazy!
Will the moto reporters have scramblers?
How about team cars – do they get to play too?
Err – Gentleman and ladies – I see a potential problem – SUBLIMINAL messaging!
Rant – I’m going for “full chrome finish!”
Morgan,
What (buy) subliminal (Peets) advertising? (coffee)
Really, there’s no such thing. 😉
I DEMAND an USADA hearing on this – the “lab work” seems too questionable!
Oh man – a good cup of joe from Peets right now…gee..
Where that come from?
If you have the speakers oriented to face rearward, the blast of air moved by the speakers should be in effect a jet. The speed potential of such a system could be staggering. No one would be able to hold your wheel. You would go uphill much better than just an ol’ Harley. The decibels would stun any virgin around into submission.
Now, can LNDD come up with a good test for this? But of course, again the sound levels will erase all data on hard drives, so just take our word for it.
I love the way good minds generate ideas galore –
But William – “decibel driving” isn’t that like an “unfair” advantage? I know the rules say that the bikes must have a weight limit – but does it say anything about a max weight?
Another thing – I believe we are skirting – yes I did say skirting – on thin ice here – if the rules are shaped to meet such “new innovations – aren’t we all dangerously close to – “cheating?”
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William – I don’t think it will be the “decibels that erase the drives” rather the 120 kilo magnets!
Another thing – is there a rule prohibiting a “keep on truckin'” position in the time trial? I was thinking that a nice pair of “monkey bars” and the “banana seat” could make it a lot easier on all those poor wannabe racers who just don’t have the time to put in the long hours…
Is this a trend? Are cyclists going to jettison their iPods in favor of some truly serious hardware?
Then I have an idea of how we can make some SERIOUS money: we can sell special cell phones for cyclists. They’ll look like glass booths about 7 feet tall, with a serious “pay as you go” kind of phone inside. To impress pedestrians, we can even put a nice glass label at the top – maybe something that says “Telephone”. Custom models could have a phone book hanging under the phone.
Just put one of those babies on two sets of training wheels, hook it to the back of your 15 inch subwoofer, and NOW you’re ready to ride.
Batteries not included.
NO GLASS – it would NEVER PASS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY INSPECTION!
Love the idea of the hanging phone books!
Training wheels – “extra” custom rims optional, bucket seats with built in “conference call options – optional.
Hey I heard yesterday – the “user can cut costs – there is a German guy who invented a “rover program” that finds the cheapest rates! Naturally – optinal, with a slight “handling charge of course…
I like your ideas Larry!
MANDATORY READING FOR ALL RANTHEADS:
http://trustbut.blogspot.com/2007/11/different-columns-hiding-in-plain-sight.html
This may be the “smoking gun” we’ve been waiting for to exonerate Landis and prove that LNDD completely screwed up the testing.