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Postby Allen_Z » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:41 pm

Anybody fly one of these critters?

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I do 20-30 miles/day, weather [glow=yellow,2,300](ICE)[/glow] permitting

Not that I mind cold, 2 winters ago I was a bike messenger
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Re: fly one of these??

Postby Fozzer » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:04 pm

..all it requires now is a Honda Fireblade engine fitted in the frame... ;)...!

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Postby ozzy72 » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:17 pm

A Blade engine in that would be a terrifying power-to-weight ratio... but there'd be nowt else on the planet that could accelerate like it 8-)
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Re: fly one of these??

Postby Allen_Z » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:41 pm

nowt else on the planet that could accelerate like it


amen ta that

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Postby Wii » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:48 pm

In Denver? No way...


....COLD
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Re: fly one of these??

Postby Allen_Z » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:32 pm

In Denver? No way...


....COLD


Wasn't all that bad  ;) the coldest it got whilst I was delivering was 13 below...

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Postby Fozzer » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:07 am

..one of the delights of riding a Push-Bike, or a Motor-Bike, is freezing your Knackers off...

..trust me... ;)...!

Paul...do it most days... ;)...!

..a Push-Bike fitted with a Honda Fireblade engine means that it happens much faster...;)...!
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Postby Chris_F » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:29 am

[quote]Anybody fly one of these critters?

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I do 20-30 miles/day, weather [glow=yellow,2,300](ICE)[/glow] permitting

Not that I mind cold, 2 winters ago I was a bike messenger
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Postby Rifleman » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:06 am

A Blade engine in that would be a terrifying power-to-weight ratio... but there'd be nowt else on the planet that could accelerate like it 8-)


Not to hi-jack the thread for a moment, but at only 1 mph/hp (170hp - 174 mph) I think I prefer my little cb650 with its measly 70hp and 125-130 mph.....much better than 1:1..... ;)

Back on topic now, ......if my legs would not have been all used up in my early days, I'd be still riding one of those, but all the years of bicycle camping and 100 mile days are long behind now..........  :-[   8-)
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Postby Fozzer » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:16 am

A Blade engine in that would be a terrifying power-to-weight ratio... but there'd be nowt else on the planet that could accelerate like it 8-)


Not to hi-jack the thread for a moment, but at only 1 mph/hp (170hp - 174 mph) I think I prefer my little cb650 with its measly 70hp and 125-130 mph.....much better than 1:1..... ;)

Back on topic now, ......if my legs would not have been all used up in my early days, I'd be still riding one of those, but all the years of bicycle camping and 100 mile days are long behind now..........  :-[   8-)


I remember, vividly, my dear old Dad buying me my first dropped-handlebar, push bike when I was 15...

I went for a 20 mile ride there, + 20 miles back again, and vowed I would NEVER, EVER, do it again!.....EVER!.... :'(...!

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Paul...bloody push-bikes!...too much flippin' energy required!...Bah!... >:(...!
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Postby Cobra » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:32 pm

[quote][quote]Anybody fly one of these critters?

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I do 20-30 miles/day, weather [glow=yellow,2,300](ICE)[/glow] permitting

Not that I mind cold, 2 winters ago I was a bike messenger
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Re: fly one of these??

Postby Allen_Z » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:12 pm

studded bike tires


yeah thought about those, but Denver is weird, cold one daythen 50 in a couple of days

definately worth it on a second bike

I also like riding in the cold, esp on fresh snow, it's really quite pleasant
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Re: fly one of these??

Postby J. » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:45 am

i prefer to be sat in my car :)

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Re: fly one of these??

Postby Apex » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:17 pm

Cool bike there!!  

Flashback time again.
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Re: fly one of these??

Postby Allen_Z » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:27 pm

I miss those days


those days when we healed MUCH faster
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