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 Post subject: WTF is THIS?
PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:43 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: WTF is THIS?
PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:08 pm 
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This is for impotent men who cannot masturbate, so they get the arm workout using this bike.


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:03 am 
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 Post subject: Re: WTF is THIS?
PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:26 am 
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how long will those brake cables hold up?


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Can you get it with a carbon frame and wheels?

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 Post subject: Re: WTF is THIS?
PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:46 am 
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He's wearing tights not only because its sooo Euro metrosexual. But because the chain for the hand crank would leave you at best with a greasy oily mess on yourself, at worst the whole hand crank apparatus is like having a chainsaw attached to the bike spinning way too close to the riders face. It would tough to rail a corner on that thing. Sort of reminds me of the old poster of the toilet with the cranks on it and the toilet paper where the chain should be.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:08 am 
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Did the narration remind anyone else of the video for the Turboencabulator? That bike looks unstable as hell, even at low speed.

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"Very efficient workout..."

"Burns more calories than normal cycling..."

Don't these statements contradict each other? If I want to burn more calories on a ride I can just strap on a heavy pack.

Sure looks like the front fork is mounted backward - giving it a negative rake. I guess that's done to enable the "easy, lean-initiated steering" but it sure looks unstable to me.


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 Post subject: Re: WTF is THIS?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:08 am 
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The most appropriate response I can think of in other threads I've seen would be this video... YT embedding doesn't work for me for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqBFNBbh7r0



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