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wrote: So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? At least they're out riding and enjoying life. A few may even upgrade from the Land Rider to a better bike. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's ONE possible scenario. Or, they might go out and discover that riding is more than just shifting, and get disgusted with the whole mess. The bike goes into a dark corner, and they go back on the couch in front of the TV. Next time someone mentions biking, their reaction is: "Oh, I tried that. It was no fun." |
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"Leo Lichtman" wrote in
: wrote: So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? At least they're out riding and enjoying life. A few may even upgrade from the Land Rider to a better bike. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's ONE possible scenario. Or, they might go out and discover that riding is more than just shifting, and get disgusted with the whole mess. The bike goes into a dark corner, and they go back on the couch in front of the TV. Next time someone mentions biking, their reaction is: "Oh, I tried that. It was no fun." Having seen the recent infestation of the Sunday morning airwaves with these commercials, I can't help but be amused by the fact that they're advertising to people who won't even get out of the house to go to church, or to beat the Baptists before they exhaust the local Golden Corral or Shoney's Big Boy buffet. They are also extremely dishonest in the way they show people 'properly' riding one of 'them thar high-falutin' bikes'. You've also missed the obvious bonus. Think how EASY it is to sell the bike at a yard sale when you can advertise "As Seen On TV" and "Shifts Itself". It's probably the best instance of RE-cycling in normal cycling. |
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Wish someone had one at a yard sale around here... I'd buy one just to hang on the wall - and be able to speak with impunity about the design. C. "wvantwiller" wrote in message ... "Leo Lichtman" wrote in : wrote: So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? At least they're out riding and enjoying life. A few may even upgrade from the Land Rider to a better bike. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's ONE possible scenario. Or, they might go out and discover that riding is more than just shifting, and get disgusted with the whole mess. The bike goes into a dark corner, and they go back on the couch in front of the TV. Next time someone mentions biking, their reaction is: "Oh, I tried that. It was no fun." Having seen the recent infestation of the Sunday morning airwaves with these commercials, I can't help but be amused by the fact that they're advertising to people who won't even get out of the house to go to church, or to beat the Baptists before they exhaust the local Golden Corral or Shoney's Big Boy buffet. They are also extremely dishonest in the way they show people 'properly' riding one of 'them thar high-falutin' bikes'. You've also missed the obvious bonus. Think how EASY it is to sell the bike at a yard sale when you can advertise "As Seen On TV" and "Shifts Itself". It's probably the best instance of RE-cycling in normal cycling. |
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"Leo Lichtman" writes: wrote: So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? At least they're out riding and enjoying life. A few may even upgrade from the Land Rider to a better bike. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's ONE possible scenario. Or, they might go out and discover that riding is more than just shifting, and get disgusted with the whole mess. Maybe the Land Rider is just the right bike to stick a rocket engine on -- see if it autoshifts right off the cluster :-) cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" wrote in message ... To late. They already did. I think they call them "motorcycles" or something like that... Panasonic has a folding electric bike that's rated pretty good. (and it IS based on a "bike" not a scooter or motorbike...) |
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Leo Lichtman wrote:
wrote: So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? At least they're out riding and enjoying life. A few may even upgrade from the Land Rider to a better bike. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's ONE possible scenario. Or, they might go out and discover that riding is more than just shifting, and get disgusted with the whole mess. The bike goes into a dark corner, and they go back on the couch in front of the TV. Next time someone mentions biking, their reaction is: "Oh, I tried that. It was no fun." Biking without shifting, it's like taking a Ferrarri and bolting the V12 to a 3 speed Slush-er-matic, it takes the fun out of it.... Heck you might as well drive a Taurus.... I always like shifting on a bike, it seems natural, and adds to the experience. Modern bikes with indexed shifting make it easier. Fixed gear is for masochists, and Landrider looks like something for someone who would rather be driving an Oldsmobile.... W |
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wrote: Have they started running those infomercials for "landriders" yet? I haven' t seen them. Maybe they don't exist anymore since most people discovered they're useless crap! The commercials have been running regularly in North Florida for some time. Like most infommercials, they exaggerate the difficulty of whatever the product is supposed improve upon. And while I personally don't find shifting all that tricky, some people are intimidated by the thought of it. So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? They can get a much better "easy to operate" bike from a bike shop, including fitting and post-sales support. I rescued one of these from the curb on trash day. It was a complete piece of junk. I thought perhaps I could salvage some components, but in the end, threw out everything but the frame. That, while poorly made, with globby welds, heavy tubing and POS headset, was interesting in that it was a 26" wheel frame with slack angles, rigid fork, canti studs and rack braze-ons -- a very utilitarian configuration that's kind of hard to come by (at my price point). I threw some MTB components on it, fenders and racks, and my wife loves it as a commuter, although it's kind of heavy. The frame and fork (minus headset & BB) were all I could use, even on a beater. |
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"Tom Keats" wrote in message ... In article , "Leo Lichtman" writes: wrote: So what's the problem if those folks go out an buy one of these bikes? At least they're out riding and enjoying life. A few may even upgrade from the Land Rider to a better bike. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's ONE possible scenario. Or, they might go out and discover that riding is more than just shifting, and get disgusted with the whole mess. Agreed. Although I go against the crowd and would not advise someone new to cycling to go out and buy an expensive bike because it may not be for then and they will probably bang it up more in the beginning. But I would not advise starting out on a total piece of crap. Question is: Is this bike a PoS? My suspicion is yes but I don't know it for a fact. My rule of thumb is that anything advertised via infomercial is either an out-and-out fraud or simply garbage. -- 'Oh lord! Won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Porsches I must make amends.' - janis joplin rendition |
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