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On 7/8/2018 10:49 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:15:46 -0500, AMuzi wrote: web. meh. The definitive work is: https://www.alibris.com/Bicycles-in-...006?matches=11 Thanks. The book is now on order for $9.42 including tax and shipping. If I decide to weaponize one of my bicycles, it might give me some ideas on what can be done. If my bookshelf collapses from being overloaded, it's your fault. Incidentally, one of my friends has recently morphed into a "prepper" and "zombie apocalypse" enthusiast. He's outfitting his ancient Stumpjumper with survival supplies in case the SHTF (s**t hits the fan) in case he needs to "bug out" quickly. (Sorry, but I'm just learning the lingo). https://www.google.com/search?q=prepper+bicycle&tbm=isch So far, I'm impressed with his thinking and suspect that my efforts to weaponize one of my bicycles will follow his example. Eventually, the bicycle manufacturers and custom builders will discover the prepper bicycle market, release similar products, and pollute the market with innovative but impractical designs. Oh great just what our industry needs, more overpriced crap marked 'TACTICAL' only because they are matté black. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 08:13:03 -0500, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/8/2018 10:49 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:15:46 -0500, AMuzi wrote: web. meh. The definitive work is: https://www.alibris.com/Bicycles-in-...006?matches=11 Thanks. The book is now on order for $9.42 including tax and shipping. If I decide to weaponize one of my bicycles, it might give me some ideas on what can be done. If my bookshelf collapses from being overloaded, it's your fault. Incidentally, one of my friends has recently morphed into a "prepper" and "zombie apocalypse" enthusiast. He's outfitting his ancient Stumpjumper with survival supplies in case the SHTF (s**t hits the fan) in case he needs to "bug out" quickly. (Sorry, but I'm just learning the lingo). https://www.google.com/search?q=prepper+bicycle&tbm=isch So far, I'm impressed with his thinking and suspect that my efforts to weaponize one of my bicycles will follow his example. Eventually, the bicycle manufacturers and custom builders will discover the prepper bicycle market, release similar products, and pollute the market with innovative but impractical designs. Oh great just what our industry needs, more overpriced crap marked 'TACTICAL' only because they are matté black. Not quite. The matte black color scheme symbolizes aggression, which makes it suitable for assault bicycles and suicidal night riders. For a prepper bicycle, stealth camouflage colors are more appropriate, where one wants the rider and bicycle to appear invisible. Just think of the possibilities of selling helmets with night vision goggles attached, rear rack mountable smoke screen projectors, high power dynamo generators for producing power while camping in the middle of nowhere, megalumen headlights for blinding the attacking zombies, conversion kits for burn anything steam power (sBike), and rear wheel centrifugal rock launchers for defense. https://www.google.com/search?q=mythbusters+confederate+steam+gun&tbm=isc h Golden Goose: In order to sell something new in the bicycle market, it is first necessary to create an "activity" to support it. The only requirements are that it be done on or with a bicycle and that the rider or operator has a tolerable chance of surviving. A catchy name and associated acronym are also a good idea. There should also be some kind of association with society's losers, as is common in the fashion industry. So, there's the problem. All you need to do is package the "prepper bike", "survival bicycle", "forest bike", "zombie chaser", or whatever, into something that can be marketed to those with more money than good sense. I think the first step should be to give it a better name. As I recall, before "mountain bike" became the de facto standard, Bicycling magazine had a contest for a suitable name, which attracted quite a bit of (free) attention. Starting a fad would also be helpful. How about wrapping knobby tires with chicken wire or wire mesh to create "armored" tires suitable for riding through the forest off of the trails? I'm salivating at the possibilities here (or was it the coffee)? Anyway, if you need a swift kick in the imagination, you know whom to ask. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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On 7/9/2018 12:26 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
(we have a Minneapolis Bike Coalition and a St. Paul Bike Coalition that have sprung into existence to push for these in the past few years, neither of which seem to have the foggiest notion of competent bike lane design). Whaddya mean?? "Any bike facility is a good bike facility!" Isn't that the modern motto? And if it is pretty obviously crap, they fall back on "Well at least they're doing _something_ for us." http://wcc.crankfoot.xyz/facility-of...h/July2004.htm -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 7/9/2018 3:52 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 7/9/2018 12:26 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: (we have a Minneapolis Bike Coalition and a St. Paul Bike Coalition that have sprung into existence to push for these in the past few years, neither of which seem to have the foggiest notion of competent bike lane design). Whaddya mean?? "Any bike facility is a good bike facility!" Isn't that the modern motto? Wait, I take that back. "Anything other than a 'parking protected bike lane' is too dangerous to ride." THAT's the current motto. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 12:46:49 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Oh great just what our industry needs, more overpriced crap marked 'TACTICAL' only because they are matté black. Not quite. The matte black color scheme symbolizes aggression, which makes it suitable for assault bicycles and suicidal night riders. For a prepper bicycle, stealth camouflage colors are more appropriate, where one wants the rider and bicycle to appear invisible. Just think of the possibilities of selling helmets with night vision goggles attached, rear rack mountable smoke screen projectors, high power dynamo generators for producing power while camping in the middle of nowhere, megalumen headlights for blinding the attacking zombies, conversion kits for burn anything steam power (sBike), and rear wheel centrifugal rock launchers for defense. https://www.google.com/search?q=mythbusters+confederate+steam+gun&tbm=isc h Golden Goose: In order to sell something new in the bicycle market, it is first necessary to create an "activity" to support it. The only requirements are that it be done on or with a bicycle and that the rider or operator has a tolerable chance of surviving. A catchy name and associated acronym are also a good idea. There should also be some kind of association with society's losers, as is common in the fashion industry. So, there's the problem. All you need to do is package the "prepper bike", "survival bicycle", "forest bike", "zombie chaser", or whatever, into something that can be marketed to those with more money than good sense. I think the first step should be to give it a better name. As I recall, before "mountain bike" became the de facto standard, Bicycling magazine had a contest for a suitable name, which attracted quite a bit of (free) attention. Starting a fad would also be helpful. How about wrapping knobby tires with chicken wire or wire mesh to create "armored" tires suitable for riding through the forest off of the trails? I'm salivating at the possibilities here (or was it the coffee)? Anyway, if you need a swift kick in the imagination, you know whom to ask. http://mountainbikemilitia.com/ has their own REAL MAN saddle from Sheldon Brown. https://www.sheldonbrown.com/real-man.html |
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:46:54 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote: So, there's the problem. All you need to do is package the "prepper bike", "survival bicycle", "forest bike", "zombie chaser", or whatever, into something that can be marketed to those with more money than good sense. I think the first step should be to give it a better name. As I recall, before "mountain bike" became the de facto standard, Bicycling magazine had a contest for a suitable name, which attracted quite a bit of (free) attention. Starting a fad would also be helpful. How about wrapping knobby tires with chicken wire or wire mesh to create "armored" tires suitable for riding through the forest off of the trails? I'm salivating at the possibilities here (or was it the coffee)? Anyway, if you need a swift kick in the imagination, you know whom to ask. I just realized that such a "prepper bicycle" will spend 99.999999% of its useful life slowly rusting away in a garage awaiting the zombie apocalypse or when the SHTF, when thousands of riders will emerge from hiding and attack. Therefore, it is not necessary that a prepper bicycle be efficient, light weight, or even comfortable. It merely needs to be easy to store, quickly to deploy, and ready to ride. This is quite different from a traditional bicycle, where the owner rides the bicycle on an irregular basis. I gotta think about this more carefully. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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