New Year weight loss plans ???

"Margy" wrote

How about, "To far from the (Metro, Subway, Bus) to commute, but hate
driving in to the city"? "Tired of paying high parking fees?" "Zip along
in our NEW folding bike. This bike folds down and fits into this simple,
carry-on bag ..."

Now we have a market!

There you go! Sounds like you could make yourself "indispensable" in an
advertising company.

Are you branching out? g
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

There you go! Sounds like you could make yourself "indispensable" in an
advertising company.

Well, first, you've got to find a bike that folds up into something the size of
a carryon bag. I've not seen one. Try taking a Montague into NYC on a rush hour
New Jersey Transit train. Let me know how it works out.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Are we still talking portable vehicles? How 'bout this one?

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/s...dcase-open.jpg

"George Patterson" wrote

Well, first, you've got to find a bike that folds up into something the
size of a carryon bag. I've not seen one. Try taking a Montague into NYC
on a rush hour New Jersey Transit train. Let me know how it works out.

All you have to do is let the air out of the tires, right? g
--
Jim in NC

Jay Honeck wrote:

If marketed as a convenience, or even as a safety device ("Never get
stranded again!") I believe that an affordable folding bike could become the
next "gotta have" thing for the general population -- not just pilots.

agreed; what I have been looking for for a while now
is actually a road worthy, i.e., street legal, not
toys, foldable scooter (I have bad legs, I need an
engine), not only when flying, but something I could
have in the truck of the car at all time (again, can't
walk far, and getting stuck in the middle of nowhere,
where Murphy's law demands lack of cell phone coverage,
is something I kindof dread);

The one thing I found so far that would fit the bill quite
nicely, except may be for its 50cc which seems a bit weak,
especially since it would not be considered a mopped in
California anyway, is the Italian built Di Blasi:

http://www.diblasi.it/Folding_Scoote...rodotto&Lng=En

The snag is though that they are not cheap by a long shot -- note:
I am not connected to this company in any way, just wish I could be
as a customer :-))

anyone out there knows this bike, i.e., has actually tried it?

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

If marketed as a convenience, or even as a safety device ("Never get
stranded again!") I believe that an affordable folding bike could
become the next "gotta have" thing for the general population -- not
just pilots.


agreed; what I have been looking for for a while now
is actually a road worthy, i.e., street legal, not
toys, foldable scooter (I have bad legs, I need an
engine), not only when flying, but something I could
have in the truck of the car at all time (again, can't
walk far, and getting stuck in the middle of nowhere,
where Murphy's law demands lack of cell phone coverage,
is something I kindof dread);

The one thing I found so far that would fit the bill quite
nicely, except may be for its 50cc which seems a bit weak,
especially since it would not be considered a mopped in
California anyway, is the Italian built Di Blasi:

http://www.diblasi.it/Folding_Scoote...rodotto&Lng=En

The snag is though that they are not cheap by a long shot -- note:
I am not connected to this company in any way, just wish I could be
as a customer :-))

anyone out there knows this bike, i.e., has actually tried it?

--Sylvain
We have a pair of them (both fit on the backseat of the Navion quite
well). Ron does really well with his, I crashed mine the first day I
had it and had to wear an ankle to upper thigh brace for a week or so
and still have the remnants of Fox Mill Road stuck in my chin. I'm not
as much of a fan. I really liked it until I crashed :-). The wheels
are tiny, don't twist around too much or it goes over. Wear a helmet!
We used them in Georgia when we were at a week long fly in and they were
great (small roads, etc.). Driving during OSH on the main roads gives
me the creeps but Ron can zip around no problem. Yes, I am a wimp!

Margy

Margy wrote:
Ron does really well with his, I crashed mine the first day I
had it and had to wear an ankle to upper thigh brace for a week or so
and still have the remnants of Fox Mill Road stuck in my chin.

Dang Margy! Fox Mill Rd? You are only a stone throw from me. You
must be in Herndon/Reston area. Are you using your DiBlasi at all? I
might want to take it off your hands for a reasonable price. :^)

The Monk

Margy wrote:
Sylvain wrote:


agreed; what I have been looking for for a while now
is actually a road worthy, i.e., street legal, not
toys, foldable scooter (I have bad legs, I need an
engine), not only when flying, but something I could
have in the truck of the car at all time (again, can't
walk far, and getting stuck in the middle of nowhere,
where Murphy's law demands lack of cell phone coverage,
is something I kindof dread);

The one thing I found so far that would fit the bill quite
nicely, except may be for its 50cc which seems a bit weak,
especially since it would not be considered a mopped in
California anyway, is the Italian built Di Blasi:

http://www.diblasi.it/Folding_Scoote...rodotto&Lng=En

The snag is though that they are not cheap by a long shot -- note:
I am not connected to this company in any way, just wish I could be
as a customer :-))

anyone out there knows this bike, i.e., has actually tried it?

--Sylvain

We have a pair of them (both fit on the backseat of the Navion quite
well). Ron does really well with his, I crashed mine the first day I
had it and had to wear an ankle to upper thigh brace for a week or so
and still have the remnants of Fox Mill Road stuck in my chin. I'm not
as much of a fan. I really liked it until I crashed :-). The wheels
are tiny, don't twist around too much or it goes over. Wear a helmet!
We used them in Georgia when we were at a week long fly in and they were
great (small roads, etc.). Driving during OSH on the main roads gives
me the creeps but Ron can zip around no problem. Yes, I am a wimp!

Margy

I have one too. It doesn't qualify as a motorcycle in Ohio either.
Mine is now licensed as a motorcycle. I'm thinking of riding it to a
custom chopper show so I can be the envy of all!

It will fit through the baggage door of my Archer but it takes nerves of
steel to ride it on the street. 30 mph is how fast they drive over
speed bumps around here, not that the speed bumps are noticed when the
occupant is driving 4 tons of SUV while talking on a cell phone.
However, I am thinking about shipping it to OSH this summer. That's
when I long for it.

Tom McQuinn

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike
for pilots?


Folding bike? How about a titanium 'tube and fabric' airplane project? -
after hours, of course.

With the weight saving in titanium frame construction they could now drop in
a small liquid cooled diesel... g


Montblack

"Montblack" wrote:

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike
for pilots?

Folding bike? How about a titanium 'tube and fabric' airplane project? -
after hours, of course.

I thought about that too... once. Until I started adding up the cost
of the tubes involved and then considered that most people probably
wouldn't want to spend "certified prices" for a box of parts that will
become a kit with hundreds/thousands of hours of exta labor.

I would look cool though...

With the weight saving in titanium frame construction they could now drop in
a small liquid cooled diesel... g

It probably wouldn't be any lighter than an aluminum frame, though it
would have other advantages (wouldn't need paint, would have a far
superior fatigue life, though that's not a big issue with aluminum
based on the last half-century of anecdotal evidence). And by the
time you paid for the titanium tubes, you might be back to VW power.

Mark Hickey