New Year weight loss plans ???

Here's even more pictures, disasembled even :^)

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/suitcasecar.htm

Haven't heard of the suitcase scooter Jim.

The Monk

"JohnH" wrote

We agreed I'd ride the go-ped and she'd ride the bike to the beach, and
we'd switch on the way back.

On the way, a woman sees us ride by and yells "Typical man! Making the
woman do all the work!"

What you needed was a 15 foot piece of rope, to tow the bike rider!
--
Jim in NC

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have had my Dahon for a while, still love it but might get me a
Hummer or a Montage because my daughters are embarassed to ride along
side daddy on a Dahon. To them it looks like a kiddie bike. :^)

I guess I would have to agree with them on that one... I would have to be
pretty desperate to ride one of them... The Montague Hummer model looks like
something that you wouldn't have to get used to people snickering about...
When I fold the rear seats down in my Grumman, I can put 2 full size bikes
in there as long as I remove the front wheels... A quality folding one would
be nice, but it's not a high priority to me right now...

"BTIZ" wrote in message news:zdItf.3543$V.3162@fed1read04...
It's 15 miles one way of inner city traffic and interstate... not a good
commute for biking..

Ahh, but after you have been run over by the soccer mom driving her Suburban
while talking on her cell phone and putting on makeup, you'll loose so much
weight while you are recuperating at the hospital and they are just feeding
you glucose via an IV...

Flyingmonk wrote:
Here's another view and different color.

http://www.3wheelers.com/mazda.html

My brother is a transit cop (MetroTransit). He saids because of the
fuel, it will be banned from the subway. :^(

The Monk


You guys are thinking way too high tech. My son recommends a skateboard.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Weight loss plan...
new shoes that fit very well.
New socks...ditto
Eat less
walk more

"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in
message news:KyOuf.73096$sg5.9349@dukeread12...
| Flyingmonk wrote:
| Here's another view and different color.
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| http://www.3wheelers.com/mazda.html
|
| My brother is a transit cop (MetroTransit). He saids
because of the
| fuel, it will be banned from the subway. :^(
|
| The Monk
|
|
| You guys are thinking way too high tech. My son recommends
a skateboard.
|
| Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

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

Your self-reliant attitude is commendable, but, IMO, it's one that isn't
widely shared, unfortunately.

Anyone who lives in the upper Midwest generally carries "survival gear" in
their cars. Those who don't have clearly never been stuck in a snow drift.

(Of course, a folding bike wouldn't be of much use at this time of year!)

Personally, I wouldn't use a folding bike (or think of it) as "survival
gear", but rather as just another fun option to have while motoring. There
have been plenty of times that I've been in a state park where I thought
"wouldn't it be nice to have a bike"...

If Mark could build one for around $100 bucks, I'd buy several. And I
know a lot of other people who would, too.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Anyone for a wooden bicycle?
http://digilander.libero.it/felixpet...-di-legno3.jpg
http://www.ottavia.com/bike_catalog.html

That is, quite possibly, the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

You guys are thinking way too high tech. My son recommends a skateboard.

Those things are dangerous, and lots of work. Those little
skateboard/scooters (with handle bars) are better -- and better than
walking -- but they're still too much like work, too.

We always see the annoying gas-powered versions of those things at OSH.
I've never yet seen anyone kill themselves on them, yet, but I always watch
anyway...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"