New Year weight loss plans ???

("Flyingmonk" wrote)
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/suitcasecar.htm

Haven't heard of the suitcase scooter Jim.


After some assembly, you ended up riding on top of the closed suitcase. Cool
idea. Gas powered, IIRC.


Montblack

In rec.aviation.homebuilt Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:

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

Indeed.

I always though that I needed a folding bike for the plane. Then I
realized that the roller blades languishing in the closet weighed a lot
less, were more compact, were easier to get in and out of the plane, and
required less maintenance than a bike. Add a backpack to it and you can
carry almost the same amount of stuff.


--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

Jay Honeck wrote:

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

Definitely a candidate for the UMGOMS award. Probably wouldn't have won, though.
The winner cost a lot more.
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/news_col...323957,00.html

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

The meat part is interesting. I guess this is the ongoing debate. I'm
not sure how the biology works (whether our bodys are better off eating
fruit or meat as the current debate argues). However, I will say that
after eating a 10oz lean steak I am done, and have no desire to eat for
at least 10 hours. If I eat turkey or fruit (of about the same cals)
I'm ready to eat again in an hour. Maybe there is something to the meat
diet thing??

-Robert

("George Patterson" wrote)
Definitely a candidate for the UMGOMS award. Probably wouldn't have won,
though. The winner cost a lot more.
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/news_col...323957,00.html


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Montblack

"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message
news:KyOuf.73096$sg5.9349@dukeread12...
You guys are thinking way too high tech. My son recommends a skateboard.

I've seen motorized ones of those also... I seem to also remember seeing an
add for a motorized rollerblade type device...

"George Patterson" wrote in message news:SITuf.6463$tJ1.645@trndny01...
Definitely a candidate for the UMGOMS award. Probably wouldn't have won,
though.
The winner cost a lot more.

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/news_col...323957,00.html

That site requires registration... (Disabling JavaScript doesn't get around
it though)...

"Montblack" wrote

After some assembly, you ended up riding on top of the closed suitcase.
Cool
idea. Gas powered, IIRC.

So you do remember seeing it? I'm hopeful I was not hallucinating. (again)
g
--
Jim in NC

"Jay Honeck" wrote:

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...

I regularly do some pretty stupid things on mountain bikes (scars to
show for it) but wouldn't be tempted to actually use one of the
motorized scooters (aka "gopeds") for transportation.

The front wheel is small enough that even a small obstacle can cause
an endo, and the geometry is usually such that there's little or no
trail in the front end geometry (trail is what makes the rear wheels
in a shopping cart and the front wheel on a bike tend toward inherent
stability). Without that, the front wheel will want to take off one
direction or the other at the slightest input.

There's no reason there couldn't be a "safer goped" design, with a
front wheel in the 12-14" range, and inherently stable geometry (draw
a line through the steering axis, and if the wheel's contact point
with the ground is behind the axis, it's stable).

Mark "brave but not stupid" Hickey
Former wife would disagree

"Mark Hickey" wrote

(draw
a line through the steering axis, and if the wheel's contact point
with the ground is behind the axis, it's stable).

A bike is not in agreement with your statement. Yet it is stable. Any idea
as to why?
--
Jim in NC