Bob why are you using all CAPITOL LETTERS? You may it seem like you are yelling at us.
My .02 Grant Gall ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 21, 2001 3:45 PM Subject: Re: Tricker > YAMAHA HAD A CO OP EFFORT TO BUILD THIS HYBRID WITH TREK BIKES. IT IS THE > P.A.S.S. SYSTEM. IT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN PEDALING WHEN ADDITIONAL TORQUE > IS DETECTED THROUGH THE PEDAL CRANK SYSTEM. IT WORKS REALLY WELL, VERY > SEAMLESS IN THE TRANSITION BETWEEN ASSISTANCE AND NOT. SINCE IT IS NOT MOTOR > DRIVEN ALL THE TIME, IT REQUIRES NO SPECIAL LICENSING LIKE A MOPED. IT IS > POPULAR IN JAPAN WHERE BICYCLES ARE A STAPLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN CROWDED > CITIES. SUSPICION IS THEY WILL BE COST PROHIBITIVE IN THE US, BECAUSE OUR > TARGET MARKET ON BICYCLES IS NOT PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION, IT IS RECREATION. > THERE MAY BE A NICHE MARKET, BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS, DOES IT SUBSTANTIATE > IMPORTING THEM IN BIG NUMBERS.
