I like the idea but it is going to take a lot of sealing to keep out the rain, dust and exhaust gunk aloft in big city air... I prefer the simple beauty of double tapered tubing... I'll trade this for hand soldered Mannesmann 25CrMo4 any day... Cheers Ecke
2010/7/18 Anthony Farr <[email protected]>: > It's not the most elegant looking bicycle, but it should cause most > thieves to skip it for easier pickings futher down the rack: > > http://inhabitat.com/2010/07/09/this-bendable-bike-can-tie-itself-to-any-post/ > > Or else you could ride one of those basic Dutch or Chinese bikes that > are so cheap and ugly and utilitarian that you would hardly even need > to lock it up. > > regards, Anthony > > "Of what use is lens and light > to those who lack in mind and sight" > (Anon) > > > > On 16to overlook it for some easier pickings further down the rack > July 2010 22:53, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> A couple of interesting stories for the PDML Bike SIG: >> >> Jon Snow, a well-known TV news anchorman who made his name reporting the >> Vietnam war, is also the president of the CTC (Cyclists' Touring Club, >> oldest cycling org in the world). He's had his bike stolen (again!) from >> outside his office. So it can happen to anyone. He's offering a £1,000 >> reward for its return. It's a hand-built titanium Condor. >> <http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/wheelie+bad+jon+snow8217s+bike+sto >> len++again/3709197> >> >> What is perhaps more interesting and useful for us mortals is a site called >> <http://bikeshd.co.uk/> which is an aggregator of Bike For Sale notices >> posted on Gumtree and eBay - a useful place to look if your own bike is >> nicked. >> >> Also, 13th July was the anniversary of the death, from an excess of special >> go-faster cycling sherbet, of British rider Tom Simpson in 1967's Tour de >> France. There's a World Service radio programme about it on iPlayer >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p008hffq/Witness_Tragedy_on_the_Tour_d >> e_France/> >> >> Cheers, >> Norman Tebbit's Dad. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
