things that don't need reinventing: fly fishing, bicycle, brooks saddle On Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:57:39 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Always interesting to see "outside the box" cycling innovations, usually, > I think, from people who don't have much knowledge or experience with > bicycles as they are now. > > We've had one "inventive" customer, who for several years has been trying > to develop a new kind of human powered vehicle. Knowing little about > bicycles, he frequently goes to great lengths with machine shops and such > trying to solve problems that have been solved in the bicycle world for > many decades. Numerous times he's come in to the shop to ask our opinion on > some elaborate contraption he's assembled at great effort and > expense...only to be dismayed as we dig in the parts box and pull out an > inexpensive, widely available, and relatively elegant component that serves > the same purpose. He's a great character, but I think he'd have saved a lot > of money and time if he'd started by working a couple summers in bike shops. > > On Thursday, May 2, 2013 10:34:31 AM UTC-5, Scot Brooks wrote: >> >> It's always nice to see people trying to innovate, but I doubt Jim Thill, >> Peter White, or Rich Lesnik will be too worried about this. >> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1205277475/loopwheels-for-a-smoother-more-comfortable-bicycle > >
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