{"id":458,"date":"2009-07-20T17:11:38","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T22:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanthoreau.com\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2009-07-20T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2009-07-20T22:24:52","slug":"gizmoidality-das-traumstadrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanthoreau.com\/blog\/gizmoidality-das-traumstadrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Gizmoidality & das Traumstadrad"},"content":{"rendered":"

This guy<\/a> geeks out about bikes more than I do. He may even compete with my buddy Wacky Pat in terms of gizmoidality! And that’s saying something, because as I’ve been waxing eloquent about my Traumstadtrad<\/a>, Pat has been sending me links to videos and sites just filled with new inventions applied to or based on the bicycle.<\/p>\n

I don’t necessarily endorse the products here, just passing them along for general amusement and a furthering of the inventive mindset! As you’ll see, Wacky Pat is particularly partial toward the recumbent & “crank-forward” design (nightmares of Iacocca!). I’m not convinced about the crank-forward thing because it appears to put the lower back in a forward c-curve–a bad thing (life with a physical therapist and these things start seeping into your mind!). Recumbents are great for open road screaming, but in the city, visibility & ability to see become paramount over aerodynamics. Again, thanks, Pat for all this research!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/workcycles.com\/workbike\/index.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.koolstop.com\/Accessories\/index.php#Anchor-Extra-57
\nhttp:\/\/bicyclebananas.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BB&Product_Code=Jamis_07_Commuter3&Category_Code=14-Jamis
\nhttp:\/\/www.angletechcycles.com\/bikes\/hybrid\/index.htm
\nhttp:\/\/www.crankforward.com\/fusion%20evolution.htm
\nhttp:\/\/spincyclz.com\/
\nhttp:\/\/www.bicycleman.com\/crank-forward-bikes\/day-6-bicycles\/day-6-bicycles.htm
\nhttp:\/\/www.dynamicbicycles.com\/bikes\/chainless.php?gclid=CJWZ4NGA4JsCFRSfnAodC3ri_A
\nhttp:\/\/www.dynamicbicycles.com\/buy\/Bikes.php?prodid=75
\nhttp:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/archive\/index.php\/t-234570.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.cactusoutdoors.com\/store\/product\/19431\/09-Suede-Large-Black\/
\nhttp:\/\/www.cannondale.com\/bikes\/07\/cusa\/recreation\/daytripper\/model-7DS2.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.jacksbikes.com\/index1.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.jacksbikes.com\/index1.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.coventrycycle.com\/Crank_Forward_Bicycles.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.bicyclesports.us\/raleigh_gruv_2_silver_or_blue.htm
\nhttp:\/\/www.ransbikes.com\/
\nhttp:\/\/www.bikes4families.com\/kent-compact-16-lightweight-aluminum-folding-bike-p-7.html?osCsid=208d8f65b6b734883f525839ad870a04
\nhttp:\/\/www.dynamicbicycles.com\/bikes\/chainless.php
\nhttp:\/\/www.dynamicbicycles.com\/buy\/Bikes.php?prodid=60
\nhttp:\/\/cruzbike.com\/catalog\/index.php?cPath=25<\/p>\n

And then some videos of geeks geeking out about their new bike inventions (It is entertaining, believe me!):<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.downtube.com\/Folding_Bike_News\/Taipei_Bike_Show_2008\/Hub\/
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