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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:29 PM Original message |
Canadian Firm Develops Ingenious Solar-powered Bike |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. For 13 hundred bucks, I'd want better than a 90 day warranty :-) |
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lfairban (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. It is very componentized . . . |
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LibertyorDeath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wow this is amazing |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Incident angle on those panels is going to be low a lot of the day. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Make the axles wider -- cone-shaped "hub caps" ?? |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 11:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. That would retard the angle on the down side. |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Depends on how the bike is stored. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Looks interesting! |
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icehenge (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. interesting alternative |
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SnoopDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-05-06 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. I admire innovation...but |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You have to corner fast... |
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lfairban (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Please note that it has 17 amp hr. batteries. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. Hmmmm - for $200 I got an ingenious human-powered bike. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. And they work rather well, don't they :-) |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Clever little devices, indeed. |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. HappySlug ?? Are you there?? |
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Nostradammit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. Exciting idea, however - |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 07:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Off topic, but I love the picture at the end of your post. |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. it is very weird... |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. Costs less than a |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. It's in the same price range as an E-bike (that doesn't have PV panels). |
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