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Thom Riddle

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Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:39 am Post subject: for long distance Kolbers.... with money

For you long distance Kolb flyers, if you have lots of extra money laying around.



http://www.yikebike.com/site/gallery/video/yikebike-discovery-channel



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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:42 am Post subject: for long distance Kolbers.... with money

long distance Kolb flyers, if you have lots of extra money ""



Hi Thom,

thanks for putting that clip on. Very interesting concept but the `penny 

farthing` small wheel behind design very smartly gave way to the `safety 

bike` design, more or less as we know it now for a very good reason.  When 

you put the brake on you nosedived into the ground. I see that the guy has 

fitted ABS but I doubt if that is enough to stopthe nosedive.

The design as far as the folding capacity is concerned was very neat.

I ride a folding  electric bike and it certainly is useful. I can stick it 

in the car when travelling and the power takes the sting out of the hills to 

a certain extent. If you don`t turn the pedals in my model you get no power 

so you can`t just sit there. You have to exercise but with the pedals 

turning the power assist kicks in.

There is a much more upmarket version than mine which folds into a small and 

light enough pack to take on a train.

Unless this guy has come up with a breakthrough in battery power I think he 

is re inventing the wheel. bad pun. Sorry.



Thanks



Pat

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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:24 pm Post subject: for long distance Kolbers.... with money

Pat, Ladd

Glad to see you're back! -- from your MOST extensive trip.

In re bad puns -- "Sorry"?  if we had to apologise for them I'd have  

no time for anything else.

Always wondered about penny-farthing braking, but assumed you'd feel  

you were nosediving & let up on the pedal.

Anyway, good to have you back.

Fair winds,

Russ

PS Wanna help me bring a 37' sailboat from Bermudah to CT?

Dint really think so. You're smarter than moi, & I must be as crazy  

as people say.



On Mar 14, 2010, at 2:40 PM, pj.ladd wrote:



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 long distance Kolb flyers, if you have lots of extra money ""



 Hi Thom,

 thanks for putting that clip on. Very interesting concept but the  

 `penny farthing` small wheel behind design very smartly gave way to  

 the `safety bike` design, more or less as we know it now for a very  

 good reason.  When you put the brake on you nosedived into the  

 ground. I see that the guy has fitted ABS but I doubt if that is  

 enough to stopthe nosedive.

 The design as far as the folding capacity is concerned was very neat.

 I ride a folding  electric bike and it certainly is useful. I can  

 stick it in the car when travelling and the power takes the sting  

 out of the hills to a certain extent. If you don`t turn the pedals  

 in my model you get no power so you can`t just sit there. You have  

 to exercise but with the pedals turning the power assist kicks in.

 There is a much more upmarket version than mine which folds into a  

 small and light enough pack to take on a train.

 Unless this guy has come up with a breakthrough in battery power I  

 think he is re inventing the wheel. bad pun. Sorry.



 Thanks



 Pat

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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:54 am Post subject: for long distance Kolbers.... with money

Always wondered about penny-farthing braking, but assumed you'd feel

you were nosediving & let up on the pedal.>>



Hi Russ,



you had to be pretty quick I think. You were sitting only just behind the 

tipping point and I would have thought that the problems with getting that 

big wheel tracking straight meant that braking was uneven with a `grab and 

let go` motion.

The pedals of course were direct drive to the axle of the main wheel so if 

you tried to backpedal the inertia would probably lift you off the saddle.

I have a nephew who rides these old bikes, boneshakers and `penny 

farthings`. I must ask him.



I think I will pass on the Bermuda run thanks very much although I did get 

to helm a bl--y  great catamaran in the Bay of Islands and a square rigged 

threemaster,  in Sydney. A nice run from the Heads back towards the Sydney 

Bridge.

Nice flight from Kerikeri to Cape Rienga in a small Australian built 8 

seater. Flew up 90 mile beach at 500feet. very nice. Pilot wouldn`t let me 

have a go though. Shame.

Wendy and I hired a couple of Segways in Pahia. The guy running the place 

was very excited when he found out I old I was. `Never had an octegenarian 

hire one before` he said. Apparently I beat the previous oldest by ten years 

so they want me to send a photo for advertising purposes. Fame at last.

Getting my plane rady for its C of A yesterday I was kneeling for a time 

putting the battery in. I stood and twisted round for something and my left 

knee went out. A bit painful but after seeing the osteopath I am now limping 

around with a stick.  No C of A next week so another week before |I can get 

back into the air. Damn.!



Cheers



Pat

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