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langston
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:52 am Reply with quote
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

5,000 watts! That bike would deliver quite akick if you accidentally knocked a live wire loose in a pothole.


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/nyregion/29bikes.html

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Seven
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:18 am Reply with quote
suddenly quite whiny! Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 345 Location: Cap Hill

whoever wrote that article repeatedly refers to their BMX bikes as Motocross bikes.
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langston
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:23 am Reply with quote
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

Seven wrote:
whoever wrote that article repeatedly refers to their BMX bikes as Motocross bikes.


NYTimes isn't exactly staffed with bike-nerds. Just be glad they know the difference between bike and scooter, or their ass and a hole in the ground.
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Seven
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:22 pm Reply with quote
suddenly quite whiny! Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 345 Location: Cap Hill

Fair enough. I like they they repeatedly mention how they fund their hobby by "installing car stereos and doing other such handiwork"
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:51 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1168 Location: Leschi

Derrick, looks like that car stereo boosting ride wasn't a bad idea after all...

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derrickito
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:30 pm Reply with quote
now with 50 percent more EVIL Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 10566

i could use a new cd player, and some wheels.
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jamesw
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:19 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 149

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/26/cy-fi-the-wireless-ipod-speaker-for-your-bicycle/
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jamesw
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:29 pm Reply with quote
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Seven wrote:
whoever wrote that article repeatedly refers to their BMX bikes as Motocross bikes.


BMX = Bicycle Moto Cross

Were you confused?
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seabiscuit
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:16 am Reply with quote
Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Greenwood/Phinney

Seriously considering experiementing with a bass tube and some motorcycle speakers for my cargo bike. Any other tinkers tempted out there?

Thanks for the tip on the article.
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joeball
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:22 am Reply with quote
Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

jamesw wrote:
Seven wrote:
whoever wrote that article repeatedly refers to their BMX bikes as Motocross bikes.


BMX = Bicycle Moto Cross

Were you confused?


He might have been 2 when this came out though.
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