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[Doobrey]

Karlos wrote:

Call that a beard? ..I've seen longer bum fluff

Inspected a lot of clefts, have we? :evilgrin:

Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk :-o
Suffolk girlies aren't much better though..at least they don't play banjos

[Karlos]

Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk

Aahhrrr!

[Cyberus]

Karlos wrote:

Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk

Aahhrrr!

That's alright - she can do the 'six-knuckle shuffle'

[uncharted]

Cyberus wrote:

Karlos wrote:

Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk

Aahhrrr!

That's alright - she can do the 'six-knuckle shuffle'

Is this her?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

:roflmao:

[Doobrey]

uncharted wrote:
Is this her?

Hmm, can't say for sure, I never really remember her face as my eyes were always drawn to her cloven hooves.

Maybe this angle rings a bell? [lol]

[Karlos]

:lol:

[Doobrey]

mdma wrote:
Maybe this angle rings a bell? [lol]

 :roflmao:

I said she was from Norfolk, not Devon...probably smells like her though.

[blobrana]

Hum,
The folks at RevoPower claim they’re re-inventing the wheel. And, let me tell you, I’m wanting to believe them. Here’s the deal. You take your current bicycle (be it a mountain bike, a cruiser or a commuter bike), you remove the front wheel, and replace it with RevoPower’s. A little wiring here and there, nothing too hard, and you’re set. Then, you go out biking, as usual.
But, say you’re growing tired, or you hit a slope and you’re just lazy… well, press a button, and the integrated commercial grade, 23cc two-stroke engine will kick in. You get 1.1 HP or 0.8 KW power output with a maximum rpm 7500 to help you along the way. On a flat surface, the engine will even take you up to speeds of 20mph, with a merciful 1.18 L/100km (200mpg).


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Sure, this is pretty much a moped, but the beauty really is that parts have been miniaturized to the point that they can fit within a standard 26-inch bicycle wheel. The entire engine is less than three inches thick! Evidently, the set-up adds some weight: about 12 lbs more than a regular wheel, without taking the 3.8 litres of gas it can store into account. But that’s still decent, especially if all you do is commute.

Source

http://revopower.com/

(No jokes about bike stands)

[The_Editor]

Great idea until you realise that it then puts it in the "motorised - self propelled" category and that then involves it being insured as a motor cycle and taxed as well.

Agreed on the miniturisation though. Seriously kewl.

[Doobrey]

:Dumbarsed brainfart warning:
  Wouldn't it be better to have it in the back wheel?  adding 12lbs to the front would make the steering a bit harder, or is the effect negligable?
 Or maybe a motor in both and have a 2 wheel drive bike :idea:

[blobrana]

Hum,
The gyro effect would be noticeable i guess.

And, doing  `wheelies` would be a bit difficult...

Perhaps there could be a `stabiliser` version...

[Doobrey]

Or just ride a normal bike, wearing a pair of jet boots

[Hyperspeed]

If, according to that jet boots URL, kerosene burns at 500ml a minute then surely an equally combustible liquid such as urea would also be a viable fuel (human bladders can hold a maximum of 700-800ml!).

Would it be too much to ask for a wee powered rocket pack?

I don't mean a small Scottish one either...


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Oooh! Daddy! Can I have one of these:

[Floid]

We just remodeled with hardwood floors, and the funny thing is, someone combined the Roomba and Swiffer concepts:

http://www.robomaid.com/

...and it actually works.  Grabbed two at a Big Lots for something under $20 each, and the only downside (versus manual 'swiffing') is the artificially limited runtime.

Well, that and the fact that you can't get the pads retail.