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Private group so I can't read any of it.
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In French so don't understand any of it. If the pictures are anything to go by, a new level of wtf has been reached. :roll:
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pistonbroke wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:19 pm In French so don't understand any of it. If the pictures are anything to go by, a new level of wtf has been reached. :roll:
Check out the concept video in there.
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any chance we could even get a hint of what you are talking about ?
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Thanks

i would pay good money to see that do a proper MTB descent

I get it as a concept but just NO
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K1100T wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:17 pm Image
Is there a Mr Pie in the building? Paging Mr Pie.
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RIP wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:20 pm
K1100T wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:17 pm
Is there a Mr Pie in the building? Paging Mr Pie.
Reg I've asked you not to page me while I'm shirking from home. I have enough distractions with the slugs on my beans and the dog barking at every sound in the street.

How can I help you?

Oh, right ... that odd thing. Yeah, nah,yeah ... looks great to me. So comfy. There's a large slice of me that wants one. Not sure how it would manage down Scafell but if someone wants to fund me, I'll give it a go.
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:smile:

It would be interesting to be seated while someone else was riding it...
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TheBrownDog wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:09 pm
RIP wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:20 pm
K1100T wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:17 pm
Is there a Mr Pie in the building? Paging Mr Pie.
Reg I've asked you not to page me while I'm shirking from home. I have enough distractions with the slugs on my beans and the dog barking at every sound in the street.

How can I help you?

Oh, right ... that odd thing. Yeah, nah,yeah ... looks great to me. So comfy. There's a large slice of me that wants one. Not sure how it would manage down Scafell but if someone wants to fund me, I'll give it a go.
Do it, video it and I'll give you £20.
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I’m intrigued by that picture. Are the handlebars connected to the front wheel? They look like they’re pointing in different directions. And wtf is that person wearing? Sort of pantaloons or something?
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slarge wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:21 am I’m intrigued by that picture. Are the handlebars connected to the front wheel? They look like they’re pointing in different directions. And wtf is that person wearing? Sort of pantaloons or something?
On the animation the bars rotate round from being inside the hoop to on the top. I think the bars are connected by cables* to the front wheel, hence having been rotated round they are the opposite way to the wheel.

*If it wasn't hard enough to ride as it is there's the cable controlled steering to add to the fun :lol:
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TheBrownDog wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:09 pm if someone wants to fund me, I'll give it a go.
I’ll buy the grapes :-bd
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*If it wasn't hard enough to ride as it is there's the cable controlled steering to add to the fun
Fly by stretchy wire?
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If we ever see one in real life a quick swap of the cables would reverse the steering :lol:
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ScotRoutes wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:26 am
*If it wasn't hard enough to ride as it is there's the cable controlled steering to add to the fun
Fly by stretchy wire?
Weren't all go karts controlled by that when kids were allowed to do that sort of thing? Absolute deathtrap way of steering. And reversing the cables is genius - or just introducing a lot of slack.....
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