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jaffa
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 26 Jan 2005    Post subject: One wheeled bike Reply with quote

https://www.bikernewsonline.com/2005/01/bombardier-embrio-one-wheeled.htm

This is just crying out for a race series.

Can anyone find video of it in use ?
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proximity
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PostPosted: 20:56 - 26 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh please, why do they bother. Its clearly gonna be worse than two wheels so they waste the effort to be different. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 01:59 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Umm, anyone else think it's ugly as hell?
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binge
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PostPosted: 02:04 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder if you coule wheelie it! Laughing

Personally, I dont think I would trust the "gyrpscopic forces of the flux capaciter and the Continuin transfunctioner" Wink

Nah, Looks cool, Dont think it will hit off personally. Reminds me of one of these.

https://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/ptech/08/20/segway.arrest/story.segway.cnn.jpg
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AcIdBuRnZ
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PostPosted: 02:38 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

binge wrote:
Personally, I dont think I would trust the "gyrpscopic forces


So how does your bike stay upright then? Laughing
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binge
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PostPosted: 02:42 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well U know what I mean! Laughing

What if the battery died on the computer. Ur on yr arse on the road! Shocked
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PostPosted: 03:41 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's the engineer's job to make sure that doesn't happen ben.
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binge
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PostPosted: 09:44 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes. And how many times DOES it happen in reality andy. Laughing
More than enough I should think.
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Bendy
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PostPosted: 10:00 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

proximity wrote:
Oh please, why do they bother.


Because they can.
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PostPosted: 10:04 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

^ Laughing

Agree with you there Bendy.

and in a year or so, YOu will see all the rich bastards riding around on them!

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PostPosted: 10:09 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Meh. And why not?

Just another thing for normal bikers to laugh at. (not mentioning any of the others) Wink

I wouldn't mind a go on one, even if it has been beaten with the ugly stick.
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innominate
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PostPosted: 11:24 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I quite like it...

Given a few years of production to iron out any issues, I rekon you could make them look quite good.
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DukeRed
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PostPosted: 12:00 - 27 Jan 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is cool! As a concept it's brilliant, how sci-fi can you get.
Would be cool to see a massive group of them zipping about the place.

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