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Forum: Folding Bikes
02-16-20, 07:14 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

The latest update is out. It says that we'll...

The latest update is out.
It says that we'll have an update in a few days.
- Production numbers
- Lighter weight parts group
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-12-20, 05:36 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

The latest update is out.

The latest update is out.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-20-19, 05:51 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

I always inferred the claim.... "Helix was...

I always inferred the claim....

"Helix was designed from the ground up to be the smallest and most compact folding bike in the world."

.....to be mean "smallest folding bike in its class, ie,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-20-19, 05:47 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

People want to know the update has arrived so...

People want to know the update has arrived so they can go read it.
(In the past, Helix has asked us to not divulge details.)
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-18-19, 07:34 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

Latest update has arrived. Efforts to increase...

Latest update has arrived.
Efforts to increase production continue.
Plans are interesting....to say more might be inappropriate.
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-21-19, 12:40 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

If they can maintain that rate, I should get mine...

If they can maintain that rate, I should get mine by June 1, 2020.
I can live with that.​​
(Latest update is 65 biked shipped. I'm #1405...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-23-19, 01:56 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

At the current pace, mine should arrive in 2023. ...

At the current pace, mine should arrive in 2023.
But I expect assembly to pick up, since much
current effort is devoted streamlining production.
Perhaps by the time mine is due, I'll get fenders,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-03-19, 12:22 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

My daughter lives & works in NYC. She just...

My daughter lives & works in NYC. She just renewed her lease with no increase. I suspect this is because NYC has been losing population over the last couple years. As a landlord, I've raised rents...
04-30-19, 09:04 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 11,631
Posted By Revoltingest

Around here the MUPs are so crowded that no one...

Around here the MUPs are so crowded that no one uses them anymore.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-28-19, 12:22 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

Latest update is posted. Difficulties in...

Latest update is posted.
Difficulties in assembly are being solved, & a new assembler will start Monday.
20 bikes have been shipped.
Another 30 are ready but for awaiting forks & steerers.
04-25-19, 07:43 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,859
Posted By Revoltingest

"They say the greatest tragedy is when a father...

"They say the greatest tragedy is when a father outlives his son.
I have never fully understood why. Frankly, I can see an upside to it!"
Abe Simpson
04-18-19, 05:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,953
Posted By Revoltingest

I'll be thinking of it now.

I'll be thinking of it now.
04-15-19, 10:15 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,646
Posted By Revoltingest

I move a fair amount of heavy machinery. Good...

I move a fair amount of heavy machinery.
Good advice:
Always have a healthy sense of paranoia about your equipment failing....
Jacks, lifting straps, chains, tires, ground underneath.
All those...
04-14-19, 08:58 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,810
Posted By Revoltingest

I hauled a drill press once in a trailer behind...

I hauled a drill press once in a trailer behind my bike.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-13-19, 05:39 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

Perhaps you could explain what it means to...

Perhaps you could explain what it means to "monetize" a loss with your properties?
(I'd never figured out how to make money owning buildings with no profit.)
With vacant buildings, the income is...
04-12-19, 08:15 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,587
Posted By Revoltingest

It is indeed extremely rare. It only happened...

It is indeed extremely rare. It only happened once to me back in the 70s.
I was lucky to survive the collision, bouncing down the road,
& landing in the ditch. Praise be to helmets, eh.
I don't...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-07-19, 04:58 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

Latest update has arrived. Production issues...

Latest update has arrived.
Production issues are being solved.
Bikes 11-30 are going out this week.
Forum: Touring
04-06-19, 08:51 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,841
Posted By Revoltingest

Suggestions based upon snowboarding & bike...

Suggestions based upon snowboarding & bike commuting as low as windy -5F....
- Wear good ski goggles over your glasses (as others have said).
- Handlebar pogies offer more warmth & dexterity. In...
04-05-19, 12:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,555
Posted By Revoltingest

Self fusing tapes vary. I've used a rubber...

Self fusing tapes vary.
I've used a rubber variety for many years, found it useful, but not perfect....
- Prolonged contact with my hands (landscape tool handles) causes it to break down, & peel....
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-05-19, 12:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,102
Posted By Revoltingest

Setting aside efficiency issues of hubless...

Setting aside efficiency issues of hubless wheels,
the seat sits almost directly over the rear wheel's center.
That's some pretty awkward riding geometry.
04-05-19, 10:12 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,169
Posted By Revoltingest

I buy all sorts of brands of tools. But for some...

I buy all sorts of brands of tools. But for some jobs, only the best will do,
eg, only Snap-On's British Std offset box end wrenches that would work
on my 1960s Triumph 500. And for heavy...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-04-19, 06:02 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

I'm pleased waiting for a better bike than...

I'm pleased waiting for a better bike than expected because of Peter's obsessive attention.
Still....I'd be very happy to get it soon.
04-04-19, 05:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,169
Posted By Revoltingest

Snap-On started in 1920. Craftsman Tool Co has...

Snap-On started in 1920.
Craftsman Tool Co has a patent dated 1907, but this is a different company from the Craftsman
brand sold at Sears. (They made a strange roller jaw pipe wrench. I have a...
04-04-19, 04:40 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,169
Posted By Revoltingest

I always liked Craftsman tools, but they weren't...

I always liked Craftsman tools, but they weren't top shelf compared to brands like Snap On.
(Craftsman box end wrenches were always clumsy & thick walled.)
For cutting tools, I like Knipex (from...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-04-19, 04:28 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

We shouldn't estimate future production by...

We shouldn't estimate future production by figures achieved while still designing & debugging the process.
04-01-19, 11:39 AM
Replies: 378
Views: 43,758
Posted By Revoltingest

The internet has changed everything.... - Often...

The internet has changed everything....
- Often no sales tax
- Bigger inventory
- Cheaper
- No driving anywhere
04-01-19, 08:20 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,581
Posted By Revoltingest

Dupuytrens contracture.....my father didn't leave...

Dupuytrens contracture.....my father didn't leave me money, but he did let me inherit this.
I'm really lucky so far. It's just in my left pinky, which is curled into a permanent hook.
(I had a...
Forum: Touring
03-30-19, 09:33 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,157
Posted By Revoltingest

I hate rain pants. They're bulky (especially on a...

I hate rain pants. They're bulky (especially on a bike seat), & not so breathable.
Chaps breathe much better, weigh less, & take up less storage space.
Use a bike-appropriate poncho (for really...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-28-19, 07:21 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

Questions are good. Ya don't know if'n ya don't...

Questions are good.
Ya don't know if'n ya don't ask.

Changebike is different from Helix to an extent greater than the 2" wheel size difference.
- Helix folds smaller & faster, so it's more...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-25-19, 07:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,602
Posted By Revoltingest

I look forward to seeing the Otto. I'm bringing...

I look forward to seeing the Otto.
I'm bringing my new 25 HP Backus to install next to it's big brother.
And if I'm really lucky, I'll be riding my new Helix (ordered 2 years ago).
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-25-19, 07:08 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

We'll post that when we start receiving our...

We'll post that when we start receiving our bikes.
I've no doubt that Changebike is better for some people & applications.
But the fold is too large for me, & the Helix is cooler, so I'll stick...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-19, 07:45 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

Much smaller fold. And it's titanium.

Much smaller fold.
And it's titanium.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-23-19, 06:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,602
Posted By Revoltingest

Your voice sounds very familiar. Have I seen...

Your voice sounds very familiar.
Have I seen you biking around Coolspring PA?
03-21-19, 08:52 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,033
Posted By Revoltingest

That looks like the one I wore back in the late...

That looks like the one I wore back in the late 70s when a drunk ran me down.
My head was the only thing that didn't hurt. The helmet gave its life for me.
03-21-19, 12:41 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 10,033
Posted By Revoltingest

I decided to retire my last helmet, which was...

I decided to retire my last helmet, which was over a decade old.
Plastics age. Now I have a Savant with .......
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-19, 10:42 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

Someone made it about taxes & accounting. I...

Someone made it about taxes & accounting. I addressed that.
It's significant because your local LBS won't fail for that reason.
We've lost some here for various reasons, one of which was an...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-19, 10:37 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

For the sake of accuracy, the update didn't say...

For the sake of accuracy, the update didn't say "under" or "below" 20 pounds.
Even a 1.5# reduction looks costly.
But my "costly" might be someone else's cheap.
$500 might do it, but I wouldn't...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-19, 09:51 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

It seems that New Yorkers don't speak "southern",...

It seems that New Yorkers don't speak "southern", & misunderstood my
message of polite dismissal, & agreement to disagree about tax accounting.
This should help......
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-13-19, 09:50 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

So you aren't actually in the business, eh. ...

So you aren't actually in the business, eh.
Bless your heart.
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-13-19, 08:31 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

Federal tax law applies in all states & cities...

Federal tax law applies in all states & cities within, even NYC.
Do you claim a lost rent deduction from your taxes?
How much commercial property do you manage?
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-13-19, 08:03 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

I avoid NYC if at all possible. I'm just...

I avoid NYC if at all possible.
I'm just telling you how accounting & tax law actually work.
Ask your own CPA to verify.
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-13-19, 06:01 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,131
Posted By Revoltingest

There's no deduction for rent one doesn't...

There's no deduction for rent one doesn't receive.
(Although there are accounting complexities when using the accrual system.)
So there's no financial or tax advantage to leaving a unit vacant....
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-02-19, 07:36 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

About being the "best folder".... ...

About being the "best folder"....
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/puffery-advertising-24357.html

It's like advertising that Coors beer is the "most refreshing".
Has anyone here felt betrayed...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-27-19, 08:17 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

If I were a svelte athlete, & racing my Helix in...

If I were a svelte athlete, & racing my Helix in a Tour de Something, 3# would be a deal breaker.
But I'm not, & I won't, so it isn't.
No other 24 incher will fit where I'll carry it.
24" is...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-25-19, 01:35 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

I don't know about that feature. But I aim mine...

I don't know about that feature.
But I aim mine as low as practical, looking for road features.
I don't think I'd blind anyone who isn't lying in the road.
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-25-19, 11:08 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

I've owned bikes with different kinds of dynamos....

I've owned bikes with different kinds of dynamos. The hub ones are nice, but are spendy
& specific to one bike. The wheel rubbers don't work consistently in snow. But a good
battery operated light...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-24-19, 09:38 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

The rear is indeed similar to bikes like...

The rear is indeed similar to bikes like Brompton, so the Helix only has
a relative weight penalty in the bigger size of its rear latch & rear hinge.
But it less compact folders like my Dahon...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-24-19, 09:23 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

On the front fork, the latching is accomplished...

On the front fork, the latching is accomplished within the upper & lower tubes.
The helical hinge is unloaded. It just happens to be near the latch.
On the rear triangle, the hinge is down by the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-24-19, 06:36 AM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

Adding to others' thoughts on why the frame is a...

Adding to others' thoughts on why the frame is a little heavy......

- Most bikes use folding joints where the hinges are part of the latch
mechanisms. The Helix frame hinges & latches are...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-22-19, 04:49 PM
Replies: 2,865
Views: 1,009,768
Posted By Revoltingest

These days, I only work for free....if it's a...

These days, I only work for free....if it's a good cause.
That's actually what the bike is for, ie, transportation around vast museum
complexes (historic engines) where I volunteer. The roads are...
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