Post an example of an UNuseless bike invention...(Chindogu in Japanese)
03-01-20, 03:50 PM
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Steel is frame Urmaterial.
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03-01-20, 04:30 PM
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Well, okay, you are right. And I agree 100% about those cranks. But, that said, I wonder if you're missing something as well. There are reports, aren't there, of racers who claimed the PMP cranks helped them spin more effectively? They are mistaken, of course, but that's beside the point. So what I mean to ask is: if the problem is real, and the improvement is all in your head, then is the solution bogus or real?
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03-01-20, 04:48 PM
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I nominate the NuVinci continuously variable transmission hub, because it's ridiculous and unnecessary, but also admirable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuVinc...e_Transmission
Sorry this one is on an e-moped instead of a mountain bike, but they were originally made for mountain and touring bikes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuVinc...e_Transmission
Sorry this one is on an e-moped instead of a mountain bike, but they were originally made for mountain and touring bikes.
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03-01-20, 05:18 PM
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Could this thread itself be an example of shindogu?
03-01-20, 06:38 PM
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I didn't intend to post a track frame just a useless carbon frame with an even more useless funky seatpost
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03-01-20, 09:42 PM
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- Aero levers
- indexed shifting
- Cartridge bottom brackets
- Plastic frames
- Colored derailleur wheels
- Kickstands, reflectors and dork disks
<holy grail run away! run away! gif>
- indexed shifting
- Cartridge bottom brackets
- Plastic frames
- Colored derailleur wheels
- Kickstands, reflectors and dork disks
<holy grail run away! run away! gif>
03-01-20, 10:24 PM
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Bicycle chains, dagnabbit! Expensive, complicated devices that don't provide any appreciable advantage over my high-wheeler!
... and get off my lawn.
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03-01-20, 11:44 PM
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03-02-20, 01:07 AM
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03-02-20, 01:52 AM
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The 20” MTB I just got for my kids has a suspension fork to increase the price and nutted axles to decrease the price
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03-02-20, 01:16 PM
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i understand the premise of chindogu. Pmp crank is perfect example - but, doh, that photo was not in the thread when i made my initial post!
my point is i disagree that a cable cozy is an example of an unuseless invention. I've ridden bikes with concealed cables of all sorts, and the worst ones are those like in your second photo. I have had low-grade arthritis in my hands since my late 20s, and if there's not some sort of smooth transition on the bars my hands know it pretty quickly. They complain loudly about it, too! Bars with creases help, and so do cable-cozys - so for this guy at least.
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my point is i disagree that a cable cozy is an example of an unuseless invention. I've ridden bikes with concealed cables of all sorts, and the worst ones are those like in your second photo. I have had low-grade arthritis in my hands since my late 20s, and if there's not some sort of smooth transition on the bars my hands know it pretty quickly. They complain loudly about it, too! Bars with creases help, and so do cable-cozys - so for this guy at least.
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03-02-20, 01:51 PM
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I'm not going to weigh in on the definition or interpretation of the chindogu term, but I encourage you to do a google image search if you need a quick laugh. Shoe umbrellas, baby onesie mops, soup splash guards -- it's inspired overdesigned tomfoolery.
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03-02-20, 02:02 PM
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It has been quite windy here for the past few weeks (the winds actually had names), and I've been thinking of getting one of these, as my Zippo just ain't cutting it:
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03-02-20, 04:28 PM
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ok so this is one based on my understanding
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03-02-20, 04:33 PM
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Yes babies definitely fit the category. Sure eventually they can work the fields.. but mostly its just... ughhhh
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03-02-20, 09:28 PM
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A Brake Shaped Object...
...attached to a bike shaped object?
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03-03-20, 12:40 AM
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