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my fixie doesn't need improvement
but for some of you...
https://cyclingindustry.news/new-pat...n-bike-system/ -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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my fixie doesn't need improvement
On 2018-02-14 09:22, AMuzi wrote:
but for some of you... https://cyclingindustry.news/new-pat...n-bike-system/ And then, way out in the boonies, your battery gives out. The guys writing that patent may not have much of a clue about serious MTB riding. They sketched in rim brakes which were already outdated last century. What's next? Anti-lock brakes for MTBs? -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 7:25:29 PM UTC+1, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-02-14 09:22, AMuzi wrote: but for some of you... https://cyclingindustry.news/new-pat...n-bike-system/ And then, way out in the boonies, your battery gives out. The guys writing that patent may not have much of a clue about serious MTB riding. You do and Shimano doesn'? Really? People that actually write patents are legal guys. They sketched in rim brakes which were already outdated last century. Drawings in patents are basic drawings just to illustrate what the patents is about. Probably it is not about rim brakes or disk brakes. Lou |
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my fixie doesn't need improvement
NOLO's self patent book is 3"thick n costs $50.
THERE WILL BE NO CONFUSION as you write ABS for normal people is just plain fa$ter not as injurious. Miricacle ! |
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:25:33 -0800, Joerg
wrote: What's next? - Pre-wired electrical system for lighting and accessories. - Radar collison and approach warning system. - Various anti-theft schemes. - Ultrasonic crack detection and alarm for carbon fiber frames. - Acoustic vibration analysis while riding to warn of impending frame or component failures. - Built in strain gauges and sensors. - Gyro stabilization. - Wings and fins to improve stability. - Rear view camera and screen. - Hands free steering with heads up display. - Reflective 3M painted frame. - Lighting viewable from any angle (strip lighting). - Automatic headlight dimming for approaching traffic. - Inflatable bicycle (for easy storage and portage). - Non-Newtonian fluid filled tires. - Autogyro for longer jumps. - etc... Anti-lock brakes for MTBs? Auntie Lock Brakes have already been patented: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080111342 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6786308 https://patents.google.com/patent/US5730256 etc... -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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On 2018-02-15 08:58, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:25:33 -0800, Joerg wrote: What's next? - Pre-wired electrical system for lighting and accessories. - Radar collison and approach warning system. - Various anti-theft schemes. - Ultrasonic crack detection and alarm for carbon fiber frames. - Acoustic vibration analysis while riding to warn of impending frame or component failures. - Built in strain gauges and sensors. - Gyro stabilization. - Wings and fins to improve stability. - Rear view camera and screen. - Hands free steering with heads up display. - Reflective 3M painted frame. - Lighting viewable from any angle (strip lighting). - Automatic headlight dimming for approaching traffic. - Inflatable bicycle (for easy storage and portage). - Non-Newtonian fluid filled tires. - Autogyro for longer jumps. - etc... I like the autogyro. Luckily we can still buy bicycles sans electronics. With motor vehicles that is becoming harder and for some categories one might be forced to buy used. Saying this as an engineer who designs electronics. Anti-lock brakes for MTBs? Auntie Lock Brakes have already been patented: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080111342 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6786308 https://patents.google.com/patent/US5730256 etc... For mountain bikers an implementation could result in nasty crashes. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:49:39 -0800, Joerg
wrote: On 2018-02-15 08:58, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:25:33 -0800, Joerg wrote: What's next? - Pre-wired electrical system for lighting and accessories. - Radar collison and approach warning system. - Various anti-theft schemes. - Ultrasonic crack detection and alarm for carbon fiber frames. - Acoustic vibration analysis while riding to warn of impending frame or component failures. - Built in strain gauges and sensors. - Gyro stabilization. - Wings and fins to improve stability. - Rear view camera and screen. - Hands free steering with heads up display. - Reflective 3M painted frame. - Lighting viewable from any angle (strip lighting). - Automatic headlight dimming for approaching traffic. - Inflatable bicycle (for easy storage and portage). - Non-Newtonian fluid filled tires. - Autogyro for longer jumps. - etc... I like the autogyro. So do I, but I don't think it can be made to work, especially on a single track trough the trees. The propeller diameter would be too large. Still, it might be fun to ride off a cliff and slowly glide down to the ground. Luckily we can still buy bicycles sans electronics. With motor vehicles that is becoming harder and for some categories one might be forced to buy used. Saying this as an engineer who designs electronics. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Anti-lock brakes for MTBs? Auntie Lock Brakes have already been patented: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080111342 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6786308 https://patents.google.com/patent/US5730256 etc... For mountain bikers an implementation could result in nasty crashes. Ummm... that was your suggestions. It would go nicely with the microwave (or optical) ground speed sensor. When the wheels and the ground are moving at different speeds, it would apply the brakes. I'll have to think of something for hops and jumps, where the wheels slow down for an extended period. Landing on the ground with the brakes locked might not be a good idea. The one thing I really don't like about bicycles is that literally every crazy idea that someone could possibly suggest, has already been tried. What keeps bicycling from ossifying in place is that the number of crazy ideas to try is growing faster than people willing to try them. There is still hope for technical progress in bicycling. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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my fixie doesn't need improvement
On 2018-02-15 10:27, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:49:39 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2018-02-15 08:58, Jeff Liebermann wrote: On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:25:33 -0800, Joerg wrote: What's next? - Pre-wired electrical system for lighting and accessories. - Radar collison and approach warning system. - Various anti-theft schemes. - Ultrasonic crack detection and alarm for carbon fiber frames. - Acoustic vibration analysis while riding to warn of impending frame or component failures. - Built in strain gauges and sensors. - Gyro stabilization. - Wings and fins to improve stability. - Rear view camera and screen. - Hands free steering with heads up display. - Reflective 3M painted frame. - Lighting viewable from any angle (strip lighting). - Automatic headlight dimming for approaching traffic. - Inflatable bicycle (for easy storage and portage). - Non-Newtonian fluid filled tires. - Autogyro for longer jumps. - etc... I like the autogyro. So do I, but I don't think it can be made to work, especially on a single track trough the trees. The propeller diameter would be too large. Still, it might be fun to ride off a cliff and slowly glide down to the ground. Luckily we can still buy bicycles sans electronics. With motor vehicles that is becoming harder and for some categories one might be forced to buy used. Saying this as an engineer who designs electronics. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. That's what people already said in the 90's yet I still drive a car that has no power windows, no electric locks, no anti-lock brakes, no automatic transmission, it's the bare bones model. Anti-lock brakes for MTBs? Auntie Lock Brakes have already been patented: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080111342 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6786308 https://patents.google.com/patent/US5730256 etc... For mountain bikers an implementation could result in nasty crashes. Ummm... that was your suggestions. No, I just a laid out a horror scenario. I would never want anti-lock brakes on a bicycle, ever. Preferably also not in a car or at least with a switch-off feature. ... It would go nicely with the microwave (or optical) ground speed sensor. When the wheels and the ground are moving at different speeds, it would apply the brakes. I'll have to think of something for hops and jumps, where the wheels slow down for an extended period. Landing on the ground with the brakes locked might not be a good idea. It would be good business for the surrounding hospitals. The one thing I really don't like about bicycles is that literally every crazy idea that someone could possibly suggest, has already been tried. What keeps bicycling from ossifying in place is that the number of crazy ideas to try is growing faster than people willing to try them. There is still hope for technical progress in bicycling. I primarily want higher quality and durability when it comes to bicycles. Also, technology often trails motor vehciles so far that it's not even funny. What is so difficult about a reasonable electrical system like cars have? I had that on bikes already 40 years ago and the industry still hasn't figured it out. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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my fixie doesn't need improvement
On Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 12:25:29 PM UTC-6, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-02-14 09:22, AMuzi wrote: but for some of you... https://cyclingindustry.news/new-pat...n-bike-system/ And then, way out in the boonies, your battery gives out. The guys writing that patent may not have much of a clue about serious MTB riding. Have you ever ridden or lived with a bike with electronic shifting? I doubt it. Because anyone who has owned and ridden a Shimano Di2 bike would fall on their butt laughing at your nonsense about a battery giving out. Ha Ha Ho Ho. On my Di2 road bike the batteries last 2 to 3 years between charges. Again that is 2 to 3 YEARS between charges. I suspect you replace your shift cables more often than I charge the battery on my Di2 bike. Ha Ha Ho Ho. And just for your information. When a Di2 battery gets weak and loses the ability to function, the front derailleur shifting will stop first. And then hundreds/thousands of shifts later, the rear shifting will stop. So you have weeks or months of warning long before the rear derailleur stops shifting with Di2. |
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