Bang!

Quoted message said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off very
loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be easily
achieved with pyrotechnics. A loud bang is something which no motorist
ignores, and sprays doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

Limpet mine?

In article
<[email hidden]>,

D.M. Procida said:

A loud bang is something which no motorist ignores, and sprays
doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

A handlebar mounted 12 bore shotgun should suffice.

--
A T (Sandy) Morton
on the Bicycle Island
In the Global Village
http://www.millport.net

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

In article
<[email hidden]>,

D.M. Procida said:

A loud bang is something which no motorist ignores, and sprays
doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

A handlebar mounted 12 bore shotgun should suffice.

Though that would cause the rider significant harm.

--

Hywel
http://kibo.org.uk/

Sandy Morton said:

In article
<[email hidden]>,

D.M. Procida said:

A loud bang is something which no motorist ignores, and sprays
doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

A handlebar mounted 12 bore shotgun should suffice.

Hummm, downward discharging 12 bore alarm mine on the BB?

D.M. Procida said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off very
loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be easily
achieved with pyrotechnics. A loud bang is something which no motorist
ignores, and sprays doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

Daniele

I understand you can get a trip-wire devices which fire a blank shotgun
cartridge. It's an anti-poacher device I think.

Mark Thompson said:

Quoted message said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off very
loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be easily
achieved with pyrotechnics. A loud bang is something which no motorist
ignores, and sprays doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

Limpet mine?

Fantastic idea. Just affix at the next traffic lights and.... Boom,
when you are well away.
Sigh - its a load of nonsense, but some [censored] cut me up on a roundabout
today. I'll order a dozen (joking)

D.M. Procida said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off
very loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be
easily achieved with pyrotechnics. A loud bang is something which no
motorist ignores, and sprays doubt and concern all over their tiny
minds.

Daniele

D lock on door panel?
--

Martin Bulmer

Quoted message said:

D lock on door panel?

Low profile radials on cranium?

in message <[email hidden]>, Martin Bulmer

(') said:

D.M. Procida said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off
very loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be
easily achieved with pyrotechnics. A loud bang is something which no
motorist ignores, and sprays doubt and concern all over their tiny
minds.

D lock on door panel?

I have an engineer friend who used (when a student) to keep a spring
loaded centrepunch in a clip on his handlebars. The theory was that if
sufficiently annoyed by a motorist he would swing the centrepunch
against the windscreen, breaking it. I don't believe he ever actually
did this....

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; 'I think we should trust our president in every decision
;; that he makes and we should just support that'
;; Britney Spears of George W Bush, CNN 04:09:03

Simon Brooke said:

I have an engineer friend who used (when a student) to keep a spring
loaded centrepunch in a clip on his handlebars. The theory was that if
sufficiently annoyed by a motorist he would swing the centrepunch
against the windscreen, breaking it. I don't believe he ever actually
did this....

I had cause to smack, hard, the boot of a Ford Ka yesterday evening. I
can report:

(1) It made a loud noise.
(2) Dented.

Tim

Mark Thompson <[email hidden]> whizzed past me
shouting

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

what I would like is a one-off very
loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be easily
achieved with pyrotechnics. A loud bang is something which no motorist
ignores, and sprays doubt and concern all over their tiny minds.

Limpet mine?

Explosive caltrops.
You tuck them under they tyres of antisocially-parked vehicles, or drop
them in front of the wheels at traffic lights.
They explode and set fire to the tyre when the vehicle rolls onto them.

James Bond should get a Brompton...

--
Sue ];(🙂

D.M. Procida said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off very
loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be easily
achieved with pyrotechnics.

A maroon is what you want. Available from theatrical/stage lighting
suppliers for a few squid. Fired electrically; a new 9v battery has
enough whoomph to do the trick, so a few minutes with a soldering iron,
a switch...er, probably I should mention not attempting to solder the
pyro here...and Robert is your proverbial parental sibling. Of
course, there's that whole tricky legal thing about explosions in public
places and the risk of finding yourself flat on the ground under the
weight of several large armed occifers of the law. So in summary - ONLY
try this at home, not out in the street. 8-)

R.

Richard said:

D.M. Procida said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful moments
when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a one-off very
loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably can only be easily
achieved with pyrotechnics.

A maroon is what you want. Available from theatrical/stage lighting
suppliers for a few squid. Fired electrically; a new 9v battery has
enough whoomph to do the trick, so a few minutes with a soldering iron,
a switch...er, probably I should mention not attempting to solder the
pyro here...and Robert is your proverbial parental sibling. Of
course, there's that whole tricky legal thing about explosions in public
places and the risk of finding yourself flat on the ground under the
weight of several large armed occifers of the law. So in summary - ONLY
try this at home, not out in the street. 8-)

ISTR you need a class B pyrotechnics license which could be obtained by
going to your local cop shop and asking.. ICBW though.. Mr Senior?

...d

"Tim Hall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I had cause to smack, hard, the boot of a Ford Ka yesterday evening. I
can report:

(1) It made a loud noise.
(2) Dented.

Do tell...

Cheers, helen s

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:54:01 +0100, "wafflycat"

waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk said:

"Tim Hall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I had cause to smack, hard, the boot of a Ford Ka yesterday evening. I
can report:

(1) It made a loud noise.
(2) Dented.

Do tell...

Wasn't even cycling, but walking up the street where I live.

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X
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I'm walking left to right, crossing the minor road, which is a one way
street, traffic down the screen only. I'm the "T" on the footway. "X"
is the Ford Ka. While I'm half way across the road, the Ka starts to
reverse - that is move to the left of your screen. I carry on
crossing. She then swings round into the road which I'm crossing, no
indicators, no regard for rules 178 or 182.

She gets nearer. I feel threatened. I move out of the way and whack
the boot at the same time with the flat of my hand. The whole thing
takes a couple of seconds. She looks at me like I've put my hand up
her frock, doesn't open the window, and drives off.

Tim

"Tim Hall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:54:01 +0100, "wafflycat"

waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk said:

"Tim Hall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I had cause to smack, hard, the boot of a Ford Ka yesterday evening. I
can report:

(1) It made a loud noise.
(2) Dented.

Do tell...

Wasn't even cycling, but walking up the street where I live.

Bad ascii art follows:

-----------------------------------------

X
---------------| |----------------------
--------------T| |------------------------
| |
| |

I'm walking left to right, crossing the minor road, which is a one way
street, traffic down the screen only. I'm the "T" on the footway. "X"
is the Ford Ka. While I'm half way across the road, the Ka starts to
reverse - that is move to the left of your screen. I carry on
crossing. She then swings round into the road which I'm crossing, no
indicators, no regard for rules 178 or 182.

She gets nearer. I feel threatened. I move out of the way and whack
the boot at the same time with the flat of my hand. The whole thing
takes a couple of seconds. She looks at me like I've put my hand up
her frock, doesn't open the window, and drives off.

Tim

"Tim Hall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

She gets nearer. I feel threatened. I move out of the way and whack
the boot at the same time with the flat of my hand. The whole thing
takes a couple of seconds. She looks at me like I've put my hand up
her frock, doesn't open the window, and drives off.

Glad you weren't hurt.

Cheers, helen s

David Martin said:

Richard said:

D.M. Procida said:

My Air Horn is a most useful cycling accessory. It makes drivers pay
attention and schoolchildren laugh. But for those really awful
moments when someone's come much too close, what I would like is a
one-off very loud and deep bang, the kind of thing which probably
can only be easily achieved with pyrotechnics.

A maroon is what you want. Available from theatrical/stage lighting
suppliers for a few squid. Fired electrically; a new 9v battery has
enough whoomph to do the trick, so a few minutes with a soldering
iron, a switch...er, probably I should mention not attempting to
solder the pyro here...and Robert is your proverbial parental
sibling. Of course, there's that whole tricky legal thing about
explosions in public places and the risk of finding yourself flat on
the ground under the weight of several large armed occifers of the
law. So in summary - ONLY try this at home, not out in the street.
8-)

ISTR you need a class B pyrotechnics license which could be obtained
by going to your local cop shop and asking.. ICBW though.. Mr Senior?

How much noise does an airbag going off make? Surely no one can complain
about you putting an airbag on your bike.

--
Ambrose

Ambrose Nankivell said:

How much noise does an airbag going off make? Surely no one can
complain about you putting an airbag on your bike.

Please, not the start of an airbag thread!

--
Dave...