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Bubble Bike? What??

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  1. Man creates bubble bike
    January 24, 2005 (Hobart, Wis.) - Sub-zero weather may be too cold
    for even skiers, but it's just fine for one Wisconsin man who invented
    a bubble bike to beat the elements.
    Bike rider Bob Doster didn't want to put away his bike until spring, so
    he created a cycle just right for riding in Wisconsin's bitter winters.
    What he's come up with is a bubble bike. A tadpole-shaped shell
    surrounds a tricycle running gear and protects Doster from the
    elements. He says riding inside on an exercise bike was excruciatingly
    boring. So, he came up with a way to ride outside, year-around. He says
    he keeps so warm inside his bubble bike he has to ride in summer
    clothes. ABC 7

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    Man creates bubble bike
    January 24, 2005 (Hobart, Wis.) - Sub-zero weather may be too cold
    for even skiers, but it's just fine for one Wisconsin man who invented
    a bubble bike to beat the elements.
    Bike rider Bob Doster didn't want to put away his bike until spring, so
    he created a cycle just right for riding in Wisconsin's bitter winters.
    What he's come up with is a bubble bike. A tadpole-shaped shell
    surrounds a tricycle running gear and protects Doster from the
    elements. He says riding inside on an exercise bike was excruciatingly
    boring. So, he came up with a way to ride outside, year-around. He says
    he keeps so warm inside his bubble bike he has to ride in summer
    clothes. ABC 7

    A picture of Bob Doster's faired trike [1] can be found on the Hellbent
    Cycles [2] website. There is a promise of free plans for the fairing
    being made available.

    Another article about this trike is at
    <http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_19225196.shtml>.

    [1] <http://www.hellbentcycles.com/CompleteSide1small.jpg> or
    <http://www.hellbentcycles.com/whats_new.htm>
    [2] Company for sale: <http://www.hellbentcycles.com/investors.htm>.

    --
    Tom Sherman - Earth

  3. Thanks Tom. It is so amazing to me how many similar projects are going
    on without anyone having any thought of what is going on in their own
    country.

  4. The article says he cycles comfortably in summer-weight clothing even
    when it's sub-zero outside. Sure hope he never has a flat or any other
    event that forces him to stop pedalling for any period of time, or he's
    gonna get mighty cold might fast...

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