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    Okay, I admit it, I'm both too busy, and too cheap, to buy these
    magazines. I'm waiting 'til I can get to the library and read them for
    free. Meanwhile:

    The latest Popular Science has an article on the 100 best inventions of
    the year. One of, briefly glimpsed, was a bike with two wheels in the
    back, canted inward so that they seemed almost to touch at the top.

    And this month's Outside has an article on the controversy surrounding
    Lance Armstrong these days. The subtitle said something like, "the
    conspiracy to drag down a champion."

    Anybody already read these?

    Bill, suddenly noticing how nice it's been around here without the Cloud

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  2. Rich
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    The latest Popular Science has an article on the 100 best inventions of
    the year. One of, briefly glimpsed, was a bike with two wheels in the
    back, canted inward so that they seemed almost to touch at the top.

    It's only that way when sitting still or moving very slow. When it
    starts moving faster, the wheels cant outward so they almost touch (or
    perhaps do touch) at the bottom. Handles like a bike when moving, won't
    fall over when stopped.

    I read about it somewhere on the web. An interesting idea.

    Rich

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  3. Peter Cole
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    Okay, I admit it, I'm both too busy, and too cheap, to buy these
    magazines. I'm waiting 'til I can get to the library and read them for
    free. Meanwhile:

    The latest Popular Science has an article on the 100 best inventions of
    the year. One of, briefly glimpsed, was a bike with two wheels in the
    back, canted inward so that they seemed almost to touch at the top.

    It's been discussed here before -- basically an art student's take on
    bicycle design <snicker>. A "solution" looking for a problem -- best case.

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  4. Just zis Guy, you know?
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    Damn, I thought you were recommending something in my home town
    (Reading, Berkshire)

    Guy
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    Peter Cole said:

    It's been discussed here before -- basically an art student's take on
    bicycle design <snicker>. A "solution" looking for a problem -- best case.

    I finally read the article. The bike (really a trike) is
    unconventional all over, frame and wheels included. The rear wheels tilt
    inward when it's going slow or stopped, and outward at higher speeds.
    Built-in training wheels, IOW. The frame of this contraption is something
    I can't begin to describe in mere text, and the wheels are really wild,
    one piece things with only two "spokes." Picture the Greek letter theta.
    Truly a solution looking for a problem.

    Bill

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    _`\(,_ |They take you where you should not go...
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  6. Steve McDonald
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    This slant-wheeled tricycle in Pop Sci looks like the cheap kind of
    garishly-colored plastic junk that young parents buy for their kids at
    Wal-Mart. At only $100., I wouldn't expect it to perform any better
    than that sort of throwaway stuff. This magazine has degenerated into
    nothing much more than a promotional rag to boost frivilous
    overconsumption.
    However, they did show the Canon XL-H1, a high-achieving,
    high-definition camcorder that has members of video forums in a frenzy
    of lust for it.

    Steve McDonald

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