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5867Dude
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Posted: 28th Sep 2007 22:10
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This is so cool!
http://www.a-bike.co.uk/store/home.php

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Deathead
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Posted: 28th Sep 2007 22:15
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My mate had one of these. Their awesome trust me.

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Jeku
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 03:48
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Haha we have one of these at work. It's always amusing to see somebody riding around with one of those by the desks

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Jess T
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 05:53 Edited at: 29th Sep 2007 12:34
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Wow, wouldn't you be pedaling massive amounts to gain barely any speed (I don't see any gears, or room for them)?

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"the use of a dynamically geared twin chain system enables users to pedal normally and retain their balance."
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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 06:31
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nice, i'm the market for a new bike too. Can't imagine it being too much fun in the clay pits though


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GatorHex
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 12:20
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Yeah bikes have big wheels for a reason... one of them being to stop you flying head 1st over the handle bars when you hit a pot hole

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Jess T
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 12:33
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Or in this case, a pebble

I don't think it's meant to be a practical, typical bike, but more something you'd use around campus, or as a joke in a large office

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Libervurto
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Posted: 29th Sep 2007 17:23
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I think its use should be restricted to offices and supermarkets, wouldn't want to be going downhill backwards on that thing
trying to pedal back up lol

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Fallout
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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 02:13
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I saw this on tele. The designer intends it for things like cycling 1 mile to the train station to commute to work etc. Pack it up, get on the train, then cycle from the other end. However, I do remember thinking at the time that it looked completely rubbish. He could only go a tad faster than a quick walking pace, couldn't get up any significant hills, little bumps, speed bumps, curbs etc. and also look like a complete plonker. Complete crap imo!


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Aaron Miller
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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 02:19 Edited at: 30th Sep 2007 02:21
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I think this pogostick would be a bit more fun to have.

Here's a video...




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Jess T
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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 02:58
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Hahaha, "Extreme Pogo Stick Jumping"... What a sport!

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Fallout
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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 13:01
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lol - Imagine spending all your time and risking your life to pull off those pogo stick stunts, only to wake up one morning and realise that no matter how good you get, it's a pogo stick, and you'll always look like a chump.


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Aaron Miller
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Posted: 30th Sep 2007 13:11
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LOL! haha, imagine Grandma doing extreme pogosticking.

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Zombie 20
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Posted: 1st Oct 2007 02:33
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that bike would be destroyed in about a week, I go and look for some hills to fall down .

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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2007 10:26 Edited at: 3rd Oct 2007 10:30
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As tempting as the A-Bike is, I went for a Giant Alias 2008


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El Goorf
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2007 11:55
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those wheel sizes dont look very efficient...

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5867Dude
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2007 19:34
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Quote: "those wheel sizes dont look very efficient..."

You must go pretty slow on the bike!

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