tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post9087207951060477234..comments2023-11-05T03:16:22.246-08:00Comments on converbike: Shoe bicycle videoYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-18958465654932725982008-04-02T13:09:00.000-07:002008-04-02T13:09:00.000-07:00Okay, okay, enough with the shoes! I get ot work ...Okay, okay, enough with the shoes! <br><br>I get ot work and there's an email about a "soles for souls" drive... and now this shoes on the bike...<br><br>... this morning I neglected to "un-clog" my shoes so I was wearing them with the heels flopped down. I've also neglected to put my toe clips back on b/c I couldn't get holes in the power grips. So when the chain did a little jump, my foopt slipped off the pedal... and my wheel grabbed my shoe off my foot and rammed it up into the wheel and wrapped the fender around like a pretzel (kinda like that famous picture of the squirrel only nicer). Over the handlebars we go! Fender, R.I.P. Bontrager Hard Case Tire - Amazing!!! A little chewed up by the metal fender-holder but any other tire would have been shredded. <br><br>Put your shoes all the way on, good people.SiouxGeonzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-71850005702037055822008-04-02T13:11:00.000-07:002008-04-02T13:11:00.000-07:00On no! I hope you're okay. TOo bad about the f...On no! I hope you're okay. TOo bad about the fender -- is it at all repairable?Yokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-4297513069871594022008-04-02T16:35:00.000-07:002008-04-02T16:35:00.000-07:00Layers are good. Minimal Bloodless road rash and a...Layers are good. Minimal Bloodless road rash and a nice handlebar-impact bruise on a thigh. I don't think even in the "hurt worse tomorrow" category ;) Yes, I'm lucky as shit :) <br> The young guy said it was shot and I could see my guru thinking "well, not really!" ... but he's going to look in his basement for a spare 'cause he's trashed rear ones.SiouxGeonzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-795466953276955422008-04-03T07:21:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:21:00.000-07:00I guess one 20 foot ride counts as a success.My da...I guess one 20 foot ride counts as a success.<br><br>My daughter (7) says: "I think wheels are better!"<br><br>I wonder if there might actually be practical applications to the idea. If you replaced wheels with a whole lot of really tiny feet, and made the shafts (legs?) really springy, maybe you could bike up/down stairs. Just kind of flow over irregular surfaces.295bushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276619955553290726noreply@blogger.com