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DOD Bonebreaker
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A delay? I thought this was a distortion pedal.
Best wishes in getting those parts, Tom. There's a moratorium on buying pedals anyway, at least 'til the end of March...
Best wishes in getting those parts, Tom. There's a moratorium on buying pedals anyway, at least 'til the end of March...
Oh I'm buying the first Boneshaker I can get my hands on.
Just please don't let the distributor make this another semi-neverending B-wham affair
I've already been talking to them about that and they are assuring me that they will be quick.
A delay? I thought this was a distortion pedal.
Best wishes in getting those parts, Tom. There's a moratorium on buying pedals anyway, at least 'til the end of March...
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be still stuck on the MMM by the time this comes out. You'll be crying from the sidelines while everyone else gets their pennyfarthers
I'll be out of MMM by then, enjoying my FREEDOM!
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be still stuck on the MMM by the time this comes out. You'll be crying from the sidelines while everyone else gets their pennyfarthers
Nobody here gave you a penny for your thoughts on this, and I couldn't give a farthing about your freedom, 'cause I won't be crying after winning the M³.
Why don't you just bow out now‽ Since you already know you're not going to win. 
Oh, and I appreciate your confidence in my winning it.
Meanwhile, I've been rewatching Boneshaker demo vids again today. This thing Ӄℜ℧ϟℍ℈Ֆ‼
Nobody here gave you a penny for your thoughts on this, and I couldn't give a farthing about your freedom, 'cause I won't be crying after winning the M³.
Meanwhile, I've been rewatching Boneshaker demo vids again today. This thing Ӄℜ℧ϟℍ℈Ֆ‼
I will drop out as soon as I find a pedal I want to buy
Buy me the ADA Flanger at Moog, just don't give it to me until after I've won. I'll be sure to act surprised!
ADA before or after the Farthing??
ADA before or after the Farthing??
You see, you just messed up. Because you hinted at the fact that you want the gift, if I buy it for you and send it now, you must drop out as well. It is no longer a true gift
The first rule of MMM is that you don't talk about MMM
We have a contest going as to how much time we can go without buying or trading a pedal.
You're out! You just talked about it, the first rule... So now you can buy me the ADA, and I'll gladly bow out gracefully as I slam the ADA with the PennyFarthing. Speakin' of slammin'...
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The thread title "BoneBreaker" is apt for a Penny-Farthing bicycle. You sit so high, above pretty much the balance point like a unicycle, that if you're cookin' along and hit even something small you go OTB (Over The Bars), kind of — unfortunately, your legs are essentially trapped under the bar as you flip forward. In that sense, there's lottsa bone shakin' goin' on with the Penny-Farthing... broken collarbones, jaws and more... such fun!
Classic examples of PF crashing:
That's racin'!
Speed-wobble crash.
Replace the modern bicycle "eyes" with a proper boneshaker and voila! Great art for the DOD pedal.
Or an alligator boneshaker? Sure! 'Twas the first!
☜ Karl von Drais' contraption that outraged town authorities in 1817.
Ahh the days of cobbled streets, steel "tyres" and no cushion for the pushin'.
The improved steering ☝ ability of his next design didn't meet with much more acceptance from authorities.
Bonny blacksmith Patrick Macmillan didn't like trundling along and introduced pedal-power to the mix in 1838. With that, the idea started to catch on around the world.
In 1880 The League of American Wheelmen was formed, lobbying hard for better roads and were successful, road-surfaces became paved.
So all you cage drivers out there owe a rather huge debt to the humble bicycle paving the way!
By 1888, the pneumatic tire made bicycle riding much more pleasurable and it was taken up by postmen and many other delivery personnel and by police doing there rounds and even the military. It continued to gain further popularity with the public, too.
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Note the different frame designs, the latter bearing a close resemblance to the Penny-Farthing's frame. The saddle is pushed all the way back, great for long-legged riders and better weight distribution. Note also the addition of the simplistic rear brake!
It'd be fun to make a modern Boneshaker out of Titanium, 700c front wheel, 26" back, Brooks Ti-rail saddle. Roadie-style rim brake at the back wheel (maybe even a cable-operated disc-brake...nah, that'd ruin the lines!)...
The Boneshakers of yore could weigh up to 60 lbs! ☞ Titanium Boneshaker with carbon wheels ... drool
What else is there to do until Wentz the DOD-gone-Black-Arts-box arrives, but to explore all things ...
::::::::::::::::
The thread title "BoneBreaker" is apt for a Penny-Farthing bicycle. You sit so high, above pretty much the balance point like a unicycle, that if you're cookin' along and hit even something small you go OTB (Over The Bars), kind of — unfortunately, your legs are essentially trapped under the bar as you flip forward. In that sense, there's lottsa bone shakin' goin' on with the Penny-Farthing... broken collarbones, jaws and more... such fun!
Classic examples of PF crashing:
That's racin'!
Speed-wobble crash.
Or an alligator boneshaker? Sure! 'Twas the first!
Ahh the days of cobbled streets, steel "tyres" and no cushion for the pushin'.
The improved steering ☝ ability of his next design didn't meet with much more acceptance from authorities.
In 1880 The League of American Wheelmen was formed, lobbying hard for better roads and were successful, road-surfaces became paved.
So all you cage drivers out there owe a rather huge debt to the humble bicycle paving the way!
By 1888, the pneumatic tire made bicycle riding much more pleasurable and it was taken up by postmen and many other delivery personnel and by police doing there rounds and even the military. It continued to gain further popularity with the public, too.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Note the different frame designs, the latter bearing a close resemblance to the Penny-Farthing's frame. The saddle is pushed all the way back, great for long-legged riders and better weight distribution. Note also the addition of the simplistic rear brake!
It'd be fun to make a modern Boneshaker out of Titanium, 700c front wheel, 26" back, Brooks Ti-rail saddle. Roadie-style rim brake at the back wheel (maybe even a cable-operated disc-brake...nah, that'd ruin the lines!)...
The Boneshakers of yore could weigh up to 60 lbs! ☞ Titanium Boneshaker with carbon wheels ... drool
What else is there to do until Wentz the DOD-gone-Black-Arts-box arrives, but to explore all things ...
ѮტҊ⅀ՖℍдӃ⨊℟ ‼
You're out! You just talked about it, the first rule... So now you can buy me the ADA, and I'll gladly bow out gracefully as I slam the ADA with the PennyFarthing. Speakin' of slammin'...
::::::::::::::::
The thread title "BoneBreaker" is apt for a Penny-Farthing bicycle. You sit so high, above pretty much the balance point like a unicycle, that if you're cookin' along and hit even something small you go OTB (Over The Bars), kind of — unfortunately, your legs are essentially trapped under the bar as you flip forward. In that sense, there's lottsa bone shakin' goin' on with the Penny-Farthing... broken collarbones, jaws and more... such fun!
Classic examples of PF crashing:
That's racin'!
Speed-wobble crash.
Replace the modern bicycle "eyes" with a proper boneshaker and voila! Great art for the DOD pedal.
Or an alligator boneshaker? Sure! 'Twas the first!
☜ Karl von Drais' contraption that outraged town authorities in 1817.
Ahh the days of cobbled streets, steel "tyres" and no cushion for the pushin'.
The improved steering ☝ ability of his next design didn't meet with much more acceptance from authorities.
Bonny blacksmith Patrick Macmillan didn't like trundling along and introduced pedal-power to the mix in 1838. With that, the idea started to catch on around the world.
In 1880 The League of American Wheelmen was formed, lobbying hard for better roads and were successful, road-surfaces became paved.
So all you cage drivers out there owe a rather huge debt to the humble bicycle paving the way!
By 1888, the pneumatic tire made bicycle riding much more pleasurable and it was taken up by postmen and many other delivery personnel and by police doing there rounds and even the military. It continued to gain further popularity with the public, too.
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Note the different frame designs, the latter bearing a close resemblance to the Penny-Farthing's frame. The saddle is pushed all the way back, great for long-legged riders and better weight distribution. Note also the addition of the simplistic rear brake!
It'd be fun to make a modern Boneshaker out of Titanium, 700c front wheel, 26" back, Brooks Ti-rail saddle. Roadie-style rim brake at the back wheel (maybe even a cable-operated disc-brake...nah, that'd ruin the lines!)...
The Boneshakers of yore could weigh up to 60 lbs! ☞ Titanium Boneshaker with carbon wheels ... drool
What else is there to do until Wentz the DOD-gone-Black-Arts-box arrives, but to explore all things ...
ѮტҊ⅀ՖℍдӃ⨊℟ ‼
And this concludes FF's history lesson for the day
I still want that Boneshaker IPA.
If you wanted to keep is looking kind of vintage, you should probably get those Michelin airless wheels. You know, it's not just for specialty vehicles anymore, they have made bike prototypes:
Seriously though, I hope the pedal comes out soon
If you wanted to keep is looking kind of vintage, you should probably get those Michelin airless wheels. You know, it's not just for specialty vehicles anymore, they have made bike prototypes:
Seriously though, I hope the pedal comes out soon
Great idea NSHu! Do they come in 700c though? I bet they do, "29er". Man, I used to be such a bike geek and I'd have all the deets on this stuff memorised and know all the latest kit within days of it being released – before the Internet, before the dark times...
Now I don't care anymore, I just wanna ride. I remember when the tubeless Michelins first came out in the 90s... not very successful at that point.
YUP! You and me both XXL. I could use a Boneshaker IPA right now — would make waiting for my Boneshaker and the stupid M³ contest to end much more bearable.
Wonder if I can track down some here. If not, I've got a velo-good friend from SanDiego visiting soon and he's a total hop-head and would be willing to bring me some Boneshaker IPA.
That reminds me...I had a bone shaker once. It was a plastic glow-in-the-dark musical shaker in the shape of a bone. I was at a haunted-house type party with it, out on the dance floor shakin' it and this hot brunette devilish temptress in bright-red, tight vinyl trousers dances over and says "I like your bone." I smiled, nodded, danced a little longer then danced over to her and said "You can have it," and gave it to her ...
.True story, one I can't tell much more about here...
Not sure what jogged that mammary, or why it wasn't jogged before... Boneshaker. What a great... pedal.
What's really cool is Leonardo DaVinci was perhaps the first one to come up with the "Boneshaker" concept:
Maybe that's why so many bicyclists are obsessed with riding Centuries.
Of course, the drawings have been called into question and there is some debate about it all, ☜ linked if anybody is interested.
There was an exhibition in HK a number of years ago, with physical recreations of DaVinci's designs — including a full-sized replica of the bike! Alas when I examined it, I was unable to get photos. No matter, other pics abound on the Net.
Anyway, if DaVinci did indeed come up with this design, it's nothing short of amazing as it has a pedal-driven chain design. The chain was made out of wood and leather, not sure I'd want to stand on the pedals for a steep uphill, but very cool nonetheless.
Here's a [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], for those who are interested.
☜ You can buy a replica for yourself,
use it as a coat rack for when guests come over to see/hear the Boneshaker pedal on your board.
AND your Boneshaker pic of the day:
Champion Boneshaker Racer Dr James Moore (right) and fellow Boneshaker Racer Jean Castera.
The pic was taken after the first known city-city race, Paris-à-Rouen 1869, with Dr Moore winning and Castera taking second place.
Okay, one more then, if you insist.
Dr Moore (age 74) with his Micheaux racer in 1930.
Either pic of Dr Moore would look good on a DOD Boneshaker pedal.
A human self-propelled two-wheeled machine.
Drawings attributed to DaVinci predate von Drais' machine by nearly four CENTURIES.
Maybe that's why so many bicyclists are obsessed with riding Centuries.
Of course, the drawings have been called into question and there is some debate about it all, ☜ linked if anybody is interested.
There was an exhibition in HK a number of years ago, with physical recreations of DaVinci's designs — including a full-sized replica of the bike! Alas when I examined it, I was unable to get photos. No matter, other pics abound on the Net.
Anyway, if DaVinci did indeed come up with this design, it's nothing short of amazing as it has a pedal-driven chain design. The chain was made out of wood and leather, not sure I'd want to stand on the pedals for a steep uphill, but very cool nonetheless.
Here's a [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], for those who are interested.
use it as a coat rack for when guests come over to see/hear the Boneshaker pedal on your board.
AND your Boneshaker pic of the day:
The pic was taken after the first known city-city race, Paris-à-Rouen 1869, with Dr Moore winning and Castera taking second place.
Okay, one more then, if you insist.
Either pic of Dr Moore would look good on a DOD Boneshaker pedal.
