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30-11.-2007, 07:05 PM
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well, they aren't using earbuds
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/n...r=1&oref=slogin
You know all those people who reckon you shouldn't cycle while using in-ear type headphones? Well these guys aren't. THey prefer umm... more volume. The new kind of doof-doof is pedal powered! Zebee |
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30-11.-2007, 08:26 PM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/n...r=1&oref=slogin > > You know all those people who reckon you shouldn't cycle while using > in-ear type headphones? > > Well these guys aren't. THey prefer umm... more volume. > > The new kind of doof-doof is pedal powered! > > Zebee I'd like to see him power that from a bicycle dynamo ;-) G-S |
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01-12.-2007, 07:43 AM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
In article <13kvp9usbbnba1a@corp.supernews.com>,
G-S <geoff@castbus.com.au> wrote: > Zebee Johnstone wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/n...r=1&oref=slogin > > > > You know all those people who reckon you shouldn't cycle while using > > in-ear type headphones? > > > > Well these guys aren't. THey prefer umm... more volume. > > > > The new kind of doof-doof is pedal powered! > > > > Zebee > > I'd like to see him power that from a bicycle dynamo ;-) I'd like to see how fast a bike can go with a 3000W engine.  -- |
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01-12.-2007, 03:15 PM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
On Nov 30, 6:05 pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/n...r=1&oref=slogin > > You know all those people who reckon you shouldn't cycle while using > in-ear type headphones? > > Well these guys aren't. THey prefer umm... more volume. > > The new kind of doof-doof is pedal powered! "The bikers said they have heard no complaints about the noise they make from residents or people they pass." Eh? What you saying? I can't hear you over the music. |
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01-12.-2007, 03:59 PM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
On 2007-12-01, Graeme Dods (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: > On Nov 30, 6:05 pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/n...r=1&oref=slogin >> >> You know all those people who reckon you shouldn't cycle while using >> in-ear type headphones? >> >> Well these guys aren't. THey prefer umm... more volume. >> >> The new kind of doof-doof is pedal powered! > > "The bikers said they have heard no complaints about the noise they > make from residents or people they pass." > > Eh? What you saying? I can't hear you over the music. They're being entirely honest  -- TimC This message consists entirely of true bits and false bits! |
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01-12.-2007, 08:21 PM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
"Artoi" <artoi@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:artoi-172C37.08434101122007@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > In article <13kvp9usbbnba1a@corp.supernews.com>, > G-S <geoff@castbus.com.au> wrote: > >> Zebee Johnstone wrote: >> > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/n...r=1&oref=slogin >> > >> > You know all those people who reckon you shouldn't cycle while using >> > in-ear type headphones? >> > >> > Well these guys aren't. THey prefer umm... more volume. >> > >> > The new kind of doof-doof is pedal powered! >> > >> > Zebee >> >> I'd like to see him power that from a bicycle dynamo ;-) > > I'd like to see how fast a bike can go with a 3000W engine. > -- I'm guessing about 90-100kph on the flat. 200w gets you about 25kph so four times that speed requires 16 times that power (drag goes up as a square of speed) so 100kph should be about 3200w. |
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01-12.-2007, 10:39 PM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
In aus.bicycle on Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:21:03 +1100
Resound <sacredchao@bigpond.com> wrote: > > "Artoi" <artoi@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:artoi-172C37.08434101122007@news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> >> I'd like to see how fast a bike can go with a 3000W engine. >> -- > > I'm guessing about 90-100kph on the flat. 200w gets you about 25kph so four > times that speed requires 16 times that power (drag goes up as a square of > speed) so 100kph should be about 3200w. Yeah, but factor in the weight of the speakers! Zebee |
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02-12.-2007, 10:52 AM
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Re: well, they aren't using earbuds
"Zebee Johnstone" <zebeej@gmail.com> wrote in message news:slrnfl2lf8.qji.zebeej@gmail.com... > In aus.bicycle on Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:21:03 +1100 > Resound <sacredchao@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >> "Artoi" <artoi@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:artoi-172C37.08434101122007@news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>> >>> I'd like to see how fast a bike can go with a 3000W engine. >>> -- >> >> I'm guessing about 90-100kph on the flat. 200w gets you about 25kph so >> four >> times that speed requires 16 times that power (drag goes up as a square >> of >> speed) so 100kph should be about 3200w. > > Yeah, but factor in the weight of the speakers! > > Zebee I thought the speakers would be replaced by the 4hp electric motor. |
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