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The common bicycle has become a high tech tool, with each portion of it engineered to the highest possible level of performance.
Riders now wear shoes with special lugs on the bottom, that can be locked into the pedals by twisting them into a matching socket.
Seats are contoured for fit, and made
from sealed gel containers for optimum comfy squish.
Cyclists wear special pants, with a pad built into the crotch to augment the comfy squish of the seat.
Now to take it to the next level.
The cyclists pants will be constructed so that the entire seat is custom tailored to fit as part of the pants themselves, and a lug on the outside of the seat of the pants will swivel and lock onto the bicycle.
This will hold the cyclist firmly to the bike, and allow for maximum use of all muscle groups, allowing the cyclist to exert themselves fully without wasted energy.
In the early stages of design, this test pilot / model is mounted to a guard rail
http://www.loti.com...pedal%20pushers.jpg
[normzone, Aug 19 2008]
Research is underway - the goal is to replace safety belts in automobiles with this fashionable, more convenient alternative
http://www.funky-ki...t-pedal-pushers.gif
[normzone, Aug 19 2008]
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Damn, I forgot to categorize this, and I see somebody has done this for me. |
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<contemplates amusing prospect of cyclist parting company with both bicycle and pants simultaneously during accident> |
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does my bun look big in this? |
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Also, since I guess the bike just has a seatpost sticking up (with whatever coupler), better make sure you're wearing your seat-built-in shorts when you get on! |
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Speaking of one's buns, here you go [+] |
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Well, the skateboard wheel suit has been done, so the bicycle suit can't be too hard to accomplish. I would guess it would be something like the powered exoskeleton suits without the power. |
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It has to be easy to click into and out of,
as there would still be advantages to
standing on occasion, and you don't
want to much extra effort if have put a
foot down to stop at a light (and if you
can put a leg down while still in the
saddle, it's probably adjusted to low). |
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Another factor not mentioned in the
post is that this would also act as an
anti theft device. The difficulty in riding
away a seatless bicycle would be one
more layer of protection. |
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On the minus side, cyclists already get
hassled enough about the dorky
clothing. |
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Definitely specialization, not for the general hop on it and go cyclist . |
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//Definitely specialization, not for the general hop on it and go cyclist .//
...Nor for anyone concerned about his potential sperm count. |
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Shirley the next logical step will be handlebar gloves? Makes the bike even more thief proof but a bugger for signals, shaking hands, playing musical instruments etc. |
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Interesting - I agree with [rcarty]'s 'resistance' point. |
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I might be taken out and shot for being a heretic, but this idea immediately made me think of "pole pants". |
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<fx: cock crows>
<fx: volley of gunfire> |
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Maybe we could just genetically engineer bicyclists in the future so their spines will be rigid and at an angle to their hips. Their arms and legs will each be fused into two single units, with a fork at the end of each to hold a wheel. |
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Great ;idea. No more power stroking up steep hills. |
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Great idea. No more power stroking up steep hills. We could call it the wimpy rider attachment means. |
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Thing is, you can't stand up for extra
power with these on. Unless you're
suggesting by being fixed to the seat
you can get more power than you can
standing
up and using all your weight on one
foot and then the other. Which you
won't. Unless you have thighs that are
bigger than your torso. As in each thigh
is, on its own, larger than your torso. In
which case you look weird. And should
live in a circus. May I suggest the
unicycle? And a pointy hat with red
and white swirls? |
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Easily resolved. Pivot and unlatch the seat from the bike to stand. Sit down and latch in again when you're done standing. |
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I think the pointy hat would add some wind resistance. |
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Unless you can pull it down over your jaw like a beak, in which case it might improve your aerodynamism. |
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Perhaps it would be wiser to design a sort of climbing harness to which the seat pole attaches, so that once you get to some place where sitting down is appropriate, you can remove the bicycle seat from your bum... unless you propose selling "Bike tube furniture" for the owners of these devices... Hmm... |
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Perhaps also, the swiveling lock may not prove to be so suitable, I'm not sure swiveling while pedaling would work very well. |
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Well, you know what they say: Good enough for the feet, good enough for the seat. |
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One regularly sees cyclists clumping around in their specialized shoes. A cyclist perched, teetering ever so slightly on the latch seat of their Pedal Pushers (link) would not look out of place. |
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Besides, cyclists thrive on being stared at. |
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