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//if you cant ride with no hands this wont help you.//
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I know it's going to hurt, but I'd have to try this at least once so I could say I had. |
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There have actually been times when this would have been advisable, even though I believe ejection is very tough on a pilot. |
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I don't think sixty feet would be enough though, and the weight of the ejection mechanism might ruin the lightweight performance of my mountain bike. |
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perhaps you could have an oversized helment with a 5th parachuet ready to deploy by pushing a button on the helmet |
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This actually sounds quite brilliant... |
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I'm not sure that strapping an explosive charge to the underside of a bicycle seat would do much to improve one's chances of starting a family. Although I do know several people who could do with a rocket up their backsides. |
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egbert -- I thought riding a bike in the first place was a form of male contraception? |
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My sister barrowed a bike with no brakes one time and didnt have a place to bail so hit a curb and went head over heels, halarious for the little brother but scary for her. had she had the eject she would have floated to safty.
I see many safety aplications for this for mountain bikers.+ |
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Minimum safe altitude for parachute deployment is a lot higher than 80 feet. The mechanism to propel a rider sufficient distance into the air is going to wedge the seat pretty tightly up the ejectee's ass. |
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500 feet is what they tell the military boys...thats supposed to be the limit you can't reliably go below, although if you read the stories on the link..... |
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