tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post87463885266464376..comments2024-03-21T03:15:06.288-04:00Comments on Cozy Beehive: Personal Genetics Kit, Unicycle Riding Robot, My Entry For The Commuter Bike Design Competition & More....Ron Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-53021753695515014592008-11-08T04:49:00.000-05:002008-11-08T04:49:00.000-05:00artistic crowdsourcing : albertine is doing an art...artistic crowdsourcing : <BR/>albertine is doing an artistic experiment, called 200gr<BR/><BR/>she need your click to buy her dna kit.<BR/>with all your contribution she will be able to discover if her dna weight is 200gr as science says<BR/><BR/>so just click on the google ads on this page :<BR/>http://www.albertinemeunier.net/200grammes/albertine meunierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482656258509500991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-80496688781405509302008-11-04T23:01:00.000-05:002008-11-04T23:01:00.000-05:00Absolutely James. You know I was just pulling your...Absolutely James. You know I was just pulling your leg. <BR/><BR/>However, it is a fact of life. Philosophically, there is no perfect design. No design is without is adamant critics and well as ardent admirers, and you always get two opposite views from these two. Because every design must satisfy competing objectives, there has to be compromising among, if not complete exclusion of, some of those objectives, in order to meet what are considered the most important of them. This is what we call optimizing and trading off. <BR/><BR/>Every major patent you can look up is an "improvement" over a competing or old design (better mousetrap...just look up the patent titles). Improvement comes because nothing is perfect. <BR/><BR/>And to look at it in another way, every design is simply decision making or choice, that someone somewhere thought up. Decision comes from humans. Now guess why they aren't perfect :) <BR/><BR/>So if you meant an absolute perfect commuter bike that will suit everyone, you probably meant something that can satisfy everyone's tastes, not the fact that it is truly perfect. Again, I hold my view that a single bicycle won't be without its critics.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for wasting time on this issue, but it wasn't trivial. I think if cost were never an issue in designing something, there'd be something near to perfect.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, what I'm most concerned about is that these ideas you receive in your email are not just conceptual art work, but something that has the nuts and bolts to actually work.Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-90024600480042267842008-11-04T22:05:00.000-05:002008-11-04T22:05:00.000-05:00"I don't think there can be ONE "Perfect" bicycle ..."I don't think there can be ONE "Perfect" bicycle design that will fit everyone's satisfaction."<BR/><BR/>Don't sell yourself short Ron. I think your design has potential to be the biggest thing in individual transport since the Segway (and just as practical too).<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I don't think anyone thinks that there is one magic design or idea that can get everyone riding. The idea behind the competition is just to get people thinking. I am looking forward to seeing some of the ideas.James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558670871159677266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-3368595395859909642008-11-04T17:32:00.000-05:002008-11-04T17:32:00.000-05:00When you're building a bike or anything for that m...When you're building a bike or anything for that matter from the ground up, you can question every little issue and think about it in other ways. I think the commuter bike competition is great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-33129359664991524372008-11-04T16:56:00.000-05:002008-11-04T16:56:00.000-05:00Ron you've got Mark Sanders reading your blog. I'm...Ron you've got Mark Sanders reading your blog. I'm actually impressed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-30705992621612752712008-11-04T16:52:00.000-05:002008-11-04T16:52:00.000-05:00Thanks Faceless. Very informative there. I would b...Thanks Faceless. Very informative there. I would be extremely pleased to know more about the design, and how their shop is doing. There seems to be an apparent design flaw, and I would like to call that out. Perhaps we could work with them to straighten their issues.Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-72286336179696320672008-11-04T15:30:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:30:00.000-05:00The guy who designed those pedals is an eccentric ...The guy who designed those pedals is an eccentric dude who runs a bike shop near Old Town Pasadena called Open Road. It's on the same lot as Foes Racing, and it's one of the stranger shops you'll ever visit. Stop buy if you're in the area, or just make a call. I can tell you from personal experience that he'd be happy to discuss his design with you. <BR/><BR/>I read a review of the pedals a couple of years ago--I think it was in ROAD magazine. My understanding was that the pedals were great until it was time to get out. No problem if you were coming to a stop voluntarily, but extremely dangerous if you were crashing.Faceless Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470490022885019213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-11412493981023252542008-11-04T11:47:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:47:00.000-05:00Example of side loaded bearing failure (from a go ...<A HREF="http://gokartguru.blogspot.com/2008/07/dont-lose-your-bearings.html" REL="nofollow">Example</A> of side loaded bearing failure (from a go kart). Perhaps tapered would be the best way to go then?Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-91894525679216297242008-11-04T11:42:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:42:00.000-05:00BGW : About the SMp pedals, you're right about sid...BGW : About the SMp pedals, you're right about side loading on the bearings. Since those loads are not radial anymore, I'm not sure roller bearings will suit the application, unless you want to wear them off fast. I'm not sure what their bearing design is.Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-35290912620577742002008-11-04T10:58:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:58:00.000-05:00Isn't it funny that a magazine like Time would com...Isn't it funny that a magazine like Time would come up with best inventions of the year well before the year ends? Are they following the Chinese calender?Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-54497358943364375312008-11-04T07:58:00.000-05:002008-11-04T07:58:00.000-05:00Hey Ron .... GREAT STUFFI read your blog most days...Hey Ron .... GREAT STUFF<BR/>I read your blog most days,<BR/>and it's informative AND fun.<BR/>Keep up the great work, Mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-10378258623793490562008-11-04T07:56:00.000-05:002008-11-04T07:56:00.000-05:00...(1)- sure, cool, why not ???...but a good resea......(1)- sure, cool, why not ???...but a good researcher/coach most still remember that nothing determines like determination...<BR/><BR/>...(2)- w/ the combination of japanese robot technology & amazingly detailed & lifelike japanese latex sex dolls i've seen (at many thousands of dollars & isn't the internet full of wondrous things to see ???), i predict someday the twain shall meet & then, hey, no more asian hookers w/ sushi breath...<BR/><BR/>...(3)- energy recovery & miniature solar cells along w/ their requisite storage systems oughta be powering more of our small electronic devices...<BR/><BR/>...(4)- re: cyclocomputers...high speeds & worry ???...not so much...<BR/><BR/>...(5)- re: schwinn...owning a piece of american cycling history can't be too bad...unless you're betting the farm, n'est pas ???...<BR/><BR/>...(6)- i was in a big discussion about these pedals at velocitynation.com (?) last year...don't think they ever got off the ground but other than a tremendously huge side load on those big bearings, i still think the idea is sound in regards to pedaling efficiency...& yes, there was an english company who had a similar interesting system also...<BR/><BR/>...(7)- snerk !!!...whoops, i mean, ah, splendid design & why, i'm sure it's a good & practical solution, sir...<BR/><BR/>...(8)- hard to believe that this was even contested...seems basic but then again some folks think humans roamed around w/ dinosaurs, like, 5 thousand years ago...<BR/><BR/>...(9)- cycling zodiac ???...hmmm...i little bit of each, i'd say...<BR/><BR/>...(10)- shhhhh !!!...i'm listening here...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.com