Sinclar Rides again

[simonrockman]

Sinclair x1

[ShadownINja]

That actually looks st. Is he entering it for the local primary school boxcart race?

I mean... it's so st it makes the C5 look good.

Edited by ShadownINja on Friday 5th November 15:49

[Dan_1981]

Why would you want your hands that high up?

Infront of your face?

[CampDavid]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/just-m...

[ShadownINja]

CampDavid said:

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/just-m...

[Mafioso]

Thread title fail!

What a load of st though. Why would somebody rather be in that than on a regular push bike? Madness.

[simonrockman]

I deliberated over putting it in Lounge or General Gassing and decided it didn't merit being here. Seems like the mods are more generous than I am.

Simon

[AJS-]

Disc brakes to provide "100% stopping power." Is that really a USP?

I have actually had a car with less than 100% stopping power - but it was 15 years old, had 200,000 miles on the clock and to put it mildly, it was completely fked.

[soad]

Dan_1981 said:

Why would you want your hands that high up?

Infront of your face?

Maybe it's adjustable or lowers down some?

[bernies]

The C5 was launched in 1985, now we have the X-1.
This video shows the 'progress' made in only 25 years..

http://www.sinclairzx.com/x-1.html

[Compo_Simmonite]

I'm disabled with left leg problems and can't ride a normal bike any more (hospital instructions). With this being a FF (foot forward) and having electric assist it actually appeals to me. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's a total failure and they get sold off cheap enough for me to buy one (and increase motor power )
I think I must be in a very small majority as most people aren't very impressed.

Paul H

[speedtwelve]

It never ceases to amaze me that the ginger bearded chromedome responsible for this came-up with such innovations as affordable pocket calculators, micro tv, and the ZX80, 81 and Spectrum, yet for decades has been obsessed with Duracell-powered special-needs chariots such as the abortion pictured above.

[durbster]

AJS- said:

Disc brakes to provide "100% stopping power." Is that really a USP?

I have actually had a car with less than 100% stopping power - but it was 15 years old, had 200,000 miles on the clock and to put it mildly, it was completely fked.

Hmm. Surely if it didn't have 100% stopping power, it would be incapable of stopping at all.

Like a shark.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

How do you stop it falling over when you stop?

I have a C5 and it's good fun, this just looks a more modern version with a roof (and no windscreen wiper?).

[AndrewW-G]

Let me get this straight, he's making a Recumbent bicycle . . .erm, hasnt that already been done?

[Negative Creep]

AndrewW-G said:

Let me get this straight, he's making a Recumbent bicycle . . .erm, hasnt that already been done?

Yeah but this has a roof!

[AndrewW-G]

Negative Creep said:

AndrewW-G said:

Let me get this straight, he's making a Recumbent bicycle . . .erm, hasnt that already been done?

Yeah but this has a roof!

Torkel Dohmers, is far far cooler . . .I had a sinclair TV, ZX80, ZX81, Spectrum, but I'd rather this, Sorry clive

[AJS-]

durbster said:

AJS- said:

Disc brakes to provide "100% stopping power." Is that really a USP?

I have actually had a car with less than 100% stopping power - but it was 15 years old, had 200,000 miles on the clock and to put it mildly, it was completely fked.

Hmm. Surely if it didn't have 100% stopping power, it would be incapable of stopping at all.

Like a shark.

More like a supermarket trolley than a shark in the case of my old Scirroco.

Kerbs and have 100% stopping power, and the car was capable of stopping, just not entirely by it's own brakes.