Date: 4/02/2019 15:59:47
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1340684
Subject: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

Might be useful crossing the Nullarbor and travelling various inland roads.

>>Although there’s nothing like cycling with a good tailwind, your bike and your body are only capable of catching a limited amount of that wind. The CycleWing was designed to help, acting as – you guessed it – a sail for your bike.<<

https://newatlas.com/cyclewing-bicycle-sail/58303/

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Date: 4/02/2019 16:07:42
From: Ian
ID: 1340687
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

Ahoy you scurvy dogs!

Ware tack!

Raise the spinnaker.

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Date: 4/02/2019 16:18:02
From: furious
ID: 1340690
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

What could possibly go wrong…

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Date: 4/02/2019 16:23:44
From: sibeen
ID: 1340692
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

The CycleWing is presently on Kickstarter

Why am I not shocked.

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Date: 4/02/2019 16:26:24
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1340693
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

“During the show, a short clip of cult cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants was beamed across the stadium’s video screens – after fans pleaded for the character’s song Sweet Victory to feature at this year’s half-time show.”

Apparently Superbowl half time show failed to impress.

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Date: 4/02/2019 16:32:20
From: Zeppelin
ID: 1340694
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

PermeateFree said:


Might be useful crossing the Nullarbor and travelling various inland roads.

>>Although there’s nothing like cycling with a good tailwind, your bike and your body are only capable of catching a limited amount of that wind. The CycleWing was designed to help, acting as – you guessed it – a sail for your bike.<<

https://newatlas.com/cyclewing-bicycle-sail/58303/

Fuck that, sail bike on inland roads. Just get a 4WD, preferably a gasoline guzzling 5 litre V8

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Date: 5/02/2019 01:06:03
From: dv
ID: 1340942
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

Nice

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Date: 5/02/2019 07:04:31
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1340957
Subject: re: Retractable sail could give bikes a boost of wind power

Perhaps you’re not familiar with the First Law of Bicycling: “No matter which way you ride, it’s uphill and against the wind.”

From a book on Murphy’s Law.

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