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12 years ago

Looks like they just painted an old style bike, I don't get it.

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Ryanloop 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

Looks like they just painted an old style bike, I don't get it.

Haha you're absolutely right @ThomM, it's an old style bike painted, I imagine a flying bike or something like that
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Dennis Gaskill

12 years ago

I agree Thom, it looks like an ordinarly girls bike (as it was called when I was a kid) with a basket and an ugly paint job. I"m with you, Lloyd, I'll wait.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

These must be the POS bikes they built at the GSA "conference" for 75K (?)...a drunk dad on Christmas eve could put together a bike like that...:rolleyes:

"created by a team of Google engineers, from among nearly three dozen submissions in a company-wide design competition." (and this is the best they came up with???)

I've met them lots of times...internet engineers who got no street sense :rolleyes:

I hope the 'team' didn't have to put in too many hours...

Good thing they stay on campus - you'd get tired going to the Sports Page and back - :p

Heck - at least it's not like the one the team at Zappos built* :rolleyes:

*jk

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Lloyd Buchinski

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

at least it's not like the one the team at Zappos built*
*jk

Reminds me of an old saying, bike a mile in my shoes or something like that. The shoe size needs adjusting.

I can see the point of the Google bikes. They wanted the same one for everyone. There are 2 more farther down the page and they also have the step through frame. (Women's bikes as they are usually called here.)

Maybe they are just using that type of frame as a unisex model. It's much more common in Oriental countries to see men on that type of bike. The point is just to get somewhere, but we tend to get caught up in appearances and what everyone is thinking. (me too)

The bikes are simple, with a coaster brake at the back, and a rim brake at the front. They are just to get around the campus, so no need for distance and performance. Just a small inventory of parts will keep them running. They are meant to be ridden by anyone, and just left around the campus.

I've had a few problems with Google programs that still aren't solved. Some of the things they do don't work nearly as well as the search or the mail. I've been in one of their support forums daily for a week trying to get one thing working, and the even the forum doesn't work well. It's worse than this one, not a shining example at all.

The bikes look decent compared to some parts of their other programs.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Lloyd Buchinski

Reminds me of an old saying, bike a mile in my shoes or something like that. The shoe size needs adjusting.

I can see the point of the Google bikes. They wanted the same one for everyone. There are 2 more farther down the page and they also have the step through frame. (Women's bikes as they are usually called here.)

Maybe they are just using that type of frame as a unisex model. It's much more common in Oriental countries to see men on that type of bike. The point is just to get somewhere, but we tend to get caught up in appearances and what everyone is thinking. (me too)

The bikes are simple, with a coaster brake at the back, and a rim brake at the front. They are just to get around the campus, so no need for distance and performance. Just a small inventory of parts will keep them running. They are meant to be ridden by anyone, and just left around the campus.

I've had a few problems with Google programs that still aren't solved. Some of the things they do don't work nearly as well as the search or the mail. I've been in one of their support forums daily for a week trying to get one thing working, and the even the forum doesn't work well. It's worse than this one, not a shining example at all.

The bikes look decent compared to some parts of their other programs.

But, like you say, any old beach cruiser with a basket will do that -
As for the 'step-thru' / women's bike...even as a small boy, and after I understood the reason the women's bike was the way it was...it seemed silly to me back then that it wasn't the other way around...why did men get a top bar? It seemed like we had more to worry about than getting our skirts in a bunch! ouch! :rolleyes:

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ThomM

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

But, like you say, any old beach cruiser with a basket will do that -
As for the 'step-thru' / women's bike...even as a small boy, and after I understood the reason the women's bike was the way it was...it seemed silly to me back then that it wasn't the other way around...why did men get a top bar? It seemed like we had more to worry about than getting our skirts in a bunch! ouch! :rolleyes:

As someone as a kid who had a wet sneaker slip off the pedal while standing up peddling, I know real well what that center bar was really for.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

As someone as a kid who had a wet sneaker slip off the pedal while standing up peddling, I know real well what that center bar was really for.

So...do you still sound like Micky Mouse ...or did they finally drop?
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- ThomM 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate
  
  So...do you still sound like Micky Mouse ...or did they finally drop?
  
  Amazingly I have children
  From that moment they learned what that cave behind them was for and how to beat a hasty retreat in the face of danger:rolleyes:
  
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waterotter

12 years ago

I've had a few problems with Google programs that still aren't solved. Some of the things they do don't work nearly as well as the search or the mail. I've been in one of their support forums daily for a week trying to get one thing working, and the even the forum doesn't work well. It's worse than this one, not a shining example at all.

The bikes look decent compared to some parts of their other programs.

Did you try this program out?

Ads on your home could pay your mortgage.

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Lloyd Buchinski 12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

Now this is engineering!

And enthusiasm. Enjoyed that.

Originally Posted by waterotter

Did you try this program out?

It doesn't say 'ads by Google' but that's progress, (or something).

The things that come up around here
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- Daniel Evans 12 years ago
  
  Ah, Google making things looks awesome once again.
  
  Wonders will never cease...
  
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yukon

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

These must be the POS bikes they built at the GSA "conference" for 75K (?)...a drunk dad on Christmas eve could put together a bike like that...:rolleyes:

I've met them lots of times...internet engineers who got no street sense :rolleyes:

I hope the 'team' didn't have to put in too many hours...

Good thing they stay on campus - you'd get tired going to the Sports Page and back - :p

Heck - at least it's not like the one the team at Zappos built* :rolleyes:

*jk

Your shoes are untied.

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Kurt

12 years ago

I don't understand the big deal about the bike either. I agree it looks just like a girls bike from the 60s.

Seems to me they could have just bought 5x as many bikes from Craiglist for half the price and had a variety of different bikes for a variety of different sized people.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

I wonder what they 'cost' to "build" ?

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

I wonder why they didn't pick these guys? Now this is engineering!

Though maybe not quite as "utilitarian" as the other entry...:rolleyes:

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yukon Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

I wonder why they didn't pick these guys? Now this is engineering!

Though maybe not quite as "utilitarian" as the other entry...:rolleyes:

Lol, must be an HVAC guy with to much free time & spare parts.
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harveyronn 12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

I wonder why they didn't pick these guys? Now this is engineering!

Though maybe not quite as "utilitarian" as the other entry...:rolleyes:

Lolzz... this clip really very big source of laughing for me.. amazing invention for this..
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sabreena 12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

I wonder why they didn't pick these guys? Now this is engineering!

Though maybe not quite as "utilitarian" as the other entry...:rolleyes:

this is just amazing
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anita75 12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

I wonder why they didn't pick these guys? Now this is engineering!

Though maybe not quite as "utilitarian" as the other entry...:rolleyes:

it looks fantastic
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KimW

12 years ago

The new GBike?

Move along, nothing to see here.....

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kateson

12 years ago

My much it cost to build the Google bike ..!!

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Kay King

12 years ago

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Take a look at a the snow version - doesn't that look like fun?

The new google bike looked better to me - high handlebars and 24" wheels plus that honkin' big basket.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

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Take a look at a the snow version - doesn't that look like fun?

The new google bike looked better to me - high handlebars and 24" wheels plus that honkin' big basket.

LOL! That's funny - a Cop on an Electric Trikke! I'm sure every PD is just running out to buy those! :p

As for a Trikke on skis - I thought it was an off season trainer...I used to have one, but I never really got the hang of it...

As for those "cycle skates" - how did you stop on those things?

I can't believe they want 1000 bikes! Is that just for the Mt. View Campus???

That's a lot of bikes lying around...how many people work there now?