[dorkbotpdx-blabber] speed-vest blowing up!

[Frank Canaan]

The idea is more consistant pressure over the duration of a race. Its more
of a 1%er thing.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Mr.T <drtwist at aracnet.com> wrote:

> out of curiosity, why would you put 100% nitrogen in your tires (as
> opposed to air)? I've seen
> ads for it at the tire shop. but I can't fathom what advantage there would
> be to it.
>
> -eric
> _____________________________
> Drtwist:
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>
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Frank Canaan wrote:
>
> > Well whats it cost you to make em? I've seen many a cyclist drop a bundle
> on
> > a "gadget" with far less functionality than your vest ;) Like N2 in their
> > tires. <not meant to start a flame war at all>.
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Mykle Hansen <mykle at mykle.com> wrote:
> >
> > > wow ... the internet is weird.  all of a sudden, people want
> > > to buy speedvests!  go figure.  i'm not sure if we're going
> > > to get into that or not, but i sure could use some assistance
> > > from y'alls regarding the design.  i really need to figure out
> > > how to put the el-wire inverter and the triac-controlled
> > > el-wire circuit on one board, plus one of those zigbee
> > > wireless gadgets -- or else figure out how to intercept the
> > > wireless signal from a commercial wireless bike speedo,
> > > which would be way better but i have no idea how.
> > >
> > > probably nobody wants to pay what it costs to make these,
> > > but still, it's an excuse to learn more about this weird
> > > "electronics" stuff.  i swear to god i hardly understand
> > > how my own inventions work. =)
> > >
> > > -m-
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> > -Frank Canaan
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> >
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