Comments on: Win a Cannondale Bad Boy Bicycle

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:39:08 +0000

Who the hell would want to win a Crackenfail, anyway?! Designing a sweet commuter would be awesome, but a BadBoy?

“If you solve the world’s oil crisis in 1000 words or less, you win a 1997 Daewoo Hatchback!! YAY!”

By: Quinn

Quinn — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:10:19 +0000

Ohio Biker,

How about showing people that you can customize a commuter bike any way you want., Like me, IM commuting on a 29er with fenders, or a friend of mine rides a San Jose with dirt drops and a rear rack.

By: ohio biker

ohio biker — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:59:55 +0000

For folks who love bikes, customizing can be fun.
This contest is about persuading folk with
no prior interest in biking, to consider
bike commuting. Things that we gladly endure
in order to ride bike, are things that turn
the non-bikers off. I have no doubt, that
once you can get ‘normal’ folk to ride more
than just a few times, they too, will come
to love what you have loved for so long.

Because this contest is to persuade non-riders
to ride, folks who have been riding a long
time, may be the least qualified to judge
what will be design features and qualities
that will convince the non-riders to
give it a go.

By: IR Baboon

IR Baboon — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:31:58 +0000

Isn’t the cool part about a commuter how you customize it? You pick a good base model, and then start putting the bits and pieces on it that you want. Maybe thats just me. I can’t stop fiddling with my bike.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:21:49 +0000

I would but someone already came up with the idea

By: Xiousgeonz

Xiousgeonz — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:00:38 +0000

There is no average person

By: ohio biker

ohio biker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:49:37 +0000

I have been imagining a fully enclosed, three wheeled,
recumbent vehicle. It would have plenty of room inside
to fit a couple bags of groceries or your work-clothes.
The shape would have good aerodynamics to reduce
wind resistance. It would have about seven gears and
no less than a 4-1 overall ratio of those gears.

If such a beast already exists for less than $2000, then
please do tell. That is what I think would be a decent
maximum price, although personally I hope it could
be made for under $1000.

I think there are a number of people who would more
seriously consider bike commuting, if they were more
protected from weather, and riding something that
doesn’t remotely resemble a kids toy. (I know, bikes
are not really kids toys, but to the great unwashed
masses, bikes can look like toys)

By: NoTrail

NoTrail — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:02:18 +0000

It’s early … Take 2:

It would be even better is the winner would WIN a prototype of their own design!!

By: NoTrail

NoTrail — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:01:41 +0000

It would be even better is the winner would would a prototype of their own design!!