Forced Air Interbike 2006 Video

Oct 18, 2006
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Forced Air Interbike 2006 Video
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 It's a tought business model I think. You make something that is only marginally better than say a pump or even a co2 pump.
Now to use this marginally better system, you have to design a whole bike around it. Sounds like a lot of effort and hoops for pumping up your tires.
If I had to do it, I'd make it so it would be a device that maybe fits in your bike seat post, and you can use it on any bike, buy it aftermarket, etc. The system is probably a c02 cartridge anyways, so why put it in the frame? Functionally in the seat post would make sense especially since this setup stores the hose in the seat post, so you have to pull the seat post out anyway to use it. AND that might be a way around the patent MrPrometheus mentions. Just me 2 cents
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 I thought about the idea of storing air in the frame a while back. I was going to use it for my Airlines pnuematic shifter instead of the bottle(bomb). Searching US patents however showed that Shimano grabbed up a patent for storing air in the frame of any bicycle. The patent date was in the 1970's. I wonder if these guys dont know about that patent or it expried?
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 wow, how lazy can u be to use a pump like that. use a goddamn mini pump and dont be a pussy. last i checked, u can strap most mini pumps to ur frame.
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 i think that it is gunna be really popular on womens bikes, cheaper touring bikes, and canadian tire top of the line bikes. someone had to do it.
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 wow, that is so weird.. I love how he doesn't show us in actual use
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 go to www.forcedair.ca
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 by the end of the interview theyre both dancing







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