http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Stupid stuff: Jet Bike en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:51:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114963 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:35:56 +0000 Coxy 114963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I tried that back in my younger days with an old shopper and about 2 dozen firework rockets*.</p> <p>Wasn't quite as successful - but probably louder!</p> <p>* - don't try this at home kids - back in the early 80s things were a lot safer! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114955 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:53 +0000 Roibeard 114955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@allebong - based on the emissions, probably! But a small price to pay for the safety bubble afforded by a fireball...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114936 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:50:50 +0000 allebong 114936@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Do pulse-jet bikes have to pay road t....sorry, vehicle excise duty? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114905 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:12 +0000 Smudge 114905@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or a lid, or a numberplate on what looked at one point very like a quiet bit of public road... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114904 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:09 +0000 kaputnik 114904@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wasn't wearing a fluorescent vest. What a chump. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114901 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:18 +0000 Smudge 114901@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very cool project, but also very slow.. :-/ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114895 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:08 +0000 wee folding bike 114895@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Getting a 20 in a couple of weeks. I decided a Dynohub was more useful than a pulse jet as one of the two options might get me pulled in by traffic cops. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114886 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:49 +0000 amir 114886@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Where's his knee pads? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114884 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:28 +0000 rust 114884@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think your passes of cars will be as courteous as you decide to make them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114883 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:28:59 +0000 Roibeard 114883@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I bet you'd get very courteous passes when cycling that - particularly with the "after-burners" lit...</p> <p>&lt;grin&gt;</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10494#post-114871 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:52:09 +0000 allytibbitt 114871@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Never mind an electric bike. Can I haz one of these? </p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/bKHz7wOjb9w" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/bKHz7wOjb9w</a> </p>