Husbands are Handy

[Veronica]

Thom just made an adapter that will run off a Dyno hub to power small external speakers for an MP3 player. Music while you ride, but still maintaining the ability to hear traffic, powered by the rider. Cool stuff!

V.

[jobob]

ooooh

[Trek420]

oooh sounds like an idea that should be patented, marketed, you can retire and live on an island and just ride your bikes (while listening to Cheeseburger in Paradise playing from the tandem)

[Veronica]

Alas, it was not his idea, so that would be wrong.

He read about it on tandem@hobbes.

With the right adapter, it can also run my GPS, no more batteries for that either.

V.

[Trek420]

Alas, it was not his idea, so that would be wrong.

He read about it on tandem@hobbes.

Dang. That's how I felt when someone else patented the idea of turning a piece of wire into paperclips first

How much does it weigh? Not that I'd care about weight on the bike. Till I can't take 20% of the weight off the engine weight of the parts does not matter.

[maillotpois]

That is REALLY cool!

But wait - here's the question: what are you going to play tomorrow??

[SadieKate]

If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.*
-- Red Green


Fortunately, this doesn't apply to Mr. Thom.

[Geonz]

Can he design a mister for my xtracycle? We got a little warm today and people thought it would be nice to have a little sprinkler set up so that peole riding behind me could be gently sprayed from the gallon dispenser...

[Veronica]

That is REALLY cool!

But wait - here's the question: what are you going to play tomorrow??

He has a play list of rock songs that I find motivating - Van Halen's Right Now, a couple of Pat Benatar songs...

He carries it because I have too much other stuff on my bike.

V.

[Zen]

but so are can openers.

[crazycanuck]

Zen freak

V-Thom sounds like one coolio guy

[Zen]

Zen freak

V-Thom sounds like one coolio guy

I can only give you the benefit of the doubt and hope that word has a different connotation in your part of the world. Around here that would be considered rude and insulting and not the type of discourse we participate in here. That type of comment is not what TE is about. Perhaps you don't recognize humor. Perhaps I misunderstood your use of the word. Perhaps not.
There are times when it's simply best to say nothing.

[crazycanuck]

Excuse me? Since when are you a moderator & since when can i not say exactly what i feel?

Anywho-V do let us know how the MP3 thing pans out! Sounds funky!

[Veronica]

I think if I had to choose between Thom and a can opener - I'd take Thom. I just don't don't see the can opener driving me to long rides, doing SAG. Maybe the can opener would change its own tubes...It could open dinner, but could it cook it?


No can openers are not as handy as husbands (partners, significant others, or whatever word makes you happy.)

V.

[Velobambina]

My husband is an intellectual who is NOT handy. However, he has been with me for 20 years, as of yesterday, and he has provided endless support for my cycling [SAGing, coming with me to rides & cheering me on, etc] & everything else in life.