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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Now THAT'S a spin cycle!

I've been hearing for a while about lots of bike-powered innovation in the third world, like this fabulous pedal-activated washing machine that is, somewhat bizarrely, being used to shill for the Discovery Channel.



And, apropos of yesterday's clown bike news and discussion, I'd argue that this washing machine is more of a bike than the Solex e-bike. In other words, it's not about where you go, it's about how you get there.

If it's human powered and goes nowhere, it's still more of a bike than if it's battery-powered and goes everywhere.

Looks like the bottom-bracket on this sucker is considerably wider than the Pugsley, and must be hell on the knees!

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