Posted on 03/07/2011 11:33:02 AM PST by the_devils_advocate_666
I'm thinking I should invest in Rhoades Car, what do you all think?
"The 4-Wheel bike that drives like a car."
What is a Rhoades Car?
Simply the finest 4-wheel bicycles in the world - and proudly made in the USA! We offer a variety of styles including 1, 2 and 4-person four-wheel bikes and have been since 1991. Plus, we ship all over the world. As a matter of fact, there are Rhoades Car 4-wheel bikes on all 7 continents! Making a Rhoades Car isn't exactly easy and we still make them the old fashioned way - one at a time, by hand - with great attention to detail.
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I would think that the company’s marketing plan would be very important. I can’t see this as a moneymaker if plans are for the everyday user. Marketing to amusement parks, manufacturing facilities with large properties, universities, and so forth might be a viable markets.
I think you should buy one, and buy the company, when you move into The Villages...
“I love the fenders.”
Fender:
late 13cent., shortening of “defender”.
Used of attachments to boats at first, of fireplaces since 1680s; application to automobiles is 1919.
A free etymological goody.
yeah, that would work but I like the idea of buckling in to a nice comfy seat and being surrounded by a decent roll cage. I also like the electric/solar approach over a chainsaw motor.
Ocean City NJ as well.
Most people could use the exercise. It is not a terrible idea, It is not very good for old people and many baby boomers but Obama wants them dead. So it might work out.
Have you priced these puppies?
Whoooooooaaaaaa!!
You are right.
Not fuel tank. Panniers.
30% off of floor models...you’re already losing money.
I do recall seeing one as a kid in the early sixties.
If it has 4 wheels it is by definition NOT a “BI”cycle...
Welllllll
with tons of aging baby boomers
and EMP pulse destroying electricity based transportation . . .
I wonder . . .
That’s her lunch box....
I was referring to the huge supply of reserve calories possessed by the "operator".
I looked into these a few years ago as a base for an electric vehicle that I wanted to build (I have built several e-bicycles) I thought they were vastly overpriced, and could build one for 1/4th of what they were charging.
Ford made the quadracycle over 114 years ago!
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