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.
(Excerpt) Read more at rhoadescar.com ...
I should note that you can the the hybrid model with an “electric-assist motor”.
I want the flying model.......
Nifty!
Details, details.
How much does the bike cost?
Where is there manufacturing facility?
How many bikes can they make “by hand”?
How much does the stock cost?
Is there any revenue?
What is their debt?
How many shares outstanding?
I have no idea how much economic sense investing there makes (it can be a great idea and you could lose every penny you have) but I think it looks very cool.
Why are you posting pictures of the Chevy Volt?
I want to put a small motor on it and equip it with head lights, turn signals, brake lights, etc and use it to go into town to get groceries and things. I am dead serious.
Ha!
I love the fenders. Bikes today don’t have fenders. When I was a youngster all regular bikes came with fenders. But if you ride a bike today you end up with a dirty line up your back where the tire throws the rain and dirt from the road.
Huge fuel tank....
If you live in Leisure-World in Florida, sure.
Otherwise, how does it handle in 8 inches of snow?
4 wheel...BI-Cycle, kinda like gay marriage.
Definition of marriage {man/woman}, definition of bicycle, TWO WHEELS, tricycle, THREE WHEELS, FOUR WHEELS can be a quadcycle, a fourplecycle, a wagon, a motor less car, but it can't be a 4-wheel bicycle.
Good point.
—I’m curious about the Antarctic version-—tracks?
surreycompany.com
You can rent these down on the Galveston seawall.
I think its niche might be as supplemental transportation. I have actually been thinking a lot about such a vehicle recently with the gas prices being what they are. My idea would involve a bicycle such as this with a decent electric motor and solar panels for recharging and that costs about $3,000. I think it could pay itself off after a few years.
—fellow in Pahrump several years ago was installing chainsaw engines above the rear wheel of your bike as an assist—did it for $500, IIRC-
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