Re: [tuning] Bicycle spokes tuning

Charles Lucy wrote:

>Did anyone else fix folded cigarette packets to "beat" the spokes and
>emulate engine sounds as a kid?

We used playing cards held by clothes pins or balloons tied to the frame of
the bike to make those cool sounds.

John Link

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johnlink@con2.com wrote:
>
> Charles Lucy wrote:
>
> >Did anyone else fix folded cigarette packets to "beat" the spokes and
> >emulate engine sounds as a kid?
>
> We used playing cards held by clothes pins or balloons tied to the frame of
> the bike to make those cool sounds.

We were so poor, we used our playmate's hands.
It was louder and of course microtunable too.

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David Beardsley wrote:

>johnlink@con2.com wrote:
>>
>> Charles Lucy wrote:
>>
>> >Did anyone else fix folded cigarette packets to "beat" the spokes and
>> >emulate engine sounds as a kid?
>>
>> We used playing cards held by clothes pins or balloons tied to the frame of
>> the bike to make those cool sounds.
>
>We were so poor, we used our playmate's hands.
>It was louder and of course microtunable too.

Which was louder, the action of the spokes on the hands, or the screams?

John

P.S. This is probably as far as this thread ought to go, at least in this
direction.

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From: David Beardsley <xouoxno@virtulink.com>
> johnlink@con2.com wrote:
> >
> > Charles Lucy wrote:
> >
> > >Did anyone else fix folded cigarette packets to "beat" the spokes and
> > >emulate engine sounds as a kid?
> >
> > We used playing cards held by clothes pins or balloons tied to the frame
of
> > the bike to make those cool sounds.
>
> We were so poor, we used our playmate's hands.
> It was louder and of course microtunable too.
>

Not to make fun of anyone's spoke music, but this naturally begs the
question: Were the spokes _lucytuned_ or just plain looney tuned?

Daniel,
i do believe you are beginning to relax :-)

Daniel Wolf wrote:

> From: David Beardsley <xouoxno@virtulink.com>
> > johnlink@con2.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Charles Lucy wrote:
> > >
> > > >Did anyone else fix folded cigarette packets to "beat" the spokes and
> > > >emulate engine sounds as a kid?
> > >
> > > We used playing cards held by clothes pins or balloons tied to the frame
> of
> > > the bike to make those cool sounds.
> >
> > We were so poor, we used our playmate's hands.
> > It was louder and of course microtunable too.
> >
>
> Not to make fun of anyone's spoke music, but this naturally begs the
> question: Were the spokes _lucytuned_ or just plain looney tuned?
>
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