Now for a serious ??

deacon · #31 (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 07:22 PM

The speed of time is based on the speed of the earth as it travels through space. In theory the earth makes the complete circuit of the son in the same time every year. all other time is either a fraction derivative or a multiple of that time...

So the speed of time as we know it is the speed of the earth's movement around the sun. But hour does one express it MPH since MPH is a derivative of the movement of the earth it would be impossible to really use that but alas I digress. You get the picture.

It might not be true but it sounds good...

**Ilikeabikea** · #32 (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 07:58 PM

But if you take a bicycle motor and divide the rpms by 3.14159. add that to the speed of sound times .5 divided by the coeffeinct of linear expansion. You get the true speed of a motorized bicycle. Well plus or minus 5 mph allowing for wind velocity..................

deacon · #33 (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 09:37 PM

Or just turn south and spit into the wind and measure the time it takes to come back around and base everything on that

VENICE BOY · #34 (**permalink**) 04-12-2008, 10:19 PM

You guys need a life...

deacon · #35 (**permalink**) 04-13-2008, 05:56 AM

You mean to tell me this ISN'T a life darn darn double darn.

**Norman** · #36 (**permalink**) 04-13-2008, 02:40 PM

screw it!

I think I'll go play with some rattlesnakes see if they can go faster than the speed of time if I light their tails on fire.

Walter F. · #37 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norman

With my tap and die set there is a little tool called a pitch guage that is what I use to measure the threads per inch or threads per mm if it metric and I have a metric tap and die set with the magic little pitch guage.
You can use a ruler to measure the threads per inch or threads per mm if it metric.
Did I answer the question correctly?

Now for a not so serious question. how fast is the speed of time?

Norman

Einstein said "everything is relative" therefore sitting on a hot stove for 60 seconds lasts as long a kissing a beautiful woman for 60 seconds Walter F.

Just remember time ain't nothin' to a hog!!!

deacon · #38 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 04:37 PM

I am probably going to either use the clown bike for the weed eater bike or go looking for a new frame. Due to some problems I am having with the china girl bike, I am going for a much lighter weight frame.

The frame the china engine is on seems to be just a full sized steel frame. That plus the weight of the engine and the size of the rear wheel I had to put on. (I had to do that because the chain pull on the twenty inch wheel seemed to make two of them just crumble.) Those factors seem to made it almost impossible for me to get up enough speed to disengage the clutch successfully all of a sudden. Well that isn't completely true, i do fine on level ground. It is just that the slightest incline kicks my but and stalls the bike.

It might well be me but at this time I'm looking for solutions because I'm hoping to build these bikes for seniors. If I am having the problem others will be as well. I am testing the weed eater engine and drive system on a huffy that is full frame steel, but has the small chain ring and small rear wheel. When I had it working last week it did much better than the china bike.

So now for the serious ? .....

Would there be a downside to using a road bike frame with a coaster wheel on the rear. I know changing the crank and chain ring on the three speed wasn't any big deal I'm not sure if they are the same size on a road bike or not. Does anyone know. I guess I could hold out for another 3 speed. I converted the clown bike to a coaster no sweat.