How sweet is that? Love the blurred motion that makes it look like this guy is zooming down the road at high speed and maybe he is. I read a blog where a guy got his velo up to 42 mph on the flat. Downhill, you could probably reach any suicidal speed that you wanted.
Besides the phallic-ness of this thing, it also has headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and a horn. There is an optional covering for those rainy days.
I can just see myself cruising in this thing, just for fun. Never mind commuting.
In my current situation, I can't justify buying it with the "it will pay for itself" mindset. Since I live 120 miles from a city, I'm going to have to keep the Hummingbird for real travel. That means that I will still have to pay insurance and registration. All that's left is the gas that I use to drive around town.
I probably spend $30-$40 a month on gas for the Hummingbird. It would take me 20 years of driving to justify the Velo. Too bad too. However, the prices of velos are bound to come down, the price of gas is bound to go up, and I may just end up buying one for fun anyway (with a side benefit of using it to commute).
I'm going to print up a couple of pics and ask the Universe to deliver.
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