Gixxer6
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Something like this would work
[video=youtube;p_1NkHRn4rA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_1NkHRn4rA[/video]
[video=youtube;p_1NkHRn4rA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_1NkHRn4rA[/video]
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Q for condo folk, how much would you pay for security?
- Thread starter caboose56
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Don't waste your time...seriously.
I tried to do something similar years ago and 99% of the people are all talk, and zero interest once its time to put up or shut up. You'll price it at 300 and they'll pm you and offer $20 CASH BRO! lol
Similar concept, much more substantial though.
Would it be easy enough to pull it out on your own? I have a wheel chock on my trailer and it's hard to pull my bike out of it with out some added push from someone else. This would be a turn off to do every time I needed my bike.
But you would have a bike to push, know what I mean?
lol
More time in the gym.
Don't worry, that would not be a issue.
Very valid point. When starting a business your friends can be your worst enemies. They want to encourage you and since it isn't their money they paint a rosey picture. If they haven't run their own business they have no idea of the hurdles one must overcome. Of course if they buy one they want it at cost.
BTW If the condo board won't let you bolt the thing down how do you keep someone from stealing it when the bike isn't there?
Price: If you go to Princess Auto you see steel fabrications of different items made in China. They go on sale for about a dollar a pound. If your design is successful can you compete at those prices.
Paul1000RR is right when he states that you can't exactly base your ideas of how popular your project will be based on things like internet yes-men, but I have an idea. Have you ever heard of "Kickstarter"? It's a programme for funding things like industrial and creative projects, via pledges from the public. You set a pledge amount that you need to fund your project and then advertise it. People pledge the money for the project through conditional payments through someone like Amazon.com and if the level stated is reached, the money gets pulled from the pre-authorized debits of pledgers. I've kicked in pledges for a couple of creative projects, both of which met their goals.
You need a plan, perhaps something demonstrative of your project, and maybe some sort of bonus like custom colouring, discounts for people who pledged, or the like and then you go to town.
http://www.kickstarter.com/
You need a plan, perhaps something demonstrative of your project, and maybe some sort of bonus like custom colouring, discounts for people who pledged, or the like and then you go to town.
http://www.kickstarter.com/
NVRS242
Member
+1 kickstarter.
Just wanted to add that most people in my condo building, self included also have a car and park bikes perpendicular to their cars at the front or back. In my view a great locking mechanism would somehow "attach" to the car since the condo will not allow you to permanently fix something to concrete.
This has got me thinking, if there was a stationary lock which had tracks attached in which your car could drive over, it would fix the lock to the ground.
Just wanted to add that most people in my condo building, self included also have a car and park bikes perpendicular to their cars at the front or back. In my view a great locking mechanism would somehow "attach" to the car since the condo will not allow you to permanently fix something to concrete.
This has got me thinking, if there was a stationary lock which had tracks attached in which your car could drive over, it would fix the lock to the ground.
Here is a rough sketch of how this might look, Green is the bike lock, with tracks going under the wheels of the car, blue is the bike in the lock.
wouldin't it be time-consuming to get your bike into that parking position (perpendicular to parked cars) if both your neighbors have their vehicles parked in their assigned spots?
.. the parking spots at my condo are very narrow.... i bet they are to the minimal spec'd width per code to maximize spaces.
wouldin't it be time-consuming to get your bike into that parking position (perpendicular to parked cars) if both your neighbors have their vehicles parked in their assigned spots?
It would actually be quite easy, with the proper setup, but what about when you take the car instead of the bike?
For low-mid range bikes that are worth between $4000 to $8000... adding $1000 to that might be a bit much, although not out of the question. If the price were that high, the market audience might be limited. My 1000RR when I had it would have been worth 5-6K and I wouldn't pay $1000... again thats just me.
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