Re: The AI specified bicycle features of the future

On Sat, 25 May 2024 14:09:39 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 5/25/2024 1:51 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Fri, 24 May 2024 14:44:04 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
 

On 5/24/2024 10:47 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

(mega chomp)
 

Remember, this is a conceptual design, but who knows? The future might
surprise us with even more incredible innovations!

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Meh...I'll just stick with the basics....

 
Did you notice that the CoPirate AI generated list of features didn't
include anything that would be considered innovative or revolutionary?
All of the items suggested were existing for failed products.  Nothing
futuristic or attention grabbing.  That's to be expected because the
data used to train the AI was probably limited to existing products
because Microsoft doesn't make any money advertising science fiction
bicycles.  If you're brain storming for revolutionary ideas, then
CoPirate and probably Google Gemini, both of whom are funded by
advertising, are unlikely to be very useful.
 
Hmmm... basic bicycle?  Like this?
 
"A Prehistoric STONE bike?"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSIiBetTgjk>  (19:54)
To bypass the construction and go directly to the first ride:
<https://youtu.be/SSIiBetTgjk?t=965>
 
 
 

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Makes sense. Bicycles reached their apex before 1900* (steel
frames, neutral handling geometry, tubular tires and fixed
gear).
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Typical example:
https://luxlow.com/bicycles/vintageroadtrackbikes/1898-antique-davis-dayton-model-22-special-road-racer-bike-2950/
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All features after are refinements and/or geegaws.
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*one might quibble that coaster brakes date from 1899.

Seems to me that the description of a "basic bicycle" is a subjective
evaluation.  It's the same with many other subjects. Is the
synchromesh transmission a geegaw?