Seattle to London
August 21st
On route to London
On the plane now from Seattle to London. The time difference to London is 8 hours. I’m trying to stay up so that I can sleep well on the second flight. I browsed a “Good” magazine and read about a bike project in Rwanda, some bike shop/group in Portland, OR. (A baby is crying right now, poor mother, I’d hate to have to deal with that for 8 hours). They’ve got these green bikes with a big rear rear rack, square tubing, good for lashing stuff to. They look expensive and heavy, a lot of steel. Same basic concept as my design though. They’re making multiple bikes and shipping them though, a few steps ahead of me.
What to do? Well, we’re on the same page. (What a horrible scream this kid has). A similar design is being converged to. (Yes, everyone hates you child hell-scream) When will a manufacturer get the hint? It’s always a bit disappointing to see another design that’s similar to your own. You feel like your work has been a waste of time, at least that’s my initial feeling. But then, when you look closer, you see that they aren’t that similar after all. And the details make all the difference.
On route to London
On the plane now from Seattle to London. The time difference to London is 8 hours. I’m trying to stay up so that I can sleep well on the second flight. I browsed a “Good” magazine and read about a bike project in Rwanda, some bike shop/group in Portland, OR. (A baby is crying right now, poor mother, I’d hate to have to deal with that for 8 hours). They’ve got these green bikes with a big rear rear rack, square tubing, good for lashing stuff to. They look expensive and heavy, a lot of steel. Same basic concept as my design though. They’re making multiple bikes and shipping them though, a few steps ahead of me.
What to do? Well, we’re on the same page. (What a horrible scream this kid has). A similar design is being converged to. (Yes, everyone hates you child hell-scream) When will a manufacturer get the hint? It’s always a bit disappointing to see another design that’s similar to your own. You feel like your work has been a waste of time, at least that’s my initial feeling. But then, when you look closer, you see that they aren’t that similar after all. And the details make all the difference.
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