Riderscan

[Comfy Old Boots]

Anyone used one of these? Any good? I've a birthday present due and thought I might ask for one of these? A lad in work has one and it would be handy in traffic for spotting cyclists and errant pedestrians

http://www.huntercreate.com/shop/riderscan

http://www.huntercreate.com/photos.htm

 

[Ogmios]

:
(that reminds me - i'm hungry! )

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

Have I put my foot in it?!

 

[Ogmios]

Have I put my foot in it?!

Well now,
they're a bit like day glo / spotlights galore / and 'Polite' signs on tabards.
They tend to elicit 'full and frank debate' and 'vibrant exchange of views' from all and sundry .
... usually from people that haven't used one.
When training, i could see the value of one. Sometimes.
BUT it could distract as much as help.
The skill lies in accurately understanding the true position of what you see,
in what is basically the side of a polished stainless frying pan.

tell ya what
you get it - when you get bored - give it to me.
~~

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

Lol!

I've a better idea, I'll try and borrow my colleagues unit and try it out!

 

[Schtum]

Just the thing if you're a narcissist......

 

[mcinlb]

Just the thing if you're a narcissist......

What's it got to do with people who like daffodils????

 

[Schtum]

What's it got to do with people who like daffodils????

Nothing whatsoever....

 

[Ogmios]

Aww

Nothing whatsoever....

You no like flowery prose.

 

[Schtum]

You no like flowery prose.

Good heavens no...! This is quite clearly the zenith of literary excellence.....

"Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts
With my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"

 

[Bendy toy]

A mirror like that could be handy in a city with mad despatch riders pedal or motorbike types. They appear from nowhere
Even then, I don't feel there is a need for continuous 360 view. The standard mirrors should be enough.
That said I used to have a small sucker mounted mirror on the top side of my fairing. It was handy on busy motorways to cover the offside 3/4 blind spot.

 

[Ogmios]

took me a while ...

Good heavens no...! This is quite clearly the zenith of literary excellence.....

"Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts
With my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"

Well,
i tried babelfish, google translate, an Irish and a Scots gaelic dictionary - i even asked a Welsh linguistic scholar but ...
I still haven't a bulls notion.

~~~

 

[Schtum]

Well,
i tried babelfish, google translate, an Irish and a Scots gaelic dictionary - i even asked a Welsh linguistic scholar but ...
I still haven't a bulls notion.

~~~

It's Vogon, dear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogon

 

[Ogmios]

It's Vogon, dear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogon

Oh FFS! ~ Of Course!
THAT explains why i felt suicidal after a few readings.

 

[Posh Pete]

A mirror like that could be handy in a city with mad despatch riders pedal or motorbike types. They appear from nowhere
Even then, I don't feel there is a need for continuous 360 view. The standard mirrors should be enough.
That said I used to have a small sucker mounted mirror on the top side of my fairing. It was handy on busy motorways to cover the offside 3/4 blind spot.

It's £40 !!!! Methinks will make do with life savers!

 

[oblertone]

My late F-I-L was a big fan of the car version, claimed it meant he didn't have to turn and look ; problem was is was so feckin huge he could barely see out of the front of his 1.0L Metro

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

Borrowed on, used it, didn't like it...

 

[papa_jop]

Well,
i tried babelfish, google translate, an Irish and a Scots gaelic dictionary - i even asked a Welsh linguistic scholar but ...
I still haven't a bulls notion.

~~~

A Babelfish SHOULD be able to do that job though...