Cyclists arming themselves to fight back at motorists.
 

The bike James Bond would ride?
By BikeRadar

The BOND Bike has a sideways-firing flamethrower to discourage other vehicles from getting too close (Environmental Transport Association)

A concept bike worthy of super-spy James Bond is set to go on show at Cycle Show 2010 in London next week.

The BOND (Built of Notorious Deterrents) Bike features a handlebar-mounted flamethrower, an ejector seat and a rear caterpillar track.

It's been built up by Yannick Read of the Environmental Transport Association – who displayed a gold plated bike at the 2008 show – to promote their cycle insurance policies.

They say: "With the next James Bond film canned owing to a lack of cash, a new bicycle equipped with flamethrower and ejector seat could be the ideal way for a cash-strapped 007 to get to work.

"The flamethrower fitted in the handlebars prevents overtaking motorists getting too close. The ejector seat disposes of thieves who beat the padlock and chain. And the bike – which would make Bond’s gadget inventor, Q, proud – also boasts a caterpillar track for smooth riding over potholed roads."

You can see the BOND Bike, which is based on a Specialized Rockhopper, in action in the video below:


Before building the bike, ETA asked 800 cyclists to name their least favourite aspect of life on two wheels. Top, with 52 percent of the vote, was cars and lorries passing too close. Twenty-five percent cited poor road conditions as a problem, while theft and cold weather – hence the front ski blade – were also mentioned.

Cycle Show 2010 at Earls Court is open to the public from 8-10 October. To get 30 percent off tickets, click here and enter discount code ETA. To find out more about ETA cycle insurance, visit www.eta.co.uk.
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i just have the urge to break someones legs right now...

if someone trys to fire that thing at my car, i'll make sure my gas pedal is stuck to the floor with him infront of my car.

if some bicyclist uses a flamethrower on my car, i would just run them over.

edit: ^fuck beat me to it:(

naaa..

maybe ride it in the woods or something.

James Bond drives a fucking Aston.

He isn't going to be some gay faggot hippy and drive a bike and try to ruin peoples day by blocking them in traffic and make them rage.


btw, I'd run any motherfucker over who even touched the car I was driving. I hate cylist almost as much as those people on east hastings.

4000lb car > 160lb guy and his 80lb bike.

that ejector seat looks useless.

fail bike is fail

so do we get to use a flamethrower in return when they attempt to punch/kick/slap/throw shit at our cars?

how about we get to shoot them with bb guns whenever they violate traffic laws? that would work for me. fair is fair, right? ;)

This is as dumb as glow in the dark vinyl on a benz.

nothing like one of these between the spokes wont fix

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j0...-Metal-Rod.jpg

I'm kind of a hippie, if I lived close enough I would ride my bike to work...

A spray can sized flame thrower versus a car, is like a hand gun versus a tank; anyone dumb enough to actually use it would be a casualty of natural selection shortly after.

Hahaha, no different than the useless weird concept cars and show builds at car shows. Just a bicycle version.

I cringe at all the cyclist hate on this forum, I love cars and bikes.

LOL this is truly a fail attempt to look badass. Yea, I bet the flamethrower can prevent a car ramming into your ass.

wow whats the point of the anti theft ejection seat. Who ever is stealing it will be like SHIT THAT WAS EASIER THEN I THOUGHT...

The flame thrower is powerful enough to light a cigarette from 10 inches away. What a joke. A fucking Sybian is more powerful than that ejection seat. What a joke. It went up two feet in the air with nothing on it. What a joke.

James Bond doesn't roll on the floor laughing, but this thing might just do it.

I want to see a Harley version of this bike.

Makes any self-respecting car owner want to install the weapons pack from an A-10 Warthog. :)

I'd be pretty satisfied with this:

our city is run by tree hugging hippies. Do you think closing down an enitre car lane on some of the busiest downtown streets would have ever passed in any other city? The fact that dedicated bike lanes exist is a sign of bad things to come for our city :(

Now that's more like it. Damn, I'd like to do that to the next motorcyclist that cuts in between two lanes on a busy freeway.

We can always hope he runs for NDP leadership. Have a man AND a party to laugh at.

COME AT ME BRO

cyclists are flamey enough.

wtf, this has to be some kind of joke...

The 'flame thrower' looked like he put a mighty mite in the end of the handle bar.

i had a cyclist try to put his hand on my car, i reversed and he fell over.