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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Bike tech idea for Jeff
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:11:02 -0500
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On 1/21/2025 2:44 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion (which got me thinking about the problem
> again).  It will probably be a few years before I need to build
> something.  One very useful takeaway is the Dyneema rope:
> <https://www.dyneema.com>
> I was going to use wire rope but I like the idea of making less noise.
I'd never heard of that stuff. Its strength sounds amazing. I wonder 
about its abrasion resistance, though.

I remember us talking about the inclined track idea. But there may be 
less elaborate methods that can do the job. I recall seeing, in some 
European city, double clotheslines strung between two buildings, running 
over a pulley at each building. Residents could haul their clothes in or 
out by pulling the rope along the pulleys.

I wonder if a similar inclined cable could haul wood upstairs, from a 
container hanging from one strand. Pedal drive would be charming, but an 
electric motor would be easier to implement. One benefit would be no 
infrastructure except at the ends.

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- Frank Krygowski