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Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

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Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#11
Let me be the first to say: I don't get it, why is this a thing and why is there an entire company built around this product? Which apparently requires I screw a coconut to a self made device and then put it on the front of my bike.

Is this just satire of modern startups or are things actually this ridiculous?

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#14

Let me be the first to say: I don't get it, why is this a thing and why is there an entire company built around this product? Which apparently requires I screw a coconut to a self made device and then put it on the front of my bike. Is this just satire of modern startups or are things actually this ridiculous?

Have you ever been to Spencers Gifts?

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#15
post #14

Let me be the first to say: I don't get it, why is this a thing and why is there an entire company built around this product? Which apparently requires I screw a coconut to a self made device and then put it on the front of my bike. Is this just satire of modern startups or are things actually this ridiculous?

Have you ever been to Spencers Gifts?

Or say thinkgeek? And this is great for kids!

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#16

Let me be the first to say: I don't get it, why is this a thing and why is there an entire company built around this product? Which apparently requires I screw a coconut to a self made device and then put it on the front of my bike. Is this just satire of modern startups or are things actually this ridiculous?

Toys is a huge industry!

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#17

If I see someone riding a bike with one of these things attached to it, I'll call the police. I find it unacceptable for people to make lots of noise for no good reason. Try doing this at night in a residential neighborhood, you'll find out soon enough what people think of this 'invention'.

Compared to, say, a car, this is very quiet - and makes it much safer for cyclists because you can hear them coming!

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#18

Any chance of making the DXF file available for cheap to people with access to their own CNC machines? Unfortunately, while I am both a geek and a horse-person, I'm not much of a biker. The target audience is small, but hopefully with only 1000 takers needed, you'll meet your goal.

Welcome to the long tail :)

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#19
post #9

Almost two mins of video without the sound of the product (where the product is the sound generated by the device)?

I agree. What a waste of time - they're selling a product which has the sole purpose of making a specific noise, and they don't provide a sample of said noise in the video at all. Absolute epic fail.

Re: Trotify: make your bicycle sound like a horse [video]

#20

Let me be the first to say: I don't get it, why is this a thing and why is there an entire company built around this product? Which apparently requires I screw a coconut to a self made device and then put it on the front of my bike. Is this just satire of modern startups or are things actually this ridiculous?

Same reason there's a company that will make you a hand drawn picture of a cat: http://iwanttodrawacatforyou.com/

people love novelties!

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