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Old 01-29-2010, 09:15 PM   #15 (permalink)
thatguitarguy
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...I would recommend they also be retractable, which would mitigate their need to be expendable...just have them retract into the body, against spring pressure, whenever they 'contact' something immovable; their flexibility aspect would thus be greatly enhanced.
How about retracting automatically under speeds of 10-15 MPH, and then lowering into position when air pressure on the bow pushes them down at higher speeds. The faster you go the lower they get. After all, if you're hitting dips and driveways faster than 10-15 MPH, you're not an ecomodder anyway.
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