[Fwd: Re: PESO - Stairway to the Stars]

[Charles Robinson]

On Mar 25, 2008, at 7:53, Doug Franklin wrote:
> frank theriault wrote:
>
>> http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R-jssKIJ9yI/AAAAAAAABtw/94pZPKqjRlE/s1600-h/mar_25_08+005.jpg
>
> Just wait until I show you what I think was a ramp of some sorts on
> steps in Plovdiv last month.  Our first thought was "wheelchair ramp",
> but we hope that's not it, as the slope is like regular stairs, 20
> degrees or more.  In fact, it was just two metal "U" shapes bolted  
> to a
> staircase very much like the one in your photo.
>
> Here's the snapshot as I hurried by on my way somewhere else:
>
> http://nutdriver.org/Plovdiv-Stair-Ramp.jpg
>

That's to help you bring a bike up/down the stairs.  You can run the  
wheels in the track and push it by the handlebars, rather than having  
to carry the bike.

  -Charles

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