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Mr. Incredible
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  • Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Mr. Incredible says, "When danger calls, help is one super away!"

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If I am not being sent out of town for work. I will be there.
July 28
August 18, 2010 from 5pm to 10pm
Flint’s Back to the Bricks is back and bigger and better than ever. We would like to invite you to be part of a Smart Car Rolling Cruise from Grand Blanc to Flint on Wed. August 18, 2010. We will meet at the Grand Blanc Grand Mall between 5:00 – 5:5…
July 28
I bought the ACME threaded rod and nuts at Wholesale Tool. It is located just east of Hoover, about 1/4 mile on the north side of Stephens. Tubing I bought from steel supply in Detroit. I do not remember their name. Then I bought a reamer to open th…
July 28
Hey, this is the info I was looking for! Thanks. They have a Wholesale Tool location in Tampa, I live in Miami right now so that is perfect! They said they can ship my stuff and have it to me next day. :) I'm going to do the powder coating also. Wh…
July 28
There was somewhere in your posts that showed the prices for the threaded rods and tubing, but I can't find the post. I'm from Detroit, and I thought I saw that it you got the supplies at a farely reasonable price. Can you post the business' website…
July 28
My bike mount consists of the following: 2 - ACME Threaded Rods (into tow hook holes; 1 - pipe (slips over left side threaded rod and used for front clamp of roof rack mount); 1 - pipe with welded plate (slips over right side threaded rod and used f…
July 20
Very nice! I just ordered my tow rods and a yakima roof rack to try it out myself. What are the 2 nuts with rubber covers and the 2 pipes w/small plate for? and where did you use them? I'm guessing added stability or to take some of the weight so t…
July 18
Standard roof rack mount, 2 threaded rods (into tow hook holes), 2 nuts with rubber covers, 2 pipes (1 with a small plate added). I had it all black powdered coated. I actually came up with a very simple design and works very well. You should see th…
July 17

Profile Information

I've been a smart owner since
January 30, 2008
I've been a smart reservation holder since
April 19, 2007
Location
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
My favorite things about smart
It's pure fun!
About Me
I am a member of the Disney Vacation Club; Slow Spokes Bicycle Club and the Stoney Creek Running Club. I work as an engineer for Chrysler LLC. Also an adjunct faculty instructor at Oakland Community College plus I am a former SCUBA diver and former skydiver.

I like to run. When I participate in any running events, I can be seen wearing my custom-made "Mr Incredible" costume.

Marathons
Walt Disney World, FL - Jan 07, Jan 08, Jan 09, Jan 10
Atlanta, GA - Mar 07
Cincinnati, OH - May 07;
Detroit, MI - Oct 07
Huntsville, AL - Dec 07

1/2 Marathons
Disneyland, CA - Sep 06
Walt Disney World, FL - Jan 07, Jan 08, Jan 09, Jan 10

Q. Why Mr Incredible?
A. He is an overweight superhero with kids. That seems to fit me... overweight :-)

Mark
aka Mr. Incredible
My smart's name
NCRDBLE (Incredible)

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10th Annual Cruisin' Downriver - MI

On Saturday evening, June 27, 2009 my wife and I headed to the 10th Annual Cruisin' Downriver and WHAT an experience... and will not be going back again!

The plan was to cruise up and down Fort Street a few times and dinner at a local restaurant. Well… some of it did happen. My wife and I had dinner at the Ram's Horn Restaurant, the food and service was good. But we only cruised Fort Street only one-and-a-half times. Why? I was not prepared for the crude comments from the spectators alon… Continue

Posted on June 30, 2009 at 2:00am — 3 Comments

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Bike Rack Projects - Single and Tandem

I have finished my bike rack projects for my smart car. After my 1st prototype to design one rack to hold either a tandem or a triathlon bike. I decided to make 2 bikes racks, one for the triathlon bike and another for the tandem bike.

Now I am going one step further, I figured out a way to carry two bikes on the back by only adding a couple of pieces.

Over the next week I'll will be uploading video showing if there is any movement (flexing) of the bikes when driving. And I an trying to create… Continue

Posted on June 20, 2009 at 7:30pm — 8 Comments

Mr. Incredible

Stage 3 - Bike Rack Concept

It's almost complete after a redesign. My first concept and prototype was to have one bike rack to accommodate two different bikes, triathlon and a tandem bicycle. I found a couple of flaws in the prototype so back to the drawing board or the computer in my case and I finally worked out all the kinks.

1st Prototype - Tandem
08.8 lbs - Bike Rack Mount (Designed by Mr. Incredible)
11.4 lbs - Rocky Mounts Bike Rack
34.6 lbs - Cannondale Tandem Bike
54.8 lbs TOTAL for Tandem - Center of bike 8.0" f… Continue

Posted on June 7, 2009 at 11:30pm —

Mr. Incredible

Stage 2 - Bike Rack Concept

I have fabricated the bracket to accommodate the RockyMounts bike rack. So far I have invested $7.50 for the 18" of 5/8 - 8 ACME Threaded Road, $272.00 RockyMounts Tandem R4 Bike Rack, $4.00 5/8 - 8 ACME Nut (qty 2); $15.62 for 1" OD x .625 ID x 5 LG for Spacer Pipe & 1/4 x 4-1/4 x 15-3/4 plate. $10.00 for 1-1/8 OD x 5/8 ID x 4-1/4 LG Steel Tubing.
This is what it looks like right now...

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Posted on May 17, 2009 at 12:30am — 4 Comments

Mr. Incredible

Stage 1 - Bike Rack Concept

Set up my tandem and triathlon bikes on the bike rack. Next step is to fabricate the brackets.





WHEN DANGER CALLS, HELP IS ONE SUPER AWAY!
Mr. Incredible

Posted on April 30, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

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At 7:08pm on August 23, 2009, Rick Leedy said…
Excellent picture! I saw you pass by as I was standing in the porta-john line before the race. I have done the race many times since I started running in 2000. While not my fastest Crim, it was one of the most enjoyable. Hope to see you out there again.
At 9:23am on August 23, 2009, Rick Leedy said…
Mr. Incredible - I was the blue cabrio that parked behind you in Flint for the Crim race. Hope you had a good run. I was loving the unusually cool weather.
At 8:36pm on August 26, 2008, Stuart Berman said…
Thanks for coming out to the Grand Rapids 28th Street Metro Cruise! And check out the photos I linked to in the events section for Aug 22.
At 10:57am on August 15, 2008, Mike Knotts said…
Just right click, save, and you got it.
At 10:57am on August 15, 2008, Mike Knotts said…

Sure,
At 10:38am on August 14, 2008, Mike Knotts said…
Bob , I can send that to you. I'm in the vinyl graphics business. I give out decals like that at our smart get togethers I also have it as a vector.
At 9:51pm on August 13, 2008, Rmichael said…
Thanks Bob, I ordered the antenna and should I say, "Dooh" (a la Homer Simpson) about how easy it is to install it.
At 11:04am on August 13, 2008, Rmichael said…
Hey Bob, how did you install the short antenna? Looks like you ordered the J-Series antenna but did it fit without a new base? I almost never listen to the radio in my car but use my iPod all the time.
At 2:35am on August 4, 2008, Nick said…
cool i look forward to seeing the progress btw i just looked into a sequil of one of our fav movies *cough*increadibles*cough* but alas it does not seem to be in the works it was an interview with the writer or director of the 1st one but he is doing a live action movie for them
At 1:54am on August 4, 2008, Nick said…
hay whats up bob =] i like reading your poasts its a breath of fresh air. lol well keep on keeping on i look forward to your next post
 
 
 

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