"Bang dang!"

When the Funk family and the Joshua family saw John riding his bicycle around the garden, their eyes were all straight, and old Mr. Mendes's cane even fell to the ground!

"Crunch, squeak......"

In the garden, all that remains is the sound of metal grinding as the bicycle turns.

Pedaling the bike easily and comfortably, John took the trouble to spin around the garden, and did not deliberately increase the strength to let others see the degree of the bicycle, but felt the cool breeze in the afternoon, and carefully experienced the shortcomings of the bicycle.

Although it was built according to his memory, after all, the details are far from the materials, and there are obvious deficiencies in flexibility and lightness.

But......

"That's enough."

Catching a glimpse of the stunned expressions of the people around him in the car, John couldn't help but smile.

"Squeak!"

After a dozen turns, John slammed the handbrake, and the bike stopped in front of Joshua. Then John nodded with satisfaction, he drew the structure of the hand brake roughly, he thought that the workers would probably not do it well enough, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good! Involuntarily, John became a little interested in the person his grandfather had found.

"John, let me try!"

At this moment, Emma was the first to react, and immediately rushed to John's side and shouted.

"Emma!"

Seeing his daughter's hot appearance, although Mr. Stone was still shocked, he still let out a deep sigh, and his stern gaze immediately shot over.

Sticking out her tongue, Emma shrunk her neck and quickly retreated.

"I'll try!"

Funk jumped out the second, and without waiting for anyone else to speak, he eagerly took the bike from John. Old Huntelaar and they are all old, and only he and Joshua are the most suitable for those present, so they are naturally the best.

After letting go of his hand, John saw that his friend was about to stare at him, so he immediately grabbed his arm and said urgently, "Funk, wait a minute." ”

"What's wrong?"

Funk turned his head and asked with some confusion.

The others were also confused, and didn't quite understand what John meant, only old Huntelaar moved in his heart, guessed John's thoughts, and asked in a deep voice: "John, isn't this bike easy to ride?" ”

Hearing this, the others' brows suddenly furrowed.

"It's not that hard."

John smiled and quickly explained: "But if you haven't practiced, you will easily fall, and it is better to have someone to help you when you are a beginner." Well, if you're brave enough to be like Funk, an hour or two of studying should be enough. ”

"Really? So how can you just ride it? ”

After listening to John's words, Funk was obviously a little unconvinced, and asked loudly.

"Uh......"

John was stunned when he heard this, and immediately smiled bitterly in his heart, he couldn't explain that he had a corresponding memory in his previous life, right?

"No help, I'll do it myself!"

Seeing that John couldn't explain, Funk suddenly became competitive, shook off John's arm, kicked his feet, and the bicycle rushed forward.

"Poof!"

Just like John's first time, Vonkerian fell to the ground with the car!

"It doesn't matter, I was just careless."

Funk, whose face was flushed, immediately got up, rode up again despite John's dissuasion, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely succeed this time!" ”

And then......

"Poof!"

"I'll try again!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

……

No one tried to dissuade the competitive guy anymore, and everyone showed up, and the garden floor in early spring was already covered with tender grass, and even a few more falls would not be a problem, so one by one they watched Funk's clumsy performance with great interest, and calmed down to consider the value of the bike.

"John, how much can you reach?"

After a moment of silence, old Huntelaar asked a question that was of greatest concern to everyone.

"This ......"

After thinking about it for a while, John shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I don't know the specifics, I'm afraid I'll have to test it to know." But...... I think six or seven miles per hour should still be achievable, and if you are physically stronger, ten miles is not impossible! ”

After thinking about it for a while, John came up with a relatively reliable number. Although he hasn't finished the test yet, considering how he felt when he rode the bike just now, it shouldn't be a problem to optimize the bike to a normal level.

After hearing this answer, old Huntelaar and the other two gentlemen glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of surprise in each other's eyes!

This degree is enough!

Cycling is at least two or three times faster than walking, and compared to horse-drawn carriages, it is undoubtedly extremely competitive in size and price, which means that bicycles have a wide range of uses, at least in urban environments!

"What about the cost?"

As a businessman, Mr. Stone then asked another key question!

"This ......"

John's gaze turned to old Huntelaar, and after a slight groan, old Huntelaar said in a deep voice: "I paid two hundred dollars to make these two samples, but this is because it is more difficult to manufacture according to the drawing, and if it is manufactured in large quantities, it will definitely be much lower!" ”

"That's over forty dollars!"

Mr. Mendes, who runs the factory, immediately calculated the cost of a bicycle and his brow furrowed.

Forty dollars is still a bit expensive for New Yorkers these days.

The average worker in New York works six days a week, earns less than $20 a month, and has to support himself and his family, so it is not easy to save up to $40!

"Can't you customize a set of machines?"

John, who had a good idea in his heart, asked with a smile: "Although it looks complicated, if you look closely, the parts of the bicycle are actually very simple, if you can customize a set of machines to manufacture these parts, I think it can not only speed up the production, but also reduce the cost a lot, right?" ”

After hearing John's mention, old Huntelaar's eyes lit up.

Yes, the cost is high now because most of the manufacturing of it needs to be made by hand, but what if a set of machines can be designed? What is the degree of the machine, everyone is very clear in their hearts, and if you calculate carefully, it is likely to reduce the cost of the bicycle to less than 30 dollars!

With such a price, it is competitive.

And everyone is not a newcomer who has just entered the mall, so they naturally understand one thing, that is, with the advancement of technology and the passage of time, or the expansion of production scale, the cost will be lower and lower!

"In that case, your investment of forty or fifty thousand dollars will not be enough."

After thinking about this clearly, Mr. Stone suddenly said happily.

Mendes looked at John and liked it more and more, nodded and smiled: "Yes, let's test this bike more seriously, if it can really reach the time you say, and it can be learned more easily, I think doubling the total investment should be a more reasonable number!" ”

Mr. Stone and old Huntelaar nodded at the same time, clearly agreeing with Mr. Montes's suggestion.

Pouting, John didn't say anything more. He wasn't too interested in whether to increase his investment or anything, and he didn't care too much about how much stake he could eventually occupy. Because he knows that no matter what, as long as he takes the money safely in the future, and with old Huntelaar here, how can he suffer?

The key is still the table of the bike itself!

Thinking of this, John couldn't help but turn his head to look at Funk. This kid is indeed quite persistent, no matter how many times he falls, he will still get up quickly, step on the saddle again, and never let John help him!

"Such a person will learn to drive faster!"

While sighing secretly, John watched Funk step onto the bike again, and then gently kicked his right foot, and the bike drove forward lightly, although it was a little crooked and not very stable, but still insisted on running forward.

"Hahaha, I made it!"

For a moment, the garden was filled with the laughter of Vonk full of triumph and ecstasy!

And then......

"Poof!"

Emma, the boldest and most sympathetic, let out a low cry and covered her eyes violently......

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