Nyne Cruiser Bike Speaker Giveaway - Post 1

In a recent post I mentioned we were working on another giveaway, and here it is.

The NYNE Cruiser features Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC for quick and easy wireless pairing with a smartphone that riders can then keep safely tucked away in a pocket or backpack. With up to 10 hours of playtime, the Cruiser can play while you ride to work, at work, and during your ride home all on one charge. It even allows you to multitask and answer a phone call while riding with its built-in microphone. Additionally, the Cruiser features a built-in powerbank for charging your mobile device when you’re low on battery.

The Cruiser is covered at the 35 second mark in this video:

 

We will revive Bike Hacks Haiku to give this bad boy away. Haiku is based on writing poetry with attention to keeping count of the syllables used.  The pattern of syllables in traditional Haiku appears to be 5-7-5. However, this site states that "In foreign languages, there exist NO consensus in how to write Haiku-poems."   

So the contest is this – submit your best Nyne Cruiser inspired Haiku in the comment section of this post, following the format of three groups of words, divided into a 5-7-5 pattern (if you wish to go traditional, see #1 below).  You can submit as many as you like via the comments button below this post.

One individual winner will be selected to receive and review the Cruiser for bikehacks.com.

Here’s what to do:

1. Compose your Haiku – see examples of the 5-7-5 pattern below.  The Haiku should be inspired by the Cruiser.  You can use a title if you like, but it is not necessary. If you wish to use the traditional Haiku pattern of 5-7-5 with syllables that is fine too. 
 
2. Submit your Haiku by clicking on the comment link below this post. Submit as many as you like, even different times if you like.

3. The deadline to submit is Friday, May 30th at midnight Pacific Standard Time.

4. The winner will use the Cruiser  and compose a review post for BikeHacks.com. The review should preferably include testing the cruiser using a Van Halen song from the David Lee Roth era.  I would be partial to "Somebody Get me a Doctor!"

 

The Cruiser is the winner's to keep. One minor note, the product can only be shipped within the continental United States. This means participation is limited to those living in the continental United States. 

Here's a sample from the BikeHacks.com brain trust =)

Cruiser on my bike bars

Blasting Van Halen all the way up

Makes me want to Jump
 

Comments

[Scott Markman]

Cruising Down The Road
Faster than the speed of Sound
With my Nyne in Town

[Nichole]

Music to my ears
The sound of bass drum beating
Over traffic horns

[jared]

rollin down the street
with my mind on my music
say turn down for what

[Andy Stow]

Sharing the bike lane,
Sharing music with the world.
That Queen song again.

[Jeff Novak]

Hope To Win Cruiser
Could Blast Van Halen During
My First RAGRBRAI. End.

[Mark Ballard]

Bars so full of toys
Whats missing on my ride in
Egad! a speaker!

[Mark Ballard]

I hear something now,
a bubba come to squish me?
no? a tune soothes me.

[Vienna]

Sun Hit Me Head Now
Wind Blows Through Me Chilly teeth
I Go Nowhere Fast

[Paul Walker]

California Sun
Singing like an ice cream man
Fun with a Cruiser

[Paul Walker]

Bikes cruis'in faster
Listening to Van Halen
Doctor Dave knows best

[Brian Glover]

Never in silence
Path to enlightenment:
Tigra and Bunny

[Brian Glover]

Cruising through Wellsville
with Edna the Fighting Squid
KrebStar 2000

[Les]

Silence is golden
I do not want this near me
Headphones should prevail!

[Annie]

San Fran nude biking
Got nothing but my tunes on
Oh you fancy, huh?

[Annie]

Bike trip San Fran to
Eugene! Coulda used some tunes
climbing up Legget

[Annie]

"Bike trip San Fran to
Eugene! Coulda used some tunes
climbing up Legget"

^
whoops — missed the last ’T’
sorry about the typo
LeggetT was a blast

in case you didn’t
notice, i can’t stop writing
in haikus. uh oh.

[Annie]

I am in china
where bicyclists don’t believe
in the traffic laws

(don’t worry — just here for work. I live in San Francisco…i.e. ‘within the continental United States')

[Dave]

Riding with private thoughts
Now music brings us together
Now a time to share

[Dave]

That box on my bars
Its explosion of sweet noise
Let’s party my friends

[Evan DiGiovanni]

Music lovers and
bike enthusiasts unite!
The Cruiser awaits.

Affixed in seconds,
its high-speed tunes transcend
the clutches of time.

Add new dimensions
to the boring old commute.
Down with monotone!

Visit brand new worlds
accompanied by music!
Nyne is space-worthy!

[Chris]

Where are all my friends?
With me, listening, being
Music draw us here

[Chris]

How do I be seen?
With music, hear me coming
Safe Cycling friend

[Thomas Anderson]

For years we've had bells
With the Nyne we can now hear
For whom the bell tolls

[Erika]

With Nyne on my whip
Dodging lemmings and squirrels
"Whip It Good" is best

Positive lyrics
For riding injury-free
I confess success

To keep us all safe
With caution and trusty Nyne
No need for Doctor

[Erika]

Cruiser on my whip
Dodging lemmings and squirrels
"Whip It Good" is best

Positive thinking
For riding injury-free
I confess success

To keep us all safe
With caution and trusty Nyne
No need for Doctor