"Beautiful, thanks.  Btw, I think you mean "tortuous", not "torturous".  But perhaps it's both!"

"if only you weren't forced to twist your body all the time while riding it."

"I live near an apartment complex that has little signs in their sidewalk flower beds: "Please do not curb your dog here."  IMO this means the opposite of what they want.  Appropriate guerrilla art reply? "

"kinda similar to a standard beer bottle...."

"yes radial sliders i think.  kind of like the chuck on a lathe.  easier to do since pressure required for silicone not as high as for regular plastic. (?)  "