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there are hundreds, thousands maybe of oddball bikes that have been made. I wonder if any have ideas in them that are worth revisiting?



this appears to have a flywheel arrangement in it....

Or how about an amphibious bike?



(pipe smoking is probably optional)

All kinds of wonderful contraptions here;

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/

Bicycles -and variants thereon- specifically here;

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/transportation/bicycles/

cheers

Both French

Hi,
We already have the water bike or is it a trike
http://img.nauticexpo.com/images_ne/pho ... 279799.jpg
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadge ... bste5.jpeg
Anyone for a drink
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... CDwQrQMwCA


http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/ ... 37x302.jpg

Hi,
Seems that there is some interesest in heavy weights
Notice the "Boost" in the video............not............
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... CDAQrQMwAg

I've been on an amphibious bike before, on a camping holiday in Dingle Bay when I was about 10. It was almost impossible to keep upright

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
Seems that there is some interesest in heavy weights
Notice the "Boost" in the video............not............
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... CDAQrQMwAg

flywheelbicycle-8.jpg

I can't help but think that he'd do better to run slicks, and to put a straddle wire catcher in place...

Here's a good one: http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/around-the-world-in-800-days-by-bike-boat/014773.
Bike's not the right term because it's a quad but it is pedal powered.

Good for a canal tour without using the towpath.

illustrations from the Piccolo Bicycle book by Richard Ballantine

How about resurrecting the 'Hen & Chickens' to replace the PO bikes? My postie might look cute on one, but her rounds would take considerably longer, I fear!


Ray

I loved this one when I first saw it:-
http://www.anorak.co.uk/328978/news/fla ... 1939.html/
totally bonkers

WaterLab Rat wrote:I loved this one when I first saw it:-
http://www.anorak.co.uk/328978/news/fla ... 1939.html/
totally bonkers

isn't it.....

cheers

Brucey wrote:

WaterLab Rat wrote:I loved this one when I first saw it:-
http://www.anorak.co.uk/328978/news/fla ... 1939.html/
totally bonkers

isn't it.....

cheers

You can tell how old fashioned it is as only the men are peddling. Now days the women would complain about that sort of thing. I assume the sewing machine is to lower the c of g to make it more stable.

This is in the Malta War Museum, and I have no idea what it's for.
Perhaps some sort of electric generator?
Or a siren?
No sign of cable connections and no sign of of a loud speaker.

I think I've seen similar that are air raid sirens - although the "speaker" isn't always obvious

I asked this question before.

Would you fancy ridding this bike to make deliveries?

No mention of the collection process though.