Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Railroad bikes

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Aeroplane
03-06-06, 12:09 PM
...or "Why wait until they make the rail trails?"

It's a singlespeed/fixed bike that you can ride on railroad tracks.

Pros: usually there's a town every 10 miles or so, not many cars.
Cons: No swerving, trains.

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/more_rail_bikes.html

ink1373
03-06-06, 12:44 PM
when civilization crumbles, the man who has this will be set.
Analog
03-06-06, 12:47 PM
Nice. One of those would be great in my city, we've got some nice abandoned railroad tracks that it would be fun to cruise.

lyledriver
03-06-06, 12:55 PM
I saw this on Boingboing this morning and immediately thought.. "I better post this in the Alt bikes forum!"

heh.
Would be pretty cool though. Riding over railroad ties for a few kilometers really wears you out.
Cynikal
03-06-06, 01:02 PM
Did anyone check out the jet powered VW on the next page....craziness.
norskagent
03-06-06, 01:07 PM
why is the outrigger wheel necessary?http://www.makezine.com/blog/odveloc1.jpg
jaypee
03-06-06, 01:10 PM
Hehehe.. I posted this in the Touring forum earlier.. I've always thought this would be fun..
eddiebrannan
03-06-06, 01:25 PM
apparently greasers are a concern

http://rrbike.freeservers.com/Railbike_Construction_Notes.htm

what about socs though?
Aeroplane
03-06-06, 02:40 PM
apparently greasers are a concern
Only if you're a soc.
http://images.art.com/images/products/regular/10104000/10104023.jpg
r-dub
03-06-06, 03:14 PM
why is the outrigger wheel necessary?http://www.makezine.com/blog/odveloc1.jpg

it's only necessary if you don't like falling over
Robert Smith
03-06-06, 03:32 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/speakerbox/2.jpg
crushkilldstroy
03-06-06, 04:47 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/speakerbox/2.jpg

i want those handlebars.
brunning
03-06-06, 05:05 PM
i want those handlebars.

flip some risers and trim them down.

http://www.raceface.com/components/bars/Next-LowRiser-Medium.jpg
Shiznaz
03-06-06, 05:09 PM
I rode something like this this summer in the Rhone valley in France with my parents and dog. It was a 2 person pedal car (with room for 2 extra passengers) and we rode it through some awesome scenery for a few hours. It was a sourt of tourist attraction thing and it was pretty fun, especially because it was a sort of car so you could stop pedaling and relax and the dog could sit there and pant.
the pope
03-06-06, 06:18 PM
What about the bulls? I wouldn't want to get a knot on the head from a bull.