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grrlyrida
12-12-07, 07:46 PM
From today's LA Times. Even comes with a you tube video. I've never seen this type of bike before.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-swingbike13dec13,0,5237152.story?coll=la-home-center
prendrefeu
12-12-07, 09:47 PM
Lame.










(The bike. Not you. Not your post. The bike. Lame. "Livens up the boardwalk" ?? Who the hell would ride on a boardwalk for fun? Last I tried that, human traffic jam, slow, and dangerous.)
Sci-Fi
12-12-07, 09:49 PM
Oh well...what's old is new again!!!...lol. All they need is the banana seat, ape bars, and a spring to match the originals. Kneecrackers is a better word for those swing bikes. E.B.M. made the original models back in the mid 70's.
efficiency
12-13-07, 12:28 AM
Haha. I first heard of these bikes in 2000. This is the first time I've seen one.
dddave
12-13-07, 02:07 AM
i've seen one before on the boardwalk in newport. they are f*ckin stupid.
alicestrong
12-13-07, 06:25 AM
Now why is it lame or stoopid? While I wouldn't go so far as to say that it "makes a regular bike seem boring", it's a funny bike with a little retro history for somebody who wants to mess around and be different. Kinda like a tall bike. It would be fun in a parade.

Come here little swing bike. They mock you only because you are different. I see you as "special"...like a unicorn. There is a place for you in my garage alongside the "regular" bikes...;)
efficiency
12-13-07, 09:37 AM
I think a swing bike is less stupid than a tall bike.
roadfix
12-13-07, 09:49 AM
... While I wouldn't go so far as to say that it "makes a regular bike seem boring", it's a funny bike with a little retro history for somebody who wants to mess around and be different. Kinda like a tall bike......

Kinda like riding a fixed gear 10 years ago....:D
alicestrong
12-13-07, 10:49 AM
Kinda like riding a fixed gear 10 years ago....:D

Is this the next big thing? I had my money on bmx...:D

They need more sick tricks on their video...
Scootcore
12-13-07, 11:09 AM
Kinda like riding a fixed gear 10 years ago....:D

oooooo....thisll cause unrest.
nesdog
12-13-07, 11:33 AM
Wouldn't it be fun to try learning clipless pedals on this thing?

Sheldon
herbm
12-14-07, 03:22 PM
How bout a treadmill bike?

http://www.flixxy.com/tradmill-bike.htm
Nachoman
12-14-07, 04:29 PM
Darn kids. . . grumble grumble. . .