Alt Bike Culture - Tall Bike with Built-in Ladder

If it were taller, an elevator would be in order:

That Atomic Zombie guy lives in my city. Waste of time, money and materials, but whatever floats your biking boat.

http://www.atomiczombie.com/

That's a nice different take on a tall bike. It looks like it would be pretty hard to start riding it without assistance. Otherwise, I don't know how you would be able to keep the bike under control while you are mounting it.

If that's the one I'm thinking of, it is set up to mount while you ride it. The "handlebars" extend down the ladder. Give it a push, then you can steer as you climb. There should be some youtube video of the thing somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htVNrO8lWv0

Some guy around here welded two frames atop one another, moved the cranks up to the second frame, and it's a good six-feet tall on the saddle. He was riding it around the streets yesterday. On the snowy roads that is. I saluted him. He did a very nice job - looks like a seamless welding job he did.

Wish I had my digital-camera on me. But I know where he lives, so I might ring his bell.

Some guy around here welded two frames atop one another, moved the cranks up to the second frame, and it's a good six-feet tall on the saddle. He was riding it around the streets yesterday. On the snowy roads that is. I saluted him. He did a very nice job - looks like a seamless welding job he did.

Wish I had my digital-camera on me. But I know where he lives, so I might ring his bell.


That's a pretty standard tall bike, but I'm glad he did a good build quality. Some I've seen are so poorly welded that the rider is taking their life into their hands riding it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htVNrO8lWv0


That's pretty elegant.

Elegant, just don't hit the brakes too hard, or stop unexpectedly. Could be painful. Wind drag is probably terrible, too- not the bike to use for a century.

I shudder to think what a significantly gusting side wind would to handling. He should wear a parachute.

The irony here is that isn't even his tallest bike. He built one that is in the Guinness book of world records. Check it out at Atomiczombie.com

It has a lot of space to sell advertising.

I just spent an hour on youtube - thanks for the link. I love Ashville and used to live near Battle Mountain, NV - I'm new but I think cycling is in my blood.

Better cycling than some bad habits. Follow your aspirations. If they include a pair of wheels, so much the better!

I still like my 24' extension ladder in the middle of an A frame tall bike idea. You could use a locking brake to mount it while it's leaning against a house or something. You could also use it to clean your gutters.