Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Return of the Big Wheel

I saw this at the Spicer Cycles website. Perhaps this needs to be in the recumbent forum?
It looks like a fixie to me, though. If they could move the brake to the rear axle and put some Speedplay Frogs on it, I'd buy one in a second.

Enjoy,
BK

Sweet. But why would you move the brake to the rear? Really, you could lose the brake altogether.

http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=10

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sparky

Sweet. But why would you move the brake to the rear? Really, you could lose the brake altogether.

Duh, riderx...Spin-outs!

BK

Brake on the axle? A hand brake on one back wheel is all you need. Well, until you wear away said back wheel.
Plus, it needs a hollow plastic front wheel so after a couple of skids you get that squared off wheel feel. That's the only way to ride a big wheel.

Brake on the axle? A hand brake on one back wheel is all you need. Well, until you wear away said back wheel.
Plus, it needs a hollow plastic front wheel so after a couple of skids you get that squared off wheel feel. That's the only way to ride a big wheel.

Word.

I think I would also add a frame pad.

BK

http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=10

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sparky
$850!!!!!! you HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!

last trike I saw was free, at the airman's attic on base :eek:

http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=10

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sparky

my friend and i used to think that was a joke. until we saw one in a shop. then we sort of hoped it was more of a promotional joke thing that the shop was sort of going along with...until we talked to the shop owner. nope. not a joke. a little piece of me died that day.

Brake on the axle? A hand brake on one back wheel is all you need. Well, until you wear away said back wheel.
Plus, it needs a hollow plastic front wheel so after a couple of skids you get that squared off wheel feel. That's the only way to ride a big wheel.

HA! Agreed, you only need one rear brake. This is cool though. You won't get that flat spot on the front or rear. That flat spot on the front that shakes the crap out of your arms. My first rigid ride...

Now they have to do a Green Machine version.

this state of the art tricycle will provide families with riding memories for generations to come

Generations? your kid is gonna grow out of it in a year...any dumbass that spends $850 on a trike should be shot

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=37292

Generations? your kid is gonna grow out of it in a year...any dumbass that spends $850 on a trike should be shot


not to mention that any kid small enough to fit on a trike is probably gonna end up destroying it in a couple months by throwing it around and stuff...kids that young don't know how to really take care of Ti...unless it's really thick Ti tubing...

That is definitely one sweet ride, buddah knuckle. I especially like the ability to mount a water bottle cage.


A hand brake on one back wheel is all you need. Well, until you wear away said back wheel.
When the rear wheel on my friend's big wheel developed a hole from braking, we discovered we could fill the wheel up with dry, dusty dirt. Then we'd ride it down the street, leaving a continuous dust cloud behind. Great fun.

dude imagine the stoppies!!!

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imagine the stoppies on this one: http://www.63xc.com/erikf/highwheel.htm

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sparky

my friend and i used to think that was a joke. until we saw one in a shop. then we sort of hoped it was more of a promotional joke thing that the shop was sort of going along with...until we talked to the shop owner. nope. not a joke. a little piece of me died that day.
i think a little piece of me died too.

i was kind of hoping that litespeed had a sense of humor. [i'm not sure why]

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sparky

Ive got access to a huge trike that could probably use some customizing. It's already a fixie I think... did Bianchi ever make a trike?

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imagine the stoppies on this one: http://www.63xc.com/erikf/highwheel.htm



I saw a contemporary highwheeler that had some kind of freewheel mechanism. Also a caliper brake on the front wheel. I think this was to appeal to the general public unaccustomed to fixed drive. Somehow, this seems much scarier than a old school fixed highwheeler.
























One thing I've always wanted was a MONOWHEEL (http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/motorwhl.htm):


http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/mclean2.jpg


I'd settle for a human powered monowheel...

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/1897_1.gif

looks similar to mr garrison's invention:

http://www.rocpoint.com/01episode_Guide/season5/511-8.jpg

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sparky

http://www.bicyclecommuter.com/Monocycle.htm

http://www.davidandgoliathtees.com/shop/images/products/mag_100/000000/3410.png
from http://www.davidandgoliathtees.com

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sparky