World's Tallest Folder - Try Riding a 12 Ft Tall Bike!
http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/wp-co...-tall-bike.jpg
This is too tall for a small wheeled bike! Must take helluva effort just to balance on it, never mind ride it! :notamused::wtf::eek: |
so where's the fold??
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It would have to be one... how do you transport the damn thing if it isn't collapsible? The ladder is the only way to mount and dismount a tallbike safely while its moving.
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Originally Posted by NormanF
(Post 8224123)
It would have to be one... how do you transport the damn thing if it isn't collapsible? The ladder is the only way to mount and dismount a tallbike safely while its moving.
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LOL! I mean if you need to take it some place. I figure this belongs in the alt bike section but for the wheels. It doesn't seem a practical folder unless you can collapse the ladder and the front hinge and put it in a car. Its more of a novelty than a practical small wheel bike and I believe the key word is small. That's how a folder bike is designed. Small is beautiful!
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4 feet tall? Whose feet, Sasquatch? That thing has got to be at least 10 feet tall!
Clever that the long "handlebar" lets the rider steer from the ladder for galoping starts. |
Probably 12 feet! And you can't store it either! But the ladder is good enough to climb into a second-story window! :lol::lol::lol:
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Here's a link to the builders site.
http://www.chopzone.com/skywalker.html Plans - you can make your own. Quote from the site... "SkyWalker turned out to be extremely easy to ride once you learned to trust the bike. With a few pushes, you could casually climb the ladder while the bike rolled ahead, keeping it under total control. Once at the top, you jump in the pilot's seat and start to pedal. getting back down was simply the reverse procedure." |
Its kind of cool once you see it. The main drawback is storage and portability. I don't think a 12 foot tall folder is realistic. I hear the guy built a 30 foot tallbike!
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^ At least no one can steal it without drawing attention! And if you live in a second storey apartment you can just step right through your window. :)
Imagine all the powerlines you could snag your neck into! :eek: :twitchy: :lol: |
ok, its cool and al that, but stop calling it a folder! this thing does not fold!!
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Yeah. I like that you can steer on your way up the ladder, and I'm sure there's a great view from up top, but if the conductor doesn't let it on the rush hour train, there's no point.
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Very upright riding position, rather like a Strida.
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Originally Posted by jur
(Post 8227159)
Very upright riding position, rather like a Strida.
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I would sure hate to take a fall on that thing!:eek::eek::eek:
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Originally Posted by edwong3
(Post 8227836)
I would sure hate to take a fall on that thing!:eek::eek::eek:
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That's what I was thinking. The wheels are perfect and part of it looks like it could be usable but there's no point to that tall ladder. It kind of defeats the purpose in building it, which is practical transportation.
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I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for pointing it now. If you like the design, go for the Strida. At least its real folder!
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Originally Posted by NormanF
(Post 8228141)
there's no point to that tall ladder. It kind of defeats the purpose in building it, which is practical transportation.
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Originally Posted by lz4005
(Post 8228838)
The tallness of that bike is the purpose for building it. It does not fold, it does not go on a roof rack of a car or in a garage. It is not supposed to do any of those things.
i dont really know why, but that just makes me mad!! :mad: |
Point taken. If it was - I wonder if it would still have a market. As it is, its not for me!
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Originally Posted by lz4005
(Post 8228838)
The tallness of that bike is the purpose for building it. It does not fold, it does not go on a roof rack of a car or in a garage. It is not supposed to do any of those things.
Yeah in all fairness, we really shouldn't take the bike out of context. It is a novelty bike and was never intended for practical transportation. Our friends at the alt bike culture forum create and enjoy fun stuff like this all the time... I can dig it. It is what it is... and extremely well made too! :) . |
Originally Posted by NormanF
(Post 8229797)
If it was - I wonder if it would still have a market.
You seem determined to miss every possible point about this bike you went out of your way to create a thread about. I figure this belongs in the alt bike section but for the wheels.
Originally Posted by ChiapasFixed
(Post 8229034)
then why oh why is the title of the thread "world tallest folder!"
i dont really know why, but that just makes me mad!! :mad: |
OMG! Did Yao Ming bring his bike over from China? :lol:
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That is funny... does it look like a someone pressed a Flying Pigeon through a ladder?? :eek::lol:
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