Forget about track bikes....
08-31-04, 01:32 PM
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08-31-04, 02:00 PM
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wow finally a device that makes peripheral vision useless (car turning from the right) HUH!?!?! WHERE!?!?
I find it sad that he makes the bikes geared, would be some much simpler as SS
I find it sad that he makes the bikes geared, would be some much simpler as SS
08-31-04, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Serbaside
I find it sad that he makes the bikes geared, would be some much simpler as SS
i've seen that guy in boston before. pretty crazy. i think after about 50 feet, my neck would really start to be strained.
08-31-04, 02:38 PM
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with the chain up high like that - it looks like you'd get pretty flithy riding it, no? i don't even have to get within 10 feet of my chain and somehow i always get a nice grease strip on my leg.
08-31-04, 02:50 PM
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...as if I don't already do stupid things that can kill me on two wheels. But then again, why not?
08-31-04, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
...as if I don't already do stupid things that can kill me on two wheels. But then again, why not?
08-31-04, 04:21 PM
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what a completely useless idea.
maybe once as a fun hack - but it looks like this guy has built a handful of these things.
maybe once as a fun hack - but it looks like this guy has built a handful of these things.
08-31-04, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by unaesthetic
what a completely useless idea.
The one with the front and rear steering capabilities reminded me a lot of the car in the video found here:
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
08-31-04, 05:18 PM
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The one with the front and rear steering capabilities reminded me a lot of the car in the video found here:
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
08-31-04, 05:28 PM
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there's a guy who has a bike here that works on the same principal as that car - but unlike the bike above you still ride it straight, it's just that it's three pieces: the front wheel/fork/bars, the center frame assembly, and the rear wheel/frame/drivetrain. it's really awesome watching him ride it. he does all kinds of silly tricks like riding the front on the curb while riding the rear on the street going parallel the whole time.
08-31-04, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ryan_c
Well, I wouldn't be so harsh. Its nifty, just not marketable.
The one with the front and rear steering capabilities reminded me a lot of the car in the video found here:
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
The one with the front and rear steering capabilities reminded me a lot of the car in the video found here:
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
08-31-04, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ryan_c
Well, I wouldn't be so harsh. Its nifty, just not marketable.
The one with the front and rear steering capabilities reminded me a lot of the car in the video found here:
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
The one with the front and rear steering capabilities reminded me a lot of the car in the video found here:
https://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-01-09/malec.wmv
Worth checking out, at least in my opinion. 14.1MB
08-31-04, 07:53 PM
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Although I don't like the idea of having lumber holding my onto the bike like that. Could you imagine if you fell backwards? Ouch!
08-31-04, 08:50 PM
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That "bike" is the stupiest thing I have ever seen. Wow. That thing really sucks. A lot. Please be ashamed
08-31-04, 09:18 PM
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I think the guy who made them should be applauded for just trying something new. Who knows, he may just be doing this for fun. Granted this isn't any type of fun I want to be involved with, but thats just me. But he may also just be a kook who is under the influence of excessive moustache.
08-31-04, 09:27 PM
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But does it come in chrome?
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