Mar. 29 - German man gears up for the World Cup with a giant football bike.

Didi Senft is prepared to go to great lengths to create a good atmosphere for the fans at the World Cup.

He has built a 7.8 metre World Cup bicycle, which he claims is the biggest bike in the world.

The bike is made of over 100 metres of aluminium sheet and 100 footballs which form the wheels - and the World Cup element.

Didi has incorporated 80 original bicycle wheel rims into the wheels, they serve as baskets to stop the balls falling out.

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