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Old 08-16-09 | 12:36 AM
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Missing front wheel

High, Im missing my front wheel.

And I don't wanna buy/or aquire another.

My question is::: ccan I get away with out a front wheel?


whats the trick to making a bike fully functionable with out a front wheel?

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Old 08-16-09 | 12:42 AM
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Old 08-16-09 | 02:32 AM
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High, Im missing my front wheel.

And I don't wanna buy/or aquire another.

My question is::: ccan I get away with a front wheel?


whats the trick to making a bike fully functionable with out a front wheel?
Get your sense of balance upgraded to the new and improved 2.35 version. It contains all the features that you need to run endless wheelies - assuming that your wetware is compatible.

Or you can always bend the fork tips together and stick them down the boot of an inline skate. Or screw a length of 2x4 between the dropouts and then nail the 2x4 to a skateboard.

In case the intended humour isn't obvious enough - please note that while these suggestions are doable, after a fashion, they are by no means recommended for any kind of serious riding. For someone who'll willing to stand a tumble or two it might be a fun idea for a lazy afternoon spent on the driveway though.

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Old 08-16-09 | 02:45 AM
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Thanks, I nailed my fork to a skateboard, and accieved a 40 M>P>H sprint in a race today. thank god I posted this thread.
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Old 08-16-09 | 08:53 AM
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Old 08-16-09 | 09:26 AM
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lots of folks eliminate their front wheel, saves weight and no theft issues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mojtC5bRTCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l87TomOunyM
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Old 08-16-09 | 09:39 AM
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Harbor Freight has 4" wheels on sale for $4.99 buy one of those and a bolt and your set!
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Old 08-16-09 | 10:06 AM
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I think a wheel barrel wheel will work, you may have to spread the forks a tad though.
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Old 08-16-09 | 02:56 PM
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Get one of those cool skateboard dudes - the ones with the back of their jeans hanging down to their knees - and put a fork leg in each of his back pockets. Then tell him to "give 'er" but not to fall. Pedal like mad.

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Old 08-16-09 | 07:16 PM
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find a small illegal immigrant. In exchange for your silence to INS, he will act as your front wheel, in effect turning your bicycle into a uni-cycle rickshaw. be sure to fashion yourself a whip to encourge your immigrant's speed.

disclaimer: I'm neither a fan of illegal immigrants nor the exploitation thereof. One human should not have physcial control over another except in the case of restraint by trained police officers in the execution of their duties.
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