Something weird and cool all at the same time
 

Someone posted this auction over at CR.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...99c5da1966.jpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165426974...IAAOSwM7NiUw0m

How weird and cool it would be to build a bike out of oddities as much as possible.

Someone, somewhere, had a theory about that. I can't imagine what it would have been, though.

We should use this thread to virtu-build one. Quite pricey at 156 pounds and the reserve not met.

Would definitely need the butterfly handlebar things, maybe a 3 pulley SunTour Lepree. And Cinelli pedals.

I like the way you think.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...777f080cbf.jpg
https://velobase.com/CompImages/RDer...9186DC2B1.jpeg https://velobase.com/CompImages/RDer...B231B80A2.jpeg

If I remember correctly Sheldon had these on one of his pages. Perhap the wheels could be spoke "POWer Wheel" fashion with all the spokes pulling forward for more power. POWerWheels And fill the tires with Shelbroco helium.

I haven't looked at this Shelbroco stuff in a while thanks for making me think about it and looking it up again.

I don't know if it's kewhl...... but it's definitely weird......

needs oval chainrings

Classic! Bicycle Museum of Bad Ideas — P.M.P. "L" Cranks

There was a most dangerous components thread sometime ago IIRC.

this could be fun, just figure out the correct saddle will have lots of options

You should use a right angle seatpost, no problem.

That could be a "Bummer" by Dan Henry.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...776d812a40.jpg

Ooooo... good addition!

One Ovaltech, one Biopace

I am thinking this is a Picasso vision bike in the making, am searching for odd but real parts

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a0ea29a1d4.jpg


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...10a6e61e46.jpg

And bolt them up out of phase. If you chose the proper chainrings, at some point in the stroke the inner chainring could effectively be be a higher gear than the outer. Shifting might be an issue, though.

I should check my chainrings. I often feel like I'm pedalling squares.

Wouldn't I only be able to make left turns with that crankset?

No, you could go either way, but you'd only be able to make sharp, 90 degree turns.

Ooh we could use this one, with patented butt-crack stabilization.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f23ab00ab7.jpg

Reminds me of this guy:
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...134b837e3e.jpg

The bike built from C&V curiosities should probably be equipped with Cinelli Bivalent hubs too. It's important to be able to swap the front and rear wheels, right??

https://live.staticflickr.com/7557/2...3a6832_c_d.jpg

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Thanks to Harvey Sachs for displaying this bike at the 2016 Classic Rendezvous gathering.

Steve in Peoria

Helium filled tubes sound good.

Except that we would be running supersucker solid rubber tires on this build. No tubes for that extra special ShelBroCo helium.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b779669030.jpg

Ah, the famous Suntour Pepe Le Pree. Velo de wit!!!

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not a new idea...


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The gentleman standing by the rear wheel- what is his left hand holding on to?

small world!
I can't help but notice that the photo was taken in Peoria. A few years ago (or longer), one of the local bike collectors had some of his bikes displayed at the local museum. These were all 1890's-ish era bikes made in the Peoria area, back when bikes were high tech and Peoria was at its peak.

One of the bikes was a tandem with these curved cranks. The logic behind them was that as the rider applied force, the bend would flex, resulting in an effectively longer crank arm. Whether or not that is a good thing is another matter, but it's certainly creative.
The brand, as displayed on the head tube, was "The Ide", built by the E.F. Ide company.

https://live.staticflickr.com/2830/1...ecda52_c_d.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/3748/1...2c4caa_c_d.jpg

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Steve in Peoria