I saw a guy park his pedersen as I was walking out of a thrift store and starting chatting with him. That was the first time seeing one in the wild, I had only seen them online. After 15 minutes of chatting he asked if I wanted to take it for a spin. Whoa! Crazy cool bike. Super comfy, my spine was unusually straight, unlike anything I had ridden before.

Only in Portland!

but the pizza in Corvallis is good so.. you have that! ( this is based on 35 years ago when I had pizza there)

Very cool! I saw my first in front of a coffee shop in San Francisco, and I had never heard of them up until that moment. It was a revelation but I still haven't gotten to ride one... Doesn't mean I don't plan on it!

Just FYI, it's Pedersen after its inventor Mikael Pedersen. Cheers!

-Gregory

It is bolt-upright in the style of a commuter bike, the better for swinging your head for a look behind you. And your helmet is up high for best visibility by others.

I think of the Pedersen's riding position as semi-recumbent, at least in the context of "relative to racing bikes".

I squinted and looked at the photo below, mentally erasing the bike and focusing on the riding position. I see a normal road-bike posture, other than my hands being too far rearward.
Then I allow the bike to come into the picture, and realize that I am completely off of the saddle, so not really like a road bike at all!

which pizza? American Pie?

There is an American Pie 2 blocks from my house. I ride past it all the time on the way up to Society Pizza on Glisan.

Only once had experienced a Pederson design. It was a modern era made, nicely done having derailleurs and cantilever brakes.

First impression was its for cruise and couldn't imagine racing one. I don't even see any practical means for heavier load touring. The sensation best described as riding a loosened frame structure by its sway in the saddle. Or a hammock rather not between non-movable points but now on a moving structure requiring gyroscopic balance. Sounds strange from the conventional bike but I liked it.

Yesterday solstice post midnight I took a nice ride on a step through crank forward, perched on a wide saddle with backrest. Now that's comfort.

I'm a fan of 'different'. VERY cool.

Looks like a cross between a Strida and a mixte to me. I am not sure what problem it solves, but everyone's preferences and needs are different.

Bikepacking Pedersen:

"In 1898, Harry 'Goss' Green created a new London to Brighton and back unpaced cycle record of six hours, eight minutes eleven seconds. On a Pedersen cycle weighing 16lb and with a 100in gear, he had clipped fifteen minutes, fourteen seconds from the previous best time...In 1900 he set about breaking more road records aboard a Pedersen cycle: London to Portsmouth and back, London to Liverpool, World 100 mile, London to York, World 12 hour." - Mr Pedersen, A Man of Genius by David Evans

One of our members had set out to custom-build one for himself about 25 years ago but I've lost track of a name or contact and I see his posts rarely. Perhaps he'll speak up about the project.
I never forget ole Whatzisname