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Duragrouch 10-18-24 11:50 PM
Originally Posted by RB1-luvr (Post 23374150)
it's not from the 50s. It was built for a RatRodBikes.com build-off in 2008. It's called the Get Lucky. It was entries with ergos like this that prompted the rule that a riding video had to be entered with the final pictures for judging.

Gaskill made great bikes. He's an artist.

Here's another entry for a different build off. It's called Josephine:

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3d37890e23.png
Nothing unstable that I see, but the recumbent pedaling position cries out for under-seat-steering, instead of the knees-in-armpits reach, which is not unlike the driving position on older Italian cars, from what I've read. The two top cranks... er... chainrings are puzzling, like that old VW GTI commercial with Peter Stormare; "Vat das dis do?"

"Time to unpimp ze auto bicycle."

Steel Charlie 10-19-24 06:42 AM
Is the stack height OK with that top tube length ? :foo:

Paul_P 10-19-24 08:33 AM
Other side :

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8a1105bd3d.jpg

grant40 10-20-24 07:37 PM
More pics from rrb

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c65fcf241e.jpg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c777e0009e.jpg

downtube42 10-20-24 09:02 PM
Speaking as a sometimes alt bike person, the only pertinent question is: can it be ridden?

There's not really any distance requirement or comfort expectation. If rideable for any distance by anyone in the vicinity, it's rideable art. Otherwise, just art.

Duragrouch 10-20-24 09:17 PM
Originally Posted by downtube42 (Post 23375943)
Speaking as a sometimes alt bike person, the only pertinent question is: can it be ridden?

There's not really any distance requirement or comfort expectation. If rideable for any distance by anyone in the vicinity, it's rideable art. Otherwise, just art.
See my post #13; I don't think even for a short distance.

RH Clark 10-21-24 06:13 AM
Originally Posted by Duragrouch (Post 23375950)
See my post #13; I don't think even for a short distance.
Maybe if you have really short legs and your knuckles brag the ground when you walk.

Duragrouch 10-21-24 09:08 PM
Originally Posted by RH Clark (Post 23376080)
Maybe if you have really short legs and your knuckles brag the ground when you walk.
That assumes pedaling while steering. Even if you didn't pedal and just coast, so legs not needing to be so forward, it's still so unstable that you wouldn't go far. Wear a helmet and knee/elbow/shoulder pads.


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