Which bike is best . . . for the zombie apocalypse?
12-13-10 | 01:53 AM
#76
CRIKEY!!!!!!!
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From: all the way down under
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this is how you cut a path thrrpugh a mob of hungry zombies:
note the v-8 engine, just what you need to deal with the kick of two miniguns at full song
note the v-8 engine, just what you need to deal with the kick of two miniguns at full song
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12-14-10 | 06:21 PM
#77
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
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From: Comfort, Texas
Bikes: 1980s Panda BMX cruiser, 1986 Fuji Team (Flamingo), 1986 Bianchi Nuova Alloro, TINY 43cm 1986 Bianchi Sport SX, 1992 Team Marin, 1999 Bianchi, 2000 GT Zaskar X, 2008 Specialized Fuse II, 2009 Marin Alcatraz, Frankenbike Fixed Gear
You speak the truth, brother! To clarify, the only reason I'd go to ATX is to fetch my tattoo guy. If he's already gone zombie, I would just put a leash on him and make like Michonne from the Walking Dead comics (cuz I'd so rock the zombie apocalypse as a sexy samurai zombie killer in a cowboy hat and bikini, rawr!
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04-12-11 | 06:08 AM
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Pedaled too far.
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From: La Petite Roche
But what kind of bikes are the zombies riding? It stands to reason that at least some of the zombies were cyclists during their lives. What bikes would they choose?
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04-12-11 | 07:15 AM
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From: Rochester, NY
Bikes: 2010 Kona Dr. Dew, Moose Bicycle XXL (fat bike), Yuba Mundo V3
Assuming "normal" zombies, a Yuba Mundo.
- Durable
- Wide tires for easy travel outside of major population areas
- Stable
- Massive carry capacity for supplies, weapons, and maybe an extra survivor or two
- Ordinary high-tensile steel: Easy to weld modifications (a pintle mount for a machine, for instance)
- Momentum, if you need to crash through a few zombies obstructing your way.
The biggest disadvantages are that is doesn't accelerate very quickly, and that extra-long chain will require some ingenuity to replace.
- Durable
- Wide tires for easy travel outside of major population areas
- Stable
- Massive carry capacity for supplies, weapons, and maybe an extra survivor or two
- Ordinary high-tensile steel: Easy to weld modifications (a pintle mount for a machine, for instance)
- Momentum, if you need to crash through a few zombies obstructing your way.
The biggest disadvantages are that is doesn't accelerate very quickly, and that extra-long chain will require some ingenuity to replace.
04-12-11 | 12:05 PM
#83
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From: Long Island, New York
Bikes: a lowrider BMX, a mountain bike, a faired recumbent, and a loaded touring bike
01-11-12 | 02:33 PM
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the tank of all bikes- mattel stallion from the 1960s. carries 2 up (you can shoot and scoot), springs fore and aft, has a plate over the bb for stuff, chunky tires, chrome plated (zombies hate shiny).
01-13-12 | 06:52 AM
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From: South Hutchinson Island
Bikes: Lectric Xpedition.
I haven't read the entire thread, so I apologize is this has been already mentioned, but the stead of choice is a recumbent. Zombies do not attack bent riders. The reasons for this are unclear, but some speculate that the zombies give bent riders professional courtesy.
As such, the bent tandem trike is the ultimate force multiplier. Stable, fairly fast on flat terrain, and the rider in the back can man the 30 cal while the captain pedals his ass off.
As such, the bent tandem trike is the ultimate force multiplier. Stable, fairly fast on flat terrain, and the rider in the back can man the 30 cal while the captain pedals his ass off.
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01-13-12 | 11:41 PM
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Tortoise Wins by a Hare!
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From: Looney Tunes, IL
Bikes: Wabi Special FG, Raleigh Roper, Nashbar AL-1, Miyata One Hundred, '70 Schwinn Lemonator and More!!
I haven't read the entire thread, so I apologize is this has been already mentioned, but the stead of choice is a recumbent. Zombies do not attack bent riders. The reasons for this are unclear, but some speculate that the zombies give bent riders professional courtesy.
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