Check out what I saw on the road today...
 

While riding through Oceanside I came across this guy. Awesome bike. Sorry for the low quality photo...taken with my iPhone.

What kind of a bike is that?

It's called a tall bike.

Most are home made, but that one looks pretty good actually.

Tallbike.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

I love Oceanside! I wish I had a bike when I was down there!
They were just talking about those bikes today on CNN.

Thanks.

That's freakin ******. Wonder if it would stand up to a 20mph wind gust.

that fuzzy picture sorta reminds me of the bigfoot photo.http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=187064

Go to the Alt Bikes forum here. There's a group that's right into these things.

Flip it.

Do you think the standover height is a bit much for his size?

Thats what you get for ordering online.

I wonder, whether he can ride clipless?

Does he have to hop off and on at every light?

i want to see him do a wheelie on it!

you think he's clipped in and just trackstands? :)

He needs aero bars.

I don't know, I've never done a trackstand. Do you think it possible to keep pressure on the drivetrain from that high up?

This actually looks fun. I could imagine riding this through my small town of Brazil. Somebody would probably shoot me and hang me and the on the wall as a trophy.

Some people will do anything for attention.

That guy made it look easy!

Yeah, but it's probably a wee bit tougher to track stand when it's not a fixie.

I would liked to have seen how he got back on that thing. I bet that takes some practice just to mount it, let alone trackstand.

Is there any point to these things other than just wanting to be different? Personally, helping build a house for Habitat seems like a better investment of building skills, time and energy?