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I've never seen anything like that in my life! Looks like you guys were spinning pretty easily, though. Were there gears or anything?
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08-09-2010, 10:36 AM #1
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We celebrated my daughter in laws birthday with a conference bike. Rented for 4 hours, rode it to a park, had a picnic, brought it back..
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08-09-2010, 10:43 AM #2
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08-09-2010, 10:46 AM #3
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I've seen that bike before..but never demonstrated.
So the person facing the road, is the steerer? It's a great thing ....hmmmm...got an idea.
A major cycling event is coming to Vancouver which I can't talk about it now. This might be fun for people to try out from all over the world.
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08-09-2010, 11:41 AM #4
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That looks fun
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08-09-2010, 11:50 AM #5
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Too funny! I'd be terrified to be facing backwards though.
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08-09-2010, 12:23 PM #6
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Holy cow, that looks insane!
And I want to try it!Beth
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08-09-2010, 12:36 PM #7
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How cool is that???
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08-09-2010, 12:51 PM #8
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Same here.
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Now I want to try it, just not facing backwards (much!)
At least I don't leave slime trails.
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08-09-2010, 05:29 PM #9
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Fun!
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08-09-2010, 05:51 PM #10
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I used to see those transporting tourists (I guess) in the Times Square area. They were shut down eventually, though I'm not sure of the legal basis. The confiscated bikes sat for months outside the police precinct building, looking oddly festive in that drab environment.
One of the complaints I read about was noise -- apparently riding one of those makes people shriek with delight? Or maybe they just happened to bike past a curmudgeon.
IIRC, our main cycling advocacy group did not support the party bike.
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08-09-2010, 05:53 PM #11
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More than two abreast? Originally Posted by PamNY
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08-09-2010, 06:00 PM #12
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How fast does it go?
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08-09-2010, 06:27 PM #13
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I've seen those on tv, but had no idea you could rent one. Did you see the picture on the Cascade BB of the newly married couple on one of those? Weird to see two in one week...
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08-09-2010, 06:44 PM #14
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Did you ride all the way to Golden Gardens!?!?!
I get the biggest kick every time I see that bike out, I'm so glad someone I know has finally been on it! Great video!"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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08-09-2010, 07:19 PM #15
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Very cool! I didn't know those things were real!
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