interesting bike sightings

[msincredible]

Last summer I got to be part of an interesting bike sighting.



and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtFwCzsKGxI

(The giggling was because we suddenly discovered I couldn't see over the stoker's head! )

[Zen]

Does this count?

[Blueberry]

I saw one of the Dutch cargo bikes this afternoon - very cool!

[just1morebike]

I have two all time favorite sightings,
1. A young man with an exciting red afro riding no-hands while balancing a glass of iced tea on his head
2. a young woman riding a child's bike, wearing her flannel pyjamas and slippers, hair in curlers, coffee in one hand, cigarette in another. Had to look at that one twice!

[Zen]

2. a young woman riding a child's bike, wearing her flannel pyjamas and slippers, hair in curlers, coffee in one hand, cigarette in another. Had to look at that one twice!

That was me, on my way to the liquor store

[ZenSojourner]

Man that thing with the woman on the handlebars looks UNCOMFORTABLE! Can she get any leverage with that?

It looks so hard on the knees . . .

[msincredible]

Man that thing with the woman on the handlebars looks UNCOMFORTABLE! Can she get any leverage with that?

It looks so hard on the knees . . .

Are you talking about me? I wasn't sitting on handlebars.



The seat is quite comfy, and the two riders have independent gear shifting. Climbing is a bit harder than upright but that is true for any recumbent. The captain puts in more effort than the stoker (stoker is in front). It just takes a lot of trust being in front like that and not being able to steer.

Now this ride I did in the Netherlands was not quite as comfortable.

[buffybike]

Love your Wald baskets, ZenSojourner...I have them on one of my bikes--they're so great, aren't they?

[sundial]

2. a young woman riding a child's bike, wearing her flannel pyjamas and slippers, hair in curlers, coffee in one hand, cigarette in another. Had to look at that one twice!

Lol!

[ClockworkOrange]

Does this count?

Yes, he counts, I think he is quite cute!

Clock

[sundial]

Does this count?

Didja ride?

[Tuckervill]

Well, THAT'S a double entendre!




Karen

[emily_in_nc]

Last summer I got to be part of an interesting bike sighting.

Cool! Is that a Counterpoint Opus? I've always thought they looked like a lot of fun. We've had both upright and recumbent tandems, but I finally lost interest in tandeming because I couldn't handle not being able to see where we were going! I am not sure I'd like the lack of handlebars, though...what do you do with your hands? I'd need dummy under-seat steering bars, like on our old Ryan recumbent tandem....

[ZenSojourner]

...what do you do with your hands?

Actually I've been picturing her with knitting needles or a crochet hook. Is there anywhere to put panniers to hold the unused yarn?

[msincredible]

Actually I've been picturing her with knitting needles or a crochet hook. Is there anywhere to put panniers to hold the unused yarn?

Love it!

I actually used my hands to take pictures during a ride, that was a novelty. During flats and downhills I didn't feel the need for leverage, but on climbs I did grab the seat bars on each side.

It is a very exposed position though, does take some getting used to.

It is a friend's bike, I know it was one of a handful that were custom built, unfortunately I don't really have many more details on it.