interesting bike sightings

[loopybunny]

This is wild. I was trying to explain this to my husband on the phone. "His frame is hollow."

"All bike frames are hollow."

I find it hard to describe the bike to others. The best I have is, "It's like it's woven and you can see through the frame."

I have another shot of him from a more recent race and while you can't see the frame, it's casting a really cool shadow on his leg as he's coming around a turn (this shot). When I was talking to him after the race, people kept stopping and staring at the bike. I finally said to one of them, "You want to ask about the cool bike, don't you?" The guys mouth was gaping open. It was great!

[buffybike]

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

[buffybike]

I saw this plaid bike in a bike shop--it has a cup holder built into it.

I also like the WooHoo kid's trailer. It's a child's recumbent bike that attaches to rear of the adult bike. It even has panniers!

[buffybike]

Seen at the local bike shop. We thought this is a novel idea whether safety conscious or just squirrelly toddlers. It even includes storage over the rear wheel.

We rented one of those and attached it to our bike--my 6 year old LOVED IT. It's called a WooHoo. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they didn't cost so much.

[schnitzle]

Ok, this one might be kind of gross to some, but it's true. So wish we had a camera!!!!

In Rexford, Montana for Thankgiving visiting my Aunt and Uncle. Last weekend of hunting season, so the men folk are out trying to fill my uncle's last two tags. Now, there is a large Amish community up there, so no motorized vehicles - many ride bicycle. All of a sudden, down the road comes what appears to be a man "riding" a deer with two wheels underneath it!!! The Amish hunter had "gutted" his deer, and put it up and over the saddle of the bike, the legs hanging down around it, head with a full rack laying across the handllebars, and he WAS riding the "deer" down the road!!!

That is the most creative and bizarre way to get a whole deer home. I wish you would have had a camera too! I wonder if his poor wife got the job of washing the bike after :P hehe

[Eden]

I find it hard to describe the bike to others. The best I have is, "It's like it's woven and you can see through the frame."

I've seen that bike before - there were articles about it when it first came out (they actually started out with a mt bike frame - it tends to get a bit clogged with mud....) It's made by a company called Delta 7 - and yes, they are super expensive!

[smilingcat]

Was going to say about delta7 bikes. Must be a royal pain in the arse to clean the frame.

How many boxes of q-tips do I need to clean out each opening of dirt, grime, and oil?

[loopybunny]

Was going to say about delta7 bikes. Must be a royal pain in the arse to clean the frame.

How many boxes of q-tips do I need to clean out each opening of dirt, grime, and oil?

I wouldn't imagine the road bike would be that bad, but the mountain bike I imagine would be terrible to clean.

I'll ask.

[channlluv]

I haven't personally seen this one, but I saw this self-locking bendy bike on Huffington Post this morning:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...8.html#s113133

If this doesn't go directly to the image, it's number three or four in the queue of wish-I'd-thought-of-that inventions.

Roxy

[Cataboo]

[7rider]

I wouldn't imagine the road bike would be that bad, but the mountain bike I imagine would be terrible to clean.

I'll ask.

Until you start dripping sweat all over it on a hot summer ride.
Or get caught in a Spring shower when the roads are still covered with sand. Or ride over a patch of berries fallen off trees.

[abejita]

I couldn't resist this photo op this weekend....hubs says it is my Cowasoki!

[Trek420]

We rented one of those and attached it to our bike--my 6 year old LOVED IT. It's called a WooHoo. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they didn't cost so much.

I would think you'd be able to find one used from a parent who's passenger has outgrown it

Here's a nice Scraper bike, one of two photos I took. The rider, a kid was so excited that I asked if I could take a picture of his wheels. Called his friend over "take his bike's picture too!" and did a trackstand while I took a snapshot.

[Kiwi Stoker]

In a recent trip to Egypt we saw a young man delivering pita bread on a bike.

He had a huge wooden tray-plank on his head piled with bread and rode one handed through tiny busy streets.

[DebSP]

Okay I haven't actually seen this but....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BROYA12tQH4

I might like to see it just for fun!