interesting bike sightings

[redrhodie]

He's probably used to the drool. That bike looks loved.

Just to throw a monkey wrench into the T vs pear saddle debate, I saw a road bike with a banana seat the other day (the kind that goes on a stingray). I love the guy who listens to his own drum beat. I also counted 16 bikes at the grocery store rack in my town. I thought that was interesting for my town.

[TsPoet]

This is a recumbent trike with a cargo extender, a child's seat, and a windscreen for the child (who's name is Axl, other people in the photos are my friend, John, my SO, Ian, and Adrienne, Axl's mom; bottom photo has Adrienne, Jim, and Axl's Dad, Robbert, who co-own's Terracycle and built up the trike).




Terracycle
http://www.terracycle.com/Merchant2/...gory_Code=cmon

[OakLeaf]

Just to throw a monkey wrench into the T vs pear saddle debate, I saw a road bike with a banana seat the other day (the kind that goes on a stingray). I love the guy who listens to his own drum beat.

Don't those things need a double seatpost? I don't even remember. How did he have it attached???

[redrhodie]

I have no idea. I didn't get a very close look. The guy riding it looked like an artist type, no doubt some creativity was involved.

[OakLeaf]

I had to look for a picture. http://www.cambridgebicycle.com/design/vintage.htm The front seatpost is pretty much normal (might have a different clamp, but that wouldn't be too difficult to find/shim as needed); the rear seatpost/sissy bar comes up from the rear triangle where rack bosses would be.

[redrhodie]

I had to look for a picture. http://www.cambridgebicycle.com/design/vintage.htm The front seatpost is pretty much normal (might have a different clamp, but that wouldn't be too difficult to find/shim as needed); the rear seatpost/sissy bar comes up from the rear triangle where rack bosses would be.

Yes, it was exactly like that yellow one on the green bike. I wish I had gotten a picture. I think it just attached at the front, and was not attached at all at the back. It looked very unstable and silly (which was probably the point). I suspect this wasn't for comfort on centuries...but maybe this is the answer so many of us have been looking for!

Now, if it only had a cutout.

[luv2climb]

Here's me riding a couple "tall bikes". These are homemade by one of my YouTube subscribers. He put on a tall bike show at our monthly Second Saturday art festival last month.

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

Here's the rest of his tall bikes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xREtQv2hOyM

[bmccasland]

Getting on those tall bikes reminds me of trying to mount a 17-hand horse!