My new bike

BentMikey
BentMikey Posts: 4,895
edited June 2007 in Commuting chat
Well, not new really, I rebuilt my recumbent and added a tailbox:

http://www.londonskaters.com/cycling/im ... 080261.JPG
http://www.londonskaters.com/cycling/im ... 080262.JPG


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  • Thats cool BM, hope you've got some grey and black skinsuit, utility belt and cape to go with that. What a quality batmobile you could turn that into! Attach flamethrowers, tyrespikes to drop out of the back of your swish tail box. Ooh! And a projector for shining the symbol onto the clouds.

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  • gordycp
    gordycp Posts: 2,341
    I haven't shouted OOOOOOO WOW at a computer monitor for ages.

    But I'm disappointed that the chain ring isn't a bit bigger. ;)

    Nice bike.
    Really really nice bike.
  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    It's a 60t on the front, or 109". Big enough for me, I hope, since I can do almost 40mph downhill on my fixed on 66".

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  • I may have got a little overexcited in my first post - what it basically whittles down to is "nice bike"!!!

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  • Hackbike 6
    Hackbike 6 Posts: 3,116
    That's fantastic BM.[:X]

    It looks like a lovely bike as well.


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  • Brock_71
    Brock_71 Posts: 775
    Wooooeeee.. That's cool! Looks like Darth Vader's urinal! Sweeeeet


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  • Hackbike 6
    Hackbike 6 Posts: 3,116
    [:D]

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  • Keith Oates
    Keith Oates Posts: 22,036
    That looks the business BM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • The Bosscp
    The Bosscp Posts: 647
    Suppose you could say it's "nice", if you like that sort of thing, but is it a "bike"? I'd say 'contraption' is a more appropriate word.
  • pw1brown
    pw1brown Posts: 243
    It's a work of art!

    How about a roof for the winter?
  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    That is very nice. I'm quite keen to try out a 'Bent.
  • Tourist Tony
    Tourist Tony Posts: 8,628
    Can it still tow the trailer, Mike?

    If I had a stalker, I would hug it and kiss it and call it George...or Dick
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  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    Cheers guys! Yes, I think it would still tow the trailer, only I sold the trailer a few months ago.

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  • Archcp
    Archcp Posts: 8,987
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by The Boss</i>

    Suppose you could say it's "nice", if you like that sort of thing, but is it a "bike"? I'd say 'contraption' is a more appropriate word.
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    <Yawn>

    It's got two wheels, and is human powered. That makes it a bike.

    Very smart Mikey...

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    If I had a baby elephant, it could help me clean the car. If I had a car.
  • ChrisKH
    ChrisKH Posts: 1,717
    Nice bike!



    Baby elephants are so last year, darling.
    Baby elephants are so last year, darling.
  • pzycoman
    pzycoman Posts: 285
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Arch</i>
    It's got two wheels, and is human powered. That makes it a bike.
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    If I build a contraption thats got two wheels, and "powered" by humans (i.e. combustion), does that make it a bike aswell? [:D][:)]
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  • neslon
    neslon Posts: 54
    you ought to get those daisies out of your lawn. Top bike mind.
  • Tourist Tony
    Tourist Tony Posts: 8,628
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by The Boss</i>

    Suppose you could say it's "nice", if you like that sort of thing, but is it a "bike"? I'd say 'contraption' is a more appropriate word.
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    Have a look at some of Mikey's commuting videos. He rides bikes, he rides them at speed and with skill, and he does it in London traffic.
    He also skates the London to Brighton. The trailer I asked about he used to use to carry his littl'un.

    It's a bike.

    If I had a stalker, I would hug it and kiss it and call it George...or Dick
    If I had a stalker, I would hug it and kiss it and call it George...or Dick
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