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itboffinitboffin Posts: 20,034
edited February 2010 in Commuting chat
Saw this today in town, WTF is it

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an don't be a smart censored I know it's a bike
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  • wgwarburtonwgwarburton Posts: 1,863
    Hi,
    Google Dursley Pedersen. You'll be amazed.

    Cheers,
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  • Canny JockCanny Jock Posts: 1,051
    Wow, that looks cool even/especially with the basket!
  • Jay dubbleUJay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Saw something like that in Little Malven once - that was a metal garden gate converted into a bike :roll:
  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,921
    Pedersen frame and v-brakes, QR wheels and cotterless chainset. Must be factory standard then :?
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  • itboffinitboffin Posts: 20,034
    whoever owns it can't be very heavy those tubes woundnt support much weight
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  • SplottboySplottboy Posts: 3,695
    UCO... Unrideable Cycling Object.
  • KiblamsKiblams Posts: 2,423
    itboffin wrote:
    whoever owns it can't be very heavy those tubes woundnt support much weight

    I have seen pictures of a guy using one of those frames for mountain biking :shock: Aparently, they are quite strong as they are based on the structure of bridges :shock:
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  • always_tyredalways_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Its a pushchair.... no, a shopping trolley.
  • cougiecougie Posts: 22,512
    I bought my first pair of Sidis from the bike shop in Dursley - they had one in there at the time.
  • Kieran_BurnsKieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    My family was living in Dursley when I was born :) (in Berkeley)
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  • jimmcdonnelljimmcdonnell Posts: 328
    Don't Pashley or some other current manufacturer make one like this now?

    (EDIT) Nope, Pashley making it was just my imagination, but go to http://www.pedersenbicycles.com and you'll find all you might want to know.
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  • BassjunkieukBassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Is it the latest addition to your stable?

    Whoever owns it might also want to adjust that rear light, not sure pointing at the ground is the best position for it!

    @redvee - You get the observation award, I had to go double check to spot the V's :-)
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  • always_tyredalways_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Is it the latest addition to your stable?

    Whoever owns it might also want to adjust that rear light, not sure pointing at the ground is the best position for it!

    @redvee - You get the observation award, I had to go double check to spot the V's :-)
    Ah, no, you see its only angled like that for ease of getting on the bike. In use, the telescopic head tube compresses and the light will be at the right angle.
  • tailwindhometailwindhome Posts: 17,371
    The Pedersen may be the most beautiful bicycle you have ever seen. With clean lines, an elegant shape, and a structure that appears delicate and sophisticated, the Pedersen is another wonderful example of scandinavian design.
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  • rjsterryrjsterry Posts: 22,309
    One of my colleages actually saw someone mount (if that is he right verb) one of these and pedal off by the launderette on Pitfield Street in Hoxton before Christmas. If I remember rightly the rider did look vaguely Scandinavian.
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  • Jay dubbleUJay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    rjsterry wrote:
    One of my colleages actually saw someone mount (if that is he right verb) one of these and pedal off by the launderette on Pitfield Street in Hoxton before Christmas. If I remember rightly the rider did look vaguely embarrassed.

    Fixed that for you :wink:
  • BuglyBugly Posts: 520
    itboffin wrote:
    whoever owns it can't be very heavy those tubes woundnt support much weight

    Looking at the frame and the seat I think its designed to flex and take the load as a spring in the fore aft direction.
  • g00seg00se Posts: 2,221
    saw one of those last week in Hoxton/Shoreditch... unsurprisingly :)
  • DuduDudu Posts: 4,637
    A neighbour of mine has one

    See also http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/

    The idea is that it's supremely comfortable with an upright sit-up-and-beg riding position. The hammock seat helps.
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  • vorsprungvorsprung Posts: 1,953
    There's one for sale round here

    If I hadn't just got a new bike I'd have got it for commuting on....
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  • biondinobiondino Posts: 5,990
    I don't want the top tube/saddle nose pressing into my perineum!
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  • prawnyprawny Posts: 5,421
    biondino wrote:
    I don't want the top tube/saddle nose pressing into my perineum!

    That's not what I've heard.
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