The least practical "bikes" from history.

OffTheBackAdam
OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
edited December 2011 in The bottom bracket
Beat this contraption!
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A "sociable" monowheel.
Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.

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  • McBain_v1
    McBain_v1 Posts: 5,237
    Presumably designed with identical twins who weigh exactly the same as each other and communicate via telepathy! Wouldn't fancy a decent on one of those.
    What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    the designer, perfecting his technique, then went on to make this

    devil.jpg?w=468&h=365
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • McBain_v1
    McBain_v1 Posts: 5,237
    Ruddy Hell :o
    What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    the designer, perfecting his technique, then went on to make this

    devil.jpg?w=468&h=365

    I think the cheery 'everything is fine' wave makes that photo.
  • Giraffoto
    Giraffoto Posts: 2,078
    For either of those machines, I'd be intrigued to see the proper mount/dismount technique described
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    the designer, perfecting his technique, then went on to make this

    devil.jpg?w=468&h=365

    Is the man running actually in the wheel, like a hampster wheel?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    squarebike.jpg

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  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    And again, in case you missed it previously

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    not sure if this qualifies as it looks pretty practical to me...
    @surroundedbh
  • king_jeffers
    king_jeffers Posts: 694
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    You're not going to get that tyre on or off using just your thumbs!
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Redhog14 wrote:
    And again, in case you missed it previously

    sofa%20bike_0.JPG

    not sure if this qualifies as it looks pretty practical to me...

    This reminds me of Edd China's 3-wheeled sofa - I think based on a trike chassis - that I see burning around London every so often! Ace:

    Fahrendes-Sofa.jpg
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