A wee picture spread on the BBC website showing some unusual bikes. I like the folding bike that takes an hour to fold and then can't be carried since it is too wide and flat.
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The Beauty of the Bicycle
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Posted 14 years ago #
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Nice pics
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That's great. Looks like weefoldingbike's tricycle made it in!
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Ooh look another plastic one -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12664422
Wasn't great 'last time' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_bicycle
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If you look at pictures of bicycles 100 years ago and pictures of bicycles now, it's quite obvious - if it's not broke. Don't fix it. Perhaps just tinker around the edges and make it out of newer and shinier (and more expensive) things!
One of the amazing things about the bike is that the rider from 1900 would instantly recognise most of today's bikes and I'm sure would be happy to jump on and - after familiarising themselves with the nuances of modern braking and gearing - go for a ride.
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I also liked the bizarre folding bike that looked like it had been constructed from a plumber's spare parts bin!
Did you hear the noise the plastic bike made as he rode off at the end?!
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The point of the plastic bike was that it was printed, not moulded or machined. Quite ipressive, considering how weak the maerial from a printer used to be.
These printing machines have been around for a while and are now able to print in various materials including metals. They are also getting much cheaper, to the point where I know someone who has one.
It's possible they will soon be disruptive in a number of areas and I expect cycling to be one of them.
Imagine being able to download and print off (or have your LBS print off) a part that you need or to customise a part to your exact requirements? Or to be able to draw up the bike you want on an iPhone app and have it printed for you? Would you really go for 7 plain tubes?
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My trike is a '95 but it's a Longstaff TWD, not a Jackson.
That looks like a single wheel drive which I'm not keen on, never tried it but I'm aware of when the TWD switches drive and I wouldn't want to have no drive to one wheel. The wheel attachment isn't as neat on a Jackson as I remember. Longstaff uses a hex taper on the half shafts. If the shaft breaks the wheel will stay on (unless it breaks at the hub).
I'm not getting one of those printers, I'm holding out for a replicator.
Tea, Early Grey, hot.
Posted 14 years ago # -
No recumbents, but a beautiful gallery nonetheless. The Pederson always attracts my eye, resembling as it does a mobile suspension bridge.
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