Author Topic: Interesting and Unusual Bikes You've Seen (Read 646116 times)

Dibdib · « **Reply #1875 on:** 21 April, 2014, 07:31:23 pm »

Spotted one of the rather nice looking Genesis Volares passing me this morning. Not that interesting, except it was the Madison-Genesis team-issue bike and had one of the team riders on it

clarion · « **Reply #1876 on:** 22 April, 2014, 12:18:17 pm »

A Time Trial machine?

P4174235 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #1877 on:** 26 April, 2014, 10:39:38 pm »

Seen at the assembly point for Critical Mass (but a couple of hours early). I think it belongs to our good friend Bob, but he was nowhere to be seen.

P4254527 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #1878 on:** 26 April, 2014, 10:42:31 pm »

P4254526 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #1879 on:** 26 April, 2014, 11:04:37 pm »

P4250065 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #1880 on:** 26 April, 2014, 11:12:05 pm »

P4250055 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1881 on:** 28 April, 2014, 01:14:44 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 26 April, 2014, 11:04:37 pm

P4250065 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

Do you have any idea what's going on here? From what I can find out, the Barclays sponsorship runs till next year, so it can't be that.

Chris L · « **Reply #1882 on:** 28 April, 2014, 01:21:39 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 28 April, 2014, 01:14:44 pm

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Do you have any idea what's going on here? From what I can find out, the Barclays sponsorship runs till next year, so it can't be that.

I believe they're a special TdF edition. I was similarly perplexed until (I think) I saw something about the TdF on one of them. Then again, I could easily have dreamed this.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1883 on:** 28 April, 2014, 01:24:52 pm »

That would make sense - a go-faster Boris bike!

clarion · « **Reply #1884 on:** 28 April, 2014, 01:59:09 pm »

It would be interesting seeing the TdF raced on London Hire Bikes.

Kim · « **Reply #1885 on:** 28 April, 2014, 02:00:45 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 28 April, 2014, 01:59:09 pm

It would be interesting seeing the TdF raced on London Hire Bikes.

That should totally be an event, a la Brompton World Championship.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1886 on:** 28 April, 2014, 03:16:15 pm »

It should be a team event: the blue team, dressed in blond wigs, and the red team, dressed as giant newts. Spectator interaction would be encouraged.

rachel t · « **Reply #1887 on:** 30 April, 2014, 03:04:00 pm »

Quote from: Chris L on 28 April, 2014, 01:21:39 pm

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 28 April, 2014, 01:14:44 pm
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Do you have any idea what's going on here? From what I can find out, the Barclays sponsorship runs till next year, so it can't be that.

I believe they're a special TdF edition. I was similarly perplexed until (I think) I saw something about the TdF on one of them. Then again, I could easily have dreamed this.

Yes Tdf related http://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2014/03/cycle-hire-bikes-go-yellow-as-countdown-to-tour-de-france-begins

Kim · « **Reply #1888 on:** 08 May, 2014, 06:51:16 pm »

It was unclear as to whether they'd actually converted this one to run on a hydrogen fuel cell (which the exhibit was mostly about), but it remains the worst recumbent trike ever made.

Deano · « **Reply #1889 on:** 11 May, 2014, 12:54:46 pm »

Moulton with deep section rims

IMG_2811 by dean.clementson, on Flickr

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #1890 on:** 11 May, 2014, 12:59:26 pm »

I think that bike is ridden by father and son friends of ours. Both are pretty quick and the son has a fair amount of potential, though his racing club made him to swap to big wheels after a while.

Deano · « **Reply #1891 on:** 11 May, 2014, 01:05:20 pm »

They were on the Burma Road 100 yesterday. I never spoke to the rider as I was on the 200.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #1892 on:** 11 May, 2014, 03:33:53 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 11 May, 2014, 01:05:20 pm

They were on the Burma Road 100 yesterday. I never spoke to the rider as I was on the 200.

I've been working on them to stretch their distances for a while now but no luck so far.

Pingu · « **Reply #1893 on:** 12 May, 2014, 10:55:47 pm »

IMG_3098 by The Pingus, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #1894 on:** 14 May, 2014, 01:47:49 pm »

I was rather taken with this Roberts ?Roughstuff I saw last night.

P5130022 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

jsabine · « **Reply #1895 on:** 14 May, 2014, 07:26:59 pm »

That's a tiny frame. And how?! many braze-ons on the forks?

clarion · « **Reply #1896 on:** 17 May, 2014, 11:30:56 pm »

Naturally, on the Tweed Run, we saw plenty of delights, including Hetchins, Mercians (including a Paul Smith), an Ellis-Briggs, a Bates, a Jack Taylor tandem and many others. But highlight for me was this on last night's Marshals' recce ride:

P5160028 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

a TJCycles Flying gate. Very special.

cygnet · « **Reply #1897 on:** 18 May, 2014, 09:12:47 pm »

Seen out in/on the Essex lanes while (I was) on the Great Escape

Pentacycle by Alcedoatthis, on Flickr

delthebike · « **Reply #1898 on:** 19 May, 2014, 06:51:06 am »

Quote from: cygnet on 18 May, 2014, 09:12:47 pm

Seen out in/on the Essex lanes while (I was) on the Great Escape

Pentacycle by Alcedoatthis, on Flickr

John Davis's Pentacycle out on a Chelmsford CTC ride.
Here it is sans riders.

Kim · « **Reply #1899 on:** 19 May, 2014, 01:09:32 pm »

Tadpole trike getting rear-ended by an upwrong rider who isn't paying attention isn't unusual, but where did that extra wheel come from?