Author Topic: Interesting and Unusual Bikes You've Seen (Read 646252 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2025 on:** 30 September, 2014, 01:59:37 pm »

Just imagine this idea^ once Critical Mass gets hold of it.

Kim · « **Reply #2026 on:** 30 September, 2014, 02:57:06 pm »

An infinite loop of Kettwiesels blocking $big_scary_roundabout? That I'd like to see. Preferably somewhere where the police have a sense of humour.

Andrij · « **Reply #2027 on:** 05 October, 2014, 09:13:20 pm »

A Willier Triestina.

While nice, the bicycle itself is not particularly interesting and/or unusual. But it caught my attention because of where I saw it locked up - on East Ham High Street, on multiple evenings!

Tigerbiten · « **Reply #2028 on:** 07 October, 2014, 03:04:39 pm »

I've just seen my first bike with the front forks fitted backwards on the road .........

I was just parking the trike at one of the local Morrisons when it pulled up to the Sheffield stands.
A quick look caused me to think "There's something wrong with that bike" and it took a second look to work out what.
As the bike looked brand new, I told the owner that the forks where fitted wrong way around and take it back to where you got it from to get them corrected.
No idea if that will happen.

Deano · « **Reply #2029 on:** 09 October, 2014, 04:06:15 pm »

Sinclair C5 in the wild! Or at the pub, anyway. Apols for crappy phone pics.

sg37409 · « **Reply #2030 on:** 11 October, 2014, 05:52:02 pm »

iddu · « **Reply #2031 on:** 12 October, 2014, 01:31:22 pm »

Tandem pair giving it welly.
So?
The stoker was on handcranks...

Adaptations FTW

Vince · « **Reply #2032 on:** 13 October, 2014, 09:43:49 am »

Not so unusual here abouts, but I saw my first Circe Helios on Friday. It was most impressive.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #2033 on:** 13 October, 2014, 10:32:03 am »

A while ago now but a red Tony Oliver tandem at the top end of the Kingston mall.

Moultonaught · « **Reply #2034 on:** 17 October, 2014, 02:39:17 pm »

Parked at my local Waitrose was a very lovely Fosse flat barred 631 (I think) fillet brazed, Alfine and deore disc brakes, flat bars, dyno hub and full guards.

As I returned to my bike after doing my shopping, the owner was there - turns out she's the sister of the frame builder.

lovely workmanship...

no pics but its on

http://fosseframesets.co.uk/gallery.html - described as a light touring bike.

clarion · « **Reply #2035 on:** 17 October, 2014, 02:50:40 pm »

Nice. Where are they based?

Moultonaught · « **Reply #2036 on:** 17 October, 2014, 03:16:26 pm »

I think Daventry was mentioned. The sister's based in Thame

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2037 on:** 20 October, 2014, 11:33:23 am »

I saw a very ordinary bike this morning, which nevertheless made me smile because of the way it was being used - girl who looked about 4 in a child seat at the back and a boy, who seemed a bit older, on the crossbar (all helmetless). And a basket full of stuff in front.

spesh · « **Reply #2038 on:** 20 October, 2014, 12:56:20 pm »

In North End, Portsmouth the other day - a Kirk Precision road bike, set up as a singlespeed with flat bars and purple deep section rims. Given it was in Cash Generator, there's a hipster in the locality who's either had a bike nicked, or had a slight case of too much month at the end of the money.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2039 on:** 20 October, 2014, 04:46:07 pm »

There was a youngster racing a Kirk road bike at the BHPC meeting yesterday.

Moultonaught · « **Reply #2040 on:** 22 October, 2014, 08:10:24 am »

Interesting commuter choice
of squared tubed loveliness spotted at the station this morning

tiermat · « **Reply #2041 on:** 22 October, 2014, 08:57:16 am »

Quote from: Moultonaught on 22 October, 2014, 08:10:24 am

Interesting commuter choice
of squared tubed loveliness spotted at the station this morning

A PACE! With the proper, RC35 forks! Look out for Mint Sauce on your train!

clarion · « **Reply #2042 on:** 22 October, 2014, 11:36:25 am »

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!

spesh · « **Reply #2043 on:** 22 October, 2014, 02:28:41 pm »

Quote from: Moultonaught on 22 October, 2014, 08:10:24 am

Interesting commuter choice
of squared tubed loveliness spotted at the station this morning

Interesting commuter choice of how to lock it to the stand.

tiermat · « **Reply #2044 on:** 22 October, 2014, 02:32:29 pm »

Good point, maybe the Dlock won't fit through the back wheel, frame and sheffield stand.

Either that or the owner is lacking in clue.

spesh · « **Reply #2045 on:** 22 October, 2014, 02:58:10 pm »

If that Pace was mine, I'd place the D-lock through the rear triangle and wheel, just below the brakes (which maximises filling the space inside the 'D' to protect against levering it open) , and use the cable lock to secure the front wheel to the D-lock.

Oh, and I would take the seat pack with me if it's holding my tools and spare tube/s as well.

tiermat · « **Reply #2046 on:** 22 October, 2014, 03:31:14 pm »

Quote from: spesh on 22 October, 2014, 02:58:10 pm

If that Pace was mine, I'd place the D-lock through the rear triangle and wheel, just below the brakes (which maximises filling the space inside the 'D' to protect against levering it open) , and use the cable lock to secure the front wheel to the D-lock.

Oh, and I would take the seat pack with me if it's holding my tools and spare tube/s as well.

If it were mine it would stay in the garage whilst I rode an old beater to work/the station.

Moultonaught · « **Reply #2047 on:** 22 October, 2014, 03:36:42 pm »

I think in general this particular station is perceived as a low risk area.

Lots of bikes have their lights left on (on the bikes, not witched on) all day. A fair few have their computers left on too. One chap leaves his spd shoes in a bag hung over the handlebars (not locked).

Friendly security staff do keep a regular eye on things, and they know most of the regular commuters, so they *might* notice anything nefarious

But I'm afraid I'm not that trusting! Regardless of whether it's the tip bike or the swanky cross bike, everything not fixed down gets removed, a D-lock through the frame, back wheel and Sheffield stand, a cable lock through the front wheel and Sheffield stand, and if there's a Brooks on the bike it gets covered with a plastic bag!

Bledlow · « **Reply #2048 on:** 03 November, 2014, 11:21:16 pm »

A Bill Hannington (EWH) parked outside the Black Horse at Checkendon. Used to be some ridden by people I knew, & I remember someone finally getting a new one after a long wait. Bill was rather old by then, & I think the frame building had become more like a paid hobby than a job.

He was president of Reading CC for some years, I think. Died in 2007.

Reynolds 531.

Kim · « **Reply #2049 on:** 09 November, 2014, 08:41:04 pm »

Spotted a sparsely populated Pedibus with no one in the steering position (one of the stokers was reaching over and tweaking the wheel occasionally) proceeding slowly along Tooley Street yesterday.